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Barcelona boss Valverde pleased with Arnaiz, welcomes back Dembele for Copa win

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde was satisfied with his players after their draw at Copa del Rey opponents Celta Vigo.

Jose Arnaiz scored in the 1-1 first-leg draw.

Valverde stated: "Everyone sees it from his perspective, we're satisfied in some aspects, but it's also true that they've had chances to take the game, it's been a very high-tempo match.

"As the game progressed, they were falling and we were advancing. We scored in the right time in those 20 minutes, everything will be decided in the return (leg)."

Valverde was happy with Ousmane Dembele's return to action and also spoke of Arnaiz's performance.

"He is a striker who is playing on the wing, but he works well there, he always has to be a little accompanied and there we had Paulinho and Andre Gomes, who were going to help him.

"I wanted him to play, in terms of Dembélé coming in as a '9', but to free him from defensive duties because the match was tense in that aspect, to be a first game after an injury, I wanted to free him from that."

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