ESCUDERO: "NOW WE HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE"

Sergio Escudero was the guest on SFC TV's "A Balón Parado" on Thursday night; he insisted the side's best performance had come in Wednesday's Champions League win: "We were very superior, we had intensity, they created practically nothing and we had a lot of chances to widen the margin. It was a very complete performance and the way the fans willed us on was spectacular". About his captaincy and the atmosphere in the changing room, the left-back emphasised the importance of the captain's armband and the mutual respect between players: "to represent these players and this team is a responsibility, I wear the captain's armband with the utmost respect. The atmosphere is great, we've never had any problems and any attempts to destabilise us from the outside make us stronger".

On Saturday's clash with FC Barcelona, Escudero clearly understood how the team needs to play: "The last few games have given us a lot of confidence to confront the game. We're up against a great team but we can do them damage because we have a squad of fantastic players. They need to respect us".