Ronald Koeman was pleased with his side’s performance and described their 2-0 win over Juventus as their best game of the season so far.
Barca bounced back in style from their Clasico defeat to Real Madrid at the weekend. Goals from Ousmane Dembele and Lionel Messi secured them a 2-0 victory over Juventus at the Allianz stadium, making it back to back wins in group G.
Juve failed to register a shot on target against the Catalan giants and were obviously the weaker side throughout the game. Koeman did feel his side should have wrapped up the game earlier than they ultimately did.
“This was our best game all season,” he said as per the club’s social channel.
“This is a big win against an important European side and we were able to play the football we’re trying to impose.
“I wanted us to play with three at the back, pushing one man forward to have extra in the middle of the pitch. That meant we created a lot of goal chances and, frankly, I think we should have finished the match off much earlier.
“I’m very content with the football we played, with the result and especially with the character my team showed.”
Barca were dominant throughout, making 227 more passes than Juve and enjoyed more than half of possession.
Sergi Roberto, who completed 94.5 percent of his attempted passes, says the performance lays down a standard they should be striving to meet consistently.
“We want to be a Barcelona side which dominates games, which owns the ball, which defends well and we’re getting there,” he said. “We have a new coach and this will improve continually.
“To have six points from two games is important. It’s only a two-goal win but it could have been much more.”
“Some chances didn’t want to go in but we’re generally content. The vital thing is to be continuously creating these chances.”
The Catalan giants will be looking to claim another win when they travel to Deportivo Alaves on Saturday.
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