"We are in good shape for 'el Clasico', but not the favourites"

Jordi Roura believes that Sunday's great result for Barcelona will influence the 'Clásico' next Wednesday against Real Madrid in the Cup. "The best way to approach a match like the Madrid game is to have played a game like we played today. We shall arrive in good shape", the acting Barcelona manager said after the final whistle.

All the same, he warned: "We still don't feel we are the favourites. This is a knock-out fixture and there are two legs. There is no clear favourite".

He also spoke of Tito Vilanova. "We are in constant contact, and he sees the games. We talk about all the decisions to be made". He also gave his opinion of the terraces' reaction to Valdés, for whom he himself had requested understanding after the goalkeeper's decision not to renew his contract with Barcelona. "I was in no doubt that the crowd would behave well", Roura said.

And naturally, he spoke about Messi's great game, in which he scored 4 goals. "When you live and work alongside him, you take it all very calmly, but when you stop and think, you raise your hands in astonishment".