Busquets: We achieved the objective of winning by playing well

The midfielder was happy with Barça’s display as they beat Athletic 4-0
Beyond the 4-0 win over Athletic Club, Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets was most happy with how his side play in the game at Camp Nou.

Busquets returned to the side as part of a midfield four, alongside Frenkie de Jong, Pedri and Gavi, a move which surprised Athletic coach Ernesto Valverde.

It had a devastating result as Barça picked off Athletic with first-half goals from Ousmane Dembele, Sergi Roberto and Robert Lewandowski, with Ferran Torres adding the fourth.

“We had a difficult week,” Busquets reflected on games which included Madrid, Villarreal and Athletic.

“We started badly against Real Madrid but we regrouped well against Villarreal and tonight against Athletic. We started strongly. We knew how intense Athletic are and that we had to match them.

“I am sure Xavi is happy. The objective is to win and to do it playing well, which we managed today. This elevates the level of the team.”