Valverde after Barça beat Eibar: Everyone suffers at Ipurua
The Barcelona coach was relieved to get the three points
He admitted Eibar were better for large spells of the game
Ernesto Valverde was satisfied with Barcelona's win against Eibar at Ipurua (0-2) despite watching his side suffer for large phases of the match.
"Our objective was to win after back-to-back draws," the Barca coach said. "Eibar have a way of playing which demands you play in a certain way.
"Each time we got past that first line of pressure, we could have scored becuase they were taking lots of risks.
"Everyone suffers at Ipurua, no one wins here easily. Even Atletico only won in the last minute. Tuesday's game [at Chelsea] is another story. We will try to produce a good performance."
"Today was a good test before Tuesday. We had to suffer a lot, Eibar are in good form and it was a really difficult game.
"Hopefully that will benefit us going into the midweek game, even though it's a different competition. Eibar pressed us a lot. They were very good.
"In the second half we struggled, we weren't able to get close to their area, but it was easier when they went down to 10 men. I don't have any problem admitting that during some phases of the game Eibar were on top, we couldn't overcome their pressing."
Barça's return to winning ways temporarily took them 10 points clear of Atletico Madrid, who are in action on Sunday against Athletic Bilbao.
