WE MISSED MESSI- BUSQUETS

Luis Enrique’s men were forced to fight back to claim a 2-1 win at Borussia Monchengladbach, and the midfielder said their job was only made harder by the star’s absence

Sergio Busquets confessed that Barcelona suffered for the 2-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League without Lionel Messi.

Messi is sidelined with a groin injury, but Luis Enrique’s men still managed to come away with a victory thanks to goals from Arda Turan and Gerard Pique.

Nevertheless, Busquets admitted the side could feel the impact of Messi’s loss as his team had to come from behind following Thorgan Hazard’s first-half opener.

“We will always miss Messi,” he said on Barcelona’s official website. “When you win by such a tight margin you always notice his absence more.”

The win keeps Barca atop Group C, with their six points seeing them sitting two clear of Manchester City.

And it was a result that captain Andres Iniesta praised, as he credited the team for finding a way through in Monchengladbach.

He said: “We found it hard to find space with them pegged back so deep in defence. We thought they’d come out and put us under pressure, but that wasn’t the case.

“We changed things in the second half and there was more continuity to the way we played.”

Barca return to action on Sunday with a trip to Celta Vigo in LaLiga.