After his debut on the Barcelona lines - a 0: 1 victory over Granada - Kika Stein admits everything still depends on the superstar: "With the ball in his feet, you know that chances are it will turn into a goal"

• Kika Stein. "Forever is not enough"

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Camp Nou was optimistic last night when Barcelona hosted Granada and even won 0: 1 to return to the top spot in La Liga (thanks to a goal difference better than Real Madrid).

It was Kika Stein's debut, the coach whose style he likes to instill in his teams is offensive and creative. Such a scoreboard showed otherwise, and he expects much more work. He replaced Ernesto and Alvarde, under whom Barca was playing too boring football. And now it's time to get her style back.

Of course, the winner was Leo Messi, who scored the only goal in the 76th minute. "Messi did what he did all his life," Stein said after the game, adding: "We made some nice moves during the game, and we didn't find the way to the gate, but when Messi's ball in the legs, you know chances are it will be a goal."

Stein also said: "Messi always does that. When the team is inspired and things don't work out, he finds the way to do something special."

Messi. Barcelona's inspirational solution // Photo: IP

In his remarks, Stein admitted that in the end, Barcelona for now continues the same recipe: "Give the ball to Messi." However, he knows that he must reduce the team's almost complete dependence on the superstar. "To win is not enough. We have to play good and good football," he concluded.

The team's midfielder, Sergio Boscats, diplomatically praised the new coach: "For me it was a pleasure to play under Valverde, and it is a pleasure to play under Kika Stein as well.