Andres Iniesta delighted with Almeria win, insists beating Real Madrid will be crucial - La Liga News
Barcelona mid-fielder Andres Iniesta said that he was relieved to win against Almeria in the Spanish La Liga after a late scare. He added that the team’s next objective is to beat Real Madrid in next week’s El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Barcelona defeated Almeria 3-1 at the Camp Nou on Saturday night after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 scored a brace. The Catalans had to come from a goal down to win the match, as they scored three times in the second period.
Iniesta said that it started to become very difficult in the end with the visitors making surging runs forward. The mid-fielder added that the home side showed their class after Corona scored in the 50th minute for Almeria.
“We had to react very quickly as it started to become very difficult, and we kept pushing until we got the reward. We kept on trying all the way to the end and we finally obtained the three points. It became very difficult after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Corona-c9444 scored but we eventually
got the job done,” he was quoted as saying.
The Spaniard has now set his sights on the mouth watering clash against Real Madrid in the League next week. Iniesta said his side would play to win in Madrid and move ever closer to the La Liga title. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 will go 11 points clear of their rivals if
they win and will surely defend the La Liga title with six games to go.
”You never know how you will get to the end of the season. There is still a long way to go, but first we will face the Champions League match [against Shakhtar Donetsk]. Only then do we go and try to win at the Bernabeu as that will leave us in a very good
position,” concluded the Barcelona mid-fielder.
The Spanish international insists that anything can happen in this period of the season and claimed that the Catalans still have the second-leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final to play in mid-week against Shakhtar Donetsk.
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