The Brazilian appeared jubilant after La Blaugrana secured another victory in Europe in addition to ending the night with a clean sheet.
Barcelona’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dani-Alves-c9869 has nothing but praise for the way his side have defended over the past few weeks. The full-back expressed that his side’s display against their latest opponents was impressive and that they keep on improving.
Alves emphasized that it is immensely motivating to win a match with a clean sheet, especially when it is an away game in the UEFA Champions League.
Tito Vilanova’s men travelled to Russia’s capital this midweek in order to lock horns with Spartak Moscow, away from home. The group stage encounter that turned out to be a one-sided affair saw the Catalans emerge victorious with a score of 3-0.
Recently, the Copa del Rey champions faced concerns regarding their defending as they had failed to maintain clean sheets. Although the Nou Camp outfit have managed to achieve victories in a majority of their matches this season, they have been unable to
reduce the number of goals that they concede.
Hence, despite staying unbeaten in the Spanish La Liga, Barca have not been able to defend very well. It seems unlikely for Victor Valdes to win another http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zamora-c40983 trophy as his over-reliance on his defenders appears to be getting the better of him.
The Spanish shot stopper has been far from impressive this season, much like the last season and the one before.
As a result, Alves is happy after his side secured a victory with a clean sheet.
"Sometimes we’re exposed at the back when we all attack at the same time, but we defended their counterattacks well. We did a pretty good http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 international was quoted as saying on the official Barcelona website.
"It had been a while since we'd kept a clean sheet and we’re happy that we managed to do that against Spartak. I’m especially pleased for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Víctor-c36015 [Valdes]. We played really well going forward and we put in a good defensive performance, but the important thing
is how the whole team played."
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are at the top of their group in the Champions League and have already booked a place in the last 16.
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