Jeremy Mathieu believes the defensive strength shown by Barcelona so far this season is as important as the goals scored.
Barca yesterday beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0, keeping their third clean sheet in as many La Liga games, with Mathieu a new face in the back line following a summer move from Valencia.
“The important thing is that in the three games we’ve played we didn’t concede a goal,” he said, according to AS.
“The reception from the team has been amazing and made me feel very comfortable.
“It’s complicated to prepare for a game when the players have been with the national teams.
“We knew we had to be patient to overcome Athletic, a very strong team. We lacked a bit of pace.
“If we continue like this we can be up there. The defenders talk a lot to avoid mistakes and our attack is tremendous.”
