##...MISSING PLAYERS

Tomorrow Carlos Vicente is not going to contribute anything because he is not going to be there. He is going to rest. He has some discomfort for a week. I already said a few weeks ago that there was one in doubt that it was him and tomorrow he will rest. Both he and Kike. Neither of them are there. Kike has not responded well. I think they will both be available against Villarreal.

##...TRANSFER MARKET

It's not easy and I have no problem always being very positive. It's true that we were waiting for a central defender, but for whatever reason he couldn't come and they will have to explain why it couldn't happen.

…BARÇA

I expect a great Barça and the thing is that Barça is undefeated away from home, no one has beaten them. I think we are undervaluing a great team like Barcelona. It is a team that has not lost away from home, even though they are having more problems at home than away. It is true that they accumulate draws that, perhaps for their objective, do not give them, but Barça away from home is fearsome. They have great players, they have players capable of, even without playing well, solving the situation themselves, as happened there in the first leg.

…CHANGE

The grades at the end of the season, although here we are putting grades during the week. Last year, in October I also went to the street and we won a double. I am completely convinced, I think we will do better for the good of the club. I always put the effort into the club.

…INJURIES

The trips have accumulated, many games away from home, little time to rest. Playing every three days you can hardly train. It has been the worst schedule. No team in Europe or in the world has had this schedule and hence the explanation for the injuries. But during the season we haven't had that many. We also have an unfortunate situation. We haven't been able to rest enough to compete well.

…ALAVES

It will be a very difficult, complicated match, with an aggressive rival, with positive dynamics. Luis García Plaza transmits that aggressiveness to them. We hooked them at their best. At home they give even more. We need the three points to try to climb positions.