Barcelona attacker Raphinha expressed pride in the team’s showing in the 5-0 win against Young Boys.
The Blaugrana began their Champions League journey with a 2-1 loss at Monaco and their perfect start of seven successive LaLiga wins was brought to a halt in the 4-2 defeat at Osasuna last weekend.
Raphinha, who picked up the man of the match award for his goal and assist contribution, admitted the team needed the win to ease pressure.
“We knew that with this new Champions League format, after losing our debut at Monaco we needed to hit back quickly and decisively and that is what we did,” Raphinha said to Movistar Plus.
“The LaLiga loss at Osasuna over the weekend was an added pressure but the team responded well and I’m proud of our performance.
“In this new Champions League, not only every point but also every goal scored counts so the more, the better.”
Barça manager Hansi Flick was also in agreement with his player’s assessment regarding the importance of the goal difference in the new format but, insisted there is still room for improvement despite lauding his side.
“We have to start the games a bit stronger. We need to be more dynamic as a team from the start but at least it has been improving as the minutes have gone by.
“Nobody knows how this new Champions League will work but it is always good to have a good goal difference.
“I’m happy with Raphinha who played really well but we can’t talk about just one player, the most important is to play as a team. Raphinha can only play this well if his teammates play well too,” Flick told Movistar Plus.
Barcelona will travel to face Deportivo Alaves in LaLiga on Sunday and then clash with Sevilla after the international break before hosting Bayern Munich in the Champions League on October 23rd and making the trip to the capital for El Clasico against bitter rivals Real Madrid three days later.
