The La Liga clash represented the 11th consecutive match in which the diminutive Argentine had scored, with his second marking his 200th league goal for the Catalans.
Roura had nothing but praise for the Barca goal-machine, admitting it is difficult at times to comprehend what the reigning Ballon D'Or winner has accomplished so far, given the frequency in which he does it.
"When you're with [Messi] every day the point comes when these things seem normal," he said. "But when you stop and reflect on what has been done you simply bring your hands to your head. It seems like he has no limits."We are very pleased. He played the entire 90 minutes, and he wasn't able to complete a lot of training sessions before tonight's match. He worked hard and he collaborated in the team's victory. He's an important player for us and he's ready to play."
Roura felt the Blaugrana had won the tactical battle in Sunday's game, and was very pleased with the team's ability to change their game plan."Osasuna make it difficult to build up play from behind, but that also means that their defence is higher up the pitch - and that leaves a lot of space," he said."We took advantage of that. When we broke through that barrier of pressure, our players on the wings and our forwards had a lot of room in front of them."
Messi, meanwhile, refused to take the plaudits for his latest impressive milestone, claiming victory was the most important thing in the build-up to Wednesday's mouth-watering Copa del Rey clash with arch-rivals Real Madrid."The important thing is that the team played well and that we won," he said. "People were talking about the Clasico and we knew that we had to win today."
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