Ronald Koeman held his usual pre-match press conference on Saturday to discuss Barcelona’s trip to Elche in La Liga.
The Dutch coach spoke about his team’s tiredness, Sergino Dest’s fitness, Junior Firpo’s future and how his players have been practising penalties.
Here are the best bits:
Koeman on Elche
We know that La Liga is a very competitive league. There is never an easy opponent. We know we have a very busy calendar with lots of games. We’ve played three games with extra-time which makes the team a lot more tired and seven away games in a row, so lots of traveling this month.