Dani Alves says Real Madrid are lucky that Barcelona’s improved form didn’t happen earlier in the season after helping Xavi’s side to a 1-0 win over Real Sociedad on Thursday.
The win puts Barca back into second place in the table and gets the team back to winning ways after defeats to Eintracht Frankfurt and Cadiz.
Alves spoke about his team’s form after the match and admitted it had been a tough game against the Basque side at the Reale Arena.
“We knew it would be a difficult game, it’s always tough here. In the first half we had control but in the second half our intensity went down and theirs went up.