Ferran Torres ended his goal drought on Saturday afternoon by bagging a brace in a 4-1 win over Espanyol that moves Barcelona nine points clear at the top of the table.
The Shark thought he’d scored a hat-trick as well but saw another goal confusingly ruled out for an offside by Eric Garcia in the second half.
Ferran celebrated his two goals in style, making a chatting gesture with both hands and then facing the cameras and pointing at the big smile on his face.
Asked about his celebration afterwards,
Ferran admitted it was a message to his haters.
“There’s always external noise around me, more often negative than positive, it p*sses them off, but I’m always focused on myself, on working and improving; sometimes things don’t go as planned, but it’s not for lack of effort,” he told DAZN.
“It’s clear that a striker is always judged by goals. I hadn’t scored in a while. I always believe in hard work and that it pays off.”
Torres also spoke about the title race, warning it’s not over yet, but admitting that Barcelona are now in a great position.
“It’s not over until we win it. But it does depend on us,” he added.
“Today the Camp Nou was a cauldron. It was the match where we felt the stadium was the fullest. We were able to give them the result.”
Barcelona now switch focus back to the Champions League and the second leg of their quarter-final clash with Atletico on Tuesday night.
