In the Champions League group stage, Barcelona came from behind to defeat Galatasaray 4-1 away from home. After the match, Eric García spoke to CBS Sports about how the team handled the pressure of playing away, Yamal's outstanding performance, and the team's current form.

Honestly, for about the first ten to fifteen minutes of the first half, you seemed a bit hesitant. I imagine this was due to the noise from the crowd; do you agree? In an environment like that, you can't think at all.

Yes, that's probably true. At first, the noise from the crowd was really deafening; I couldn't hear my teammates at all, and the opposition was putting a lot of pressure on us and pressing intensely. But I believe that even in that moment, we dared to play our own game, which is very important today. Because if you come here and you're afraid, afraid to show what you can do, always passing the ball back to the goalkeeper, then you won't have any chances here.

Besides that, you have a player like Yamal. I remember he was the last one to leave the pitch after the warm-up, as if to say, "Shout as loud as you want."

Yes.

And he actually thrives in an environment like that?

Of course. We know that in matches like this, he doesn't need extra motivation. Sometimes, others even give him too much motivation. They talk about him, say they don't know him. Then the fans start saying things to him. And then he shows on the pitch just how good he really is.

Who said they don't know him?

The person who said it knows. He will understand, he will understand that you shouldn't...

Was it a Galatasaray player?

Yes.

You've now won 10 in a row. I imagine the coach will always say at some point, "But you did this wrong here, and that wrong there." Has he started pointing out these issues?

Yes, I think we're aware of them ourselves. Like I just said, in the first half, we sometimes played too directly, too eager to chase space behind their defense. But we know that the team is currently in a very good situation, in a good place, and we're playing very well.

We're also missing some players. We're without Christensen, without Frenkie de Jong, and of course without Raphinha, but we're still playing very well. I think we have a great squad, with experienced players. Rodri has helped us a lot in midfield. And of course, there are young players who are developing. They're getting more experience and showing just how good they are.

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