Sandro Ramirez hands Barcelona win at Villarreal
2 Sept 2014 6:20 AM IST
Sandro had replaced the ineffective Pedro Rodriguez for the final 20 minutes as Barca looked set for a frustrating evening as Villarreal keeper Sergio Asenjo kept them at bay.
However, after Asenjo had again done well to keep out Lionel Messi’s low drive, Sandro was left with the simplest of finishes from close range. ‘It is gratifying to see the young guys score, but the most important thing is the victory. We kept going until the end. Villarreal defended very well and waited for the counter-attack to cause us problems. In the end we resolved things well and it reinforces what we have already seen in training,’ said Enrique.
Barca completely dominated possession in the opening 45 minutes, but failed to create clear-cut chances. The visitors did finally make the breakthrough eight minutes from time when more fine footwork from Messi provoked another save from Asenjo, but Sandro was on hand to force the ball home from close range.
However, after Asenjo had again done well to keep out Lionel Messi’s low drive, Sandro was left with the simplest of finishes from close range. ‘It is gratifying to see the young guys score, but the most important thing is the victory. We kept going until the end. Villarreal defended very well and waited for the counter-attack to cause us problems. In the end we resolved things well and it reinforces what we have already seen in training,’ said Enrique.
Barca completely dominated possession in the opening 45 minutes, but failed to create clear-cut chances. The visitors did finally make the breakthrough eight minutes from time when more fine footwork from Messi provoked another save from Asenjo, but Sandro was on hand to force the ball home from close range.
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