Alena: It's a case of making the coach doubt who to play LaLiga Santander - Barcelona vs Villarreal Scored the second in the win over Villarreal

Carles Alena came off the bench to score the second for Barcelona and he said that he needs to force Ernesto Valverde to make up his mind to play him.

Valverde has shown reluctance to look at his second string players this season but injuries have meant that he has had to make changes.

"The victory was the most important, thanks to God and my teammates. I am happy the way it went," said Alena.

"I need to take my chances like in the cup the other day. It is about being at the right place at the right time and making the coach doubt over who to put in if I am doing well."

Villarreal proved to be difficult opponents and they did well to minimise the impact of Lionel Messi.

"They have great players who like to have the ball and have been able to have control through Cazorla, Fornals etc. We were able to close the game by having the ball and getting the second goal," Alena continued.

"With Messi everything is easier, it was a pass that only he sees that put the ball where I wanted and then I was one-on-one and scored."