"We can't win every game 3-0, we had to work"

Barcelona full-back Alejandro Balde highlighted the “incredible work” his team did in the 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano, which put the Catalan side back on top of LaLiga EA Sports.

“We had to work. We suffered, but you have to know how to suffer. You can't always win 2-0 or 3-0,” assured the Catalan player in statements to ‘Movistar LaLiga’.

Balde said he was “very happy” for a victory that gives the Catalan team the lead and praised the good defensive work of his teammates. “You have to know how to suffer, but the important thing is the 3 points,” he added.

Regarding Pathe Ciss' penalty on Inigo Martinez, which led to Robert Lewandowski's only goal of the match, Balde said he thought it was a “clear penalty for a grab”.