Jordi Alba, Barcelona's left-back, spoke on Thursday about how the season is going. He says he is much more comfortable than in previous seasons and has more spark than under Luis Enrique.

"What interests me is right now is the present, I get on well with the technical team and my team-mates and I'm taking it in a different manner, the past doesn't interest me. Now I'm with hope and enthusiasm, for a while I haven't had that spark and that enthusiasm and I think I'm doing better than in other years."

Alba was speaking at an Adidas event. He added: "I appear more in the danger zone now. It's clear that the confidence of the coach is fundamental, I see it like that.

"What each coach transmits is different, now I'm thinking about improving myself day to day and find myself doing well, above all playing happily."