Barcelona defender Gerard Pique assess Lionel Messi the players who can make opponents uneasy. Even so, according to him, Barcelona have shown that they can win without Messi, the Champions League match against Celtic on Tuesday ( 01/10/2013 ).
Messi does not appear in the game against Celtic was due to an injury to his right thigh. Messi suffered the injury on BBVA League match against Almeria on Juegos Mediterranos, Saturday ( 28/09/2013 ). Messi is expected to take time to recover for 2-3 weeks.
Without Messi, Barcelona beat Celtic 1-0. Created the only goal Cesc Fabregas in the 76th minute.
According to UEFA, Barcelona had 71 percent of the match and created eight chances out of 14 businesses, while Celtic bead off three shots from five experiments.
" We have shown that we are ready to play without Messi. Messi is a player who is very dangerous opponent, but the team is prepared in such a way to win, even when he was not playing, " said Pique.
" Of course we feel when Messi does not play, because he is the best player. However, we were still able to win without him. This is what we must do to be able to win all the titles, " added striker Pedro Rodriguez.
