Rafinha: Immense joy to score against Atletico at the Calderon

Rafinha's goal, Barcelona's first at the Vicente Calderon, opened the way to a vital win. The midfielder spoke to beIN Sports after the game and said that "scoring at this ground is an immense joy." 

"We knew the difficulties of the game at a really complicated stadium. We came out with a lot of effort and we got the three points, which is what we wanted," the Hispanic-Brazilian said. 

Asked if Barça had lacked fludity in their play, Rafinha said no and praised Atletico: "It is not fluidity, it's that Atletico pressed up high. We planned to use a different system and it was a good game. They're a tough team and we knew that we had to be strong."

NO MASK 

Rafinha Alcantara played without a mask at the Calderon, which he'd been wearing during recent matches after he broke his nose. 

He explained: "I still had one week left of wearing it, but the nose was OK to be able to play today and I decided not to use the mask."

It's a decision which served him well as he scored his sixth goal of the season -- and a vital goal at that.