Gregorio Manzano appeared at the press conference ahead of the match against Barcelona with players Falcao and Mario Suarez. The coach spoke of the importance of the game.   Gregorio Manzano said that 'we will try to surprise them, with our football against a team that is hard to surprise. The favorite is Barcelona but we are looking for three points. Valenciawere leading but almost miss the point because that Barcelona are so powerful from start to finish is very difficult to play him. The team is in good form, with enthusiasm and moral is high and we will play our game with all of our assets.'   The Atletico coach said 'we are at the beginning of an exciting project with enthusiasm, where all players are hungry to achieve big things with Atletico. They’ve not been together long but we have seen that these players are committed to the cause: to play good football, to enjoy our sport, to achieve a good position in the league and hopefully we dispute the two titles to the end, the Cup and Europe League.”   the interview was ended asking the manager about top of the table Betis 'It's refreshing news for football. This proves that when teams get promoted and don’t make many changes they can keep the momentum. Betis has kept the squad together and have only had a couple of tweaks.' he said.   Mario Suarez said that 'we know that Barca is characterised by keeping the ball. We have a game idea and we will compete for possession and for the three points.'   Mario was asked if the two victories against Racing and Sporting would serve them well before this game 'We're going for the win without any fear. The team is in very good shape. We know we must keep our feet on the ground, this is just the beginning and that we are happy to continue to do well on the pitch,' he said.   Radamel Falcao Garcia said 'it's special for any player to be in this kind of games. The greatest possibility is that the protagonist on Sunday is Atletico, not Falcao. We work to make the group stronger every day.'   As to whether the goal is to get the ball from Barcelona, the Atletico striker said: 'The strength of Barcelona is to have the ball, they try to play, while we are also able to handle the ball well.'