Monday 12 November 2012 11:56, UK
Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova praised Lionel Messi after his brace enabled the Catalans to win 4-2 at Real Mallorca.
Vilanova will have been heartened by the return to the starting line-up of central defender Gerard Pique after he missed the last six La Liga games through injury. Spain international Pique said: "I felt great physically, I was very comfortable on the pitch. "In general, we played well and we were the superior side, even though the opening 15 minutes were difficult. "Seeing that our style of play is based on attacking it's more difficult to defend, but the goals scored by Mallorca came from two isolated plays. "Messi's second goal was good for us because we couldn't be calm being only one goal up."
