Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has praised his side for their win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, but admitted that he would like to see tighter performances as the season continues after a number of mistakes in the match.
He hailed his side's ability to handle the Basque side's high-tempo pressing, with Ivan Rakitic scoring the game's only goal with a powerful header midway through the first half to secure Enrique's 100th win as manager of the club.
Luis Enrique records his 100th win as @FCBarcelona's head coach, taking only 126 games to reach the milestone pic.twitter.com/KpalEKDBEA
Speaking after the match, he said:"The rhythm of the game was frenetic, which isn't usual for this stage of the season.We knew Athletic were going to press us high and they made it difficult for us to bring the ball out.
"We committed errors at the beginning [of the game], but we will have to analyse if that was our fault or whether it was through Athletic's good work.But we did overcome their pressing many times and that's where the goal came from, which was spectacular."
Ter Stegen completed more passes (51) than any other keeper in a #LaLiga game since 2005/6 during #AthleticBarca. pic.twitter.com/CXvGSI6YC8
Enrique continued to pick the faults in his side's performance as they gear up to challenge on a number of fronts in the coming season, saying:"I would have liked to have had more control of the game.
"We were against a great side, but we still could have closed the game down earlier and I think we should have because we created a lot of chances which we didn't take advantage of.But it's difficult to play here against a rival of this magnitude and we return home happy. These points were well deserved."
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