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22.09.2009 23:58

Piqué: “The team isn’t invincible”

Roger Bogunyà

Gerard Piqué called for caution after the crushing 1-4 win in the Sardinero. He told reporters on Tuesday evening: “The team isn’t invincible. It’s dangerous to think so”.

Gerard Piqué had an epic game against Racing ( 1-4 ). He received a kick in the head in the 17th minute from Geijo and had to receive touchline treatment. He returned to the pitch wearing a bandage. Ten minutes later he scored Barça’s third goal of the evening after a great pass from Ibrahimovic. But there are no lasting effects: “I’ll be OK for Saturday. No problem”.

Speaking of the team performance, Piqué told us: “The match looked easier than it was. We had a lot of the possession. That’s Barça. But we mustn’t think that we’re invincible”. In general, he insisted that the team played better than on Saturday against Atlético Madrid.

Here are some of the players post match comments.

Piqué

“The team is improving. Let’s hope we keep on winning”.
“We started well. We knew that the Super Cups were important”.
“It seems that Barça and Real Madrid are playing at another level”.
“Scoring for Barça is always a buzz”.
There was a debate about Zlatan, if he would perform or not. Ibra is Ibra”.

Xavi

“We’re happy. We soon got the scoreboard in our favour. We had a good game”.
The team deserves the credit. We’re motivated and hungry”.
We had a better mental attitude to the ball. We enjoyed ourselves and we looked for possession to win the match”.

Ibrahimovic

“I still don’t know if I’ll be able to play in Malaga. I think I’m ok. I might need a little treatment. I’m not worried”.
“The team is playing well. I’m very happy and I want to keep on improving”.
All the players are good in Barça”.
“It’s not easy. On the pitch we do our job and we have to concentrate in order not give the opponent a chance”.
“I’m happy because my team-mates are helping me a lot. I’m improving a lot, playing better”.
“Piqué was very good” (in the move that led to the 0-3, when Zlatan back heeled a pass).

Alves

“We’re getting back the tone that perhaps we lacked at the beginning. We’re getting better and better. It’s our aim”.
“We had a great match”.
“We moved the ball more and created more chances. And scored goals, which is the most important. The guys up front played very well”.
“To be the best in the world you have to be different. And Messi is in every match. We’re hoping he gets the award as best player”.