Wednesday 7 December 2016 12:11, UK
Barcelona fullback Aleix Vidal has vowed to stay at the club and fight for his place after impressing in the Champions League.
The out-of-favour defender flew up and down the right flank on Tuesday with energy and determination not seen since his final months with Sevilla and gave constant support to the attack, providing the cutback for Arda Turan to make it 3-0.
Vidal has endured a hapless second season at the Nou Camp and at one point was excluded from the squad for seven games in a row, even when he was the team's only available right back.
An exit in January looked inevitable but his outstanding display against Borussia Monchengladbach, albeit in a dead rubber with the Catalans already guaranteed top spot in Group C, suggests Vidal, 27, could yet carve out a career at his boyhood club.
"The club can decide what it wants to do but I have no intention of leaving. It would be stupid to leave the best club in the world and I believe I can succeed here," he said.
Luis Enrique has avoided questions about Vidal all season but gave a glowing assessment of the player's performance.
"He was spectacular, he is in brilliant physical condition despite not competing for so long and he played really well, in attack, in defence, with the ball and without it," he said.
