'Messi is the best I have ever seen on a football pitch'

Speaking to 'El Larguero' on Spanish radio station 'Cadena SER', the Sociedad boss analysed in detail the reasons why Sociedad lost the game and took the opportunity to wax lyrical about a certain Argentinian.

Speaking about Barca's style of play under Ernesto Valverde, Eusebio said: "Everyone but Suarez is in the middle, they rotate positions.To be able to adjust that to put pressure on the opposition or to avoid them getting on top of you is complicated.

"Maybe in the second half we didn't come out with the same intensity and rhythm as in the first half. The break affected us in some way," he admitted.

Following his analysis, Sacristan was asked if there is any way of stopping Lionel Messi, to which he replied emphatically: "No, it's impossible. To stop Messi you have to be better than Barca and that is very difficult. He's the best player I've ever seen on a football pitch."

Finally, the Sociedad chief said that he was happy at the club and has no intention of abandoning ship any time soon. "I'm very comfortable here and I want to be here for a long time, there are some very good players here and it's a very stable team," he concluded.