Marquez: Barcelona Is A Team Of Character

The Mexican international captain has said that while he is delighted to be playing under his new coach and the club wants to win every match, it was something that the club also had under Rijkaard.

He told a press conference: "We are ambitious, but we were also ambitious under Frank Rijkaard, and remember we won many trophies and important matches when he was manager. This team is also showing a great deal of character, and everything is going very well so far."

When discussing the 4-1 victory over Malaga that saw Barcelona return to the top of La Liga, the defender said it was a special performance given the difficult conditions.

He said, "The game was different from what we expected, but the result was something special. No-one could play well, we tried not to do anything too complicated and take our time with our opportunities."

He added, "Malaga are a very complicated team, but we did well in the difficult conditions."

Barcelona are now unbeaten since the opening weekend of the season, and have 22 points from their nine La Liga matches.


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