Oscar Hernandez: Ilias gives us what we need

Oscar Hernandez, Xavi’s brother and assistant, spoke to Barca TV about winger Ilias Akhomach, who is starting against Espanyol. 

“He’s a winger who runs, he can beat a man one on one, he tries things, makes the pitch wide. In our way of playing we need that. He deserves the chance,” said Oscar.

He also spoke about Espanyol. “They are hard working and have various ideas. They can play low block, or press well to stop counters.”

On Barça, he added: “The team has trained well but bit by bit we’ve been incorporating (internationals), we’re very happy with how they’re getting the idea, the plan is clear.”