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Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola admitted he had to bring on Lionel Messi in the second-half for the fans.
The Blaugrana cruised to a 5-1 victory over Ceuta in the Copa del Rey to progress to the next phase of the tournament.
"Messi had to play for three reasons. He had not trained, firstly. Messi also wanted to play and thirdly, because of the people that came to watch us," Guardiola told AS post-match. "It was a cold night, and there wasn't a better time than a Wednesday night to see the best.
"I wanted the fans to also enjoy it.
Guardiola also spoke about Bojan Krkic finding the back of the bet, and the penalty he missed.
"The goal was easy, and he had to score," the coach said. "After Ceuta saved the penalty, I was glad my team didn't collapse. I'm glad that he did score.
The tactician's only negative "was the injury to [Gabriel] Milito".
"These have been some of the best 180 minutes we have played, but congratulations to Ceuta. We are very satisfied," he concluded. |
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