Alejandro Balde has hurled praise at Barcelona team-mate Jules Kounde who continued his incredible run by playing 90 minutes against Atletico on Wednesday night.
The Frenchman has been an ever-present for club and country this season, and Balde says he doesn’t know how he manages to stay so fit and injury-free.
“I would like to know his trick, he is a beast and it seems that he never gets tired, I am very happy for him,” he told reporters.
“The team is very confident, I feel good there [playing up front]. We spend a lot of time together, we’re young and we understand each other very well both on and off the pitch.”
“I’m very happy with the work of the whole team, I think we’re in an incredible moment and we have to continue like this.”
Kounde is a constant presence in the starting XI but he has spoken out against the increasingly packed schedule and insisted footballers are “playing too many games.”