Barça suffered again against Cádiz, but this time they managed the three points in their official debut at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. The goals from Pedri and Ferran Torres in the last minutes relieved a Blaugrana team that created many chances against a Conan Ledesma who intervened providentially on several occasions.
“We suffered again, but we won. It will help us gain confidence. We played quite well, although we could create more danger. The important thing is to win. We didn’t score before due to a bit of bad luck and also because we should have finished better. We have a goal and if we continue creating danger, more goals will come,” Frenkie de Jong analyzed the match in Movistar.
The Dutchman, who was chosen the best of the game, added that “all games are important” and that “the pressure is always the same” regardless of the entity of the rival. De Jong ended up praising the great novelty in the starting eleven, Lamine Yamal: “He has a lot of talent but he is still very young. He is a natural talent. He has a lot of power.”
“We see it in training. Lamine can make the difference,” he also praised youth squad player Xavi Hernández, who watched the game from the stands, sanctioned for his expulsion in Getafe. The Barça coach also highlighted the role of De Jong as a center back, who was in charge of fixing the rival and looking for superiority on the inside, facets in which the Dutchman is “the best” of the Barcelona team.
“It was difficult. It was to score a goal beforehand. Effectiveness is not being our forte at the start of the season. The game required final passes and that is why we have signed Gündogan. The team has been good, the only thing missing is effectiveness and patience to choose better. It has been a great victory”, indicated the one of Terrassa on the triumph in front of the gaditanos.
“The praise is few. I think you have to bet on them. They have played very well. I am happy for Vilda, Rubiales, the Federation, for all the players and the pioneers. I join in the praise, spectacular. I have seen it with my wife and we have been moved”, indicated the man from Egar on the Spanish soccer team, world champion in Australia.
The coach was also generous with one of the less common players, a Ferran Torres who restored confidence with the goal that closed the game in added time. “Everyone is important, everyone has to be ready when the team requires it and Ferran is an example of that,” he said of the Valencian.
The one who opened the can, Pedri, praised the assistant in his goal, a Gündogan whom he defined as “out of the ordinary”. “Whenever he has the ball I try to unmark because if he can he will return it to me,” added a Canarian player from the German who found similarities with the goalless draw in Getafe: “It’s a similar game, there are two teams that go behind, but we managed to unravel it. We have to pick up the pace during the season”.
“Some situations we do not define well because we are impatient. This victory is going to give us a lot. We will take advantage of this week to talk about some issues. We started off on the right foot in our field”, explained Marc André Ter Stegen, who complained about the yellow card received for recriminating an action to the referee: “I’m not going to protest. I approached, neither running nor shouting, and he took a card from me, speaking respectfully. I don’t understand it, you should be able to talk to the referee”.
