Barcelona captain: “We could be playing for three hours, and still wouldn’t score”

Barcelona fell to their second successive defeat across all competitions on Saturday when the side fell apart at Wanda Metropolitano. Despite dominating the possession, the Catalans failed to create many chances and looked shaky in defence.

The game saw Diego Simeone’s side once again trump the Blaugrana, something that was unheard of two years ago. After the defeat in Madrid, Gerard Pique spoke to the media. Here are the takeaways from his interview.

On the disappointing result: “It is a result we didn’t want. We weren’t waiting for it. We have to continue working hard.”

On the bland play from the team: “I think things are very complicated and difficult. To be honest, we are suffering. We could be playing football for three hours, and we still wouldn’t score a goal.”

On the situation between Laporta and Koeman: “Players can’t get involved, we can do little. We have to go out on the field, do our best, there are days when it goes well and others don’t.”

On whether they could come back stronger: “I think we will recover. There are several problems. These are difficult times, we have not experienced them before. The atmosphere in the dressing room is very good, we want to turn it around.”

On the path ahead: “There is no choice; we have to continue fighting, working hard, and coming back with more strength.”

Source: Barça TV