“For me, a muscle tear, if it happens, doesn’t let you run at high speed and it’s impossible to play with it. And all of us who are close to football know that. I don’t understand it,” he told Catalunya Radio.
“Yes, it’s true that he felt something and we came to an agreement between the doctor, Robert and I that if he felt any discomfort, he would ask to be substituted. But he held out without any problems until the end of the match.”