Wednesday 25 November 2015 09:01, UK
Lionel Messi was delighted to have played the full 90 minutes in Barcelona's 6-1 win against Roma in the Champions League.
Messi scored twice in the impressive victory on his first start for two months after sustaining a knee injury against Las Palmas in September.
The record-breaking forward slotted back into the in-form Barcelona attack of Neymar and Luis Suarez with minimal fuss as the trio combined for three of the six goals, including a mesmerising 27-pass move for the Argentine's first goal of the evening.
We never said that the team was totally reliant on me and it showed while I was out
After starting the season with two league defeats, the Catalan club are now nine games unbeaten and have scored 10 goals in their last two games after beating Real Madrid 4-0 in El Clasico on Saturday.
"I'm happy because of the final score and for the fact that I was able to play 90 minutes," Messi said.
"I am taking it one step at a time and luckily it's going well.
"We never said that the team was totally reliant on me and it showed while I was out. It was tough for me being out but I enjoyed myself watching the way the team played.
"People say the forward line plays well because we are all friends but it's not just us three. The whole team gets on and there is a good atmosphere.
"We try to be professional but to enjoy ourselves too and get on in the day to day. We are united and we know what we have to do on the pitch."
