Ibrahimovic scores for Barca
Barcelona striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was keen to thank his team-mates for their support after finally getting off the mark for his new club in the 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon.
Ibrahimovic joined Barca in July in a deal that saw the Catalan giants give Inter Milan 46million euros plus striker Samuel Eto'o (valued at 20million euros) in exchange for the Sweden international, but it took a while for the new boy to break his duck for the treble winners.
A hand injury meant he had to wait until the Joan Gamper Trophy match against Manchester City a fortnight ago to make his Barca debut, but he he was unable to score in either that match, or the subsequent games against Athletic Bilbao and Shakhtar Donetsk.
His performances in those outings had not been particularly memorable either, but the tall hitman has now at least chalked up his first goal for club after heading home late on in the last night's win over Sporting.
After the match Ibrahimovic wanted to pay tribute to his team-mates, saying: "They are helping me a lot. I don't feel at 100% yet but I'm happy because I played 90 minutes and bit by bit I'm getting my fitness up."
Barca coach Pep Guardiola added: "I'm pleased that he scored. He played the 90 minutes and that's a good sign, I'm happy with his work.
"Sooner or later he will do very well. He's still in the process of adapting, and little by little he will get there."
Barca midfielder Xavi was also pleased to see the big-money import get off the mark, adding on his club's website: "Ibra is a goalscorer and he likes to score. It's his first goal with Barca and we are happy for him because he is working very hard."
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