Loud cries of “freedom” also rang around Europe’s largest stadium sporadically throughout the 90 minutes. Two other banners reading “Freedom for political prisoners” and “Europe shame on you” were held up by the Barca singing section behind one of the goals. Barca reacted immediately, though, and just six minutes later got the winner when Alcacer turned home Rakitic’s precise cross at the near post. “We are top, we aren’t dropping points and we are going into the international break happy,” added Valverde. “Afterwards we have a tough schedule, we have strong rivals behind us and we need to remain strong to stay on top.”AFP

Source: Manila Times November 04, 2017 22:30 UTC