Manchester City attacker Nolito praised Lionel Messi and felt the star was the difference in Barcelona's 4-0 Champions League win.
Messi scored a hat-trick and set up Neymar as Barca claimed a convincing victory at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
"Messi is the best player in the world so he makes the difference," he said, via the club's website.
"When he gets the ball he always does something, a goal or an assist."
Nolito felt the scoreline was harsh on his team, saying: "We played well in the first half, we had our chances but in the second half we were unlucky.
"This is football, we need to keep going. Today was a very hard game against Barca, but we did not deserve to lose 4-0."
Pep Guardiola's men are now winless in four in all competitions ahead of hosting Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday.
