so joining us is fc barcelona superstar player gerard pique. gerard, welcome.bc will air fc barcelona, your team, versus real sociedad. this is the first time a laliga match airs on broadcast tv here in the u.s. so what does it mean to you to get this moment to see the popularity growing here in the united states? >> it means a lot for us. we understand it's america, u.s., it's a very important market. soccer is growing a lot and to be able to be on a lot of television wat first game off laliga, i think it's very impta again real sociedad. 46 obviously as a club, as a team we will try to win, not just the game but the whole competition. but the fact that, as you said, we will be on there in america, it's very important for us. >> of course, one of the big sory lines here is that your team just lost lionel messi regarded by a lot of people as maybe the best player to ever step on the pitch. i know you've said that about him. after a recent match against juventus, you said that your team felt inadequate without him. how are you guys working to move forward? >> it