BARCELONA - Barca boss Luis Enrique admitted he must take responsibility for the Spanish champions' shock home defeat to newly promoted Alaves after starting Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez on the bench. As well as leaving out Messi and Suarez, Enrique changed his entire back four, whilst goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen and striker Paco Alcacer made their debuts. Enrique called upon Messi, Suarez and Andres Iniesta from the bench, but even they couldn't break Alaves's resistance as Messi fired wide deep into stoppage time. "We lacked fluidity, precision and we were fragile in defence, which is one of the things that normally makes us strong," added Enrique. "As always when there is a defeat, we have to analyse it and correct it for the next game."

Source: Bangkok Post September 11, 2016 00:33 UTC