Barcelona defender Gerard Pique accepts he hasn't been at his best this season - but denies off-field commitments is the problem. Pique featured in last night's victory over Granada, in which Barca conceded three times.

The former Manchester United defender conceded: "When you play for Barcelona everyone is always watching you very closely and also if you add my life outside the pitch, people might look for more.

"Those are things people think I do, I cannot do anything about that. There is a lot of stuff being said and sometimes its hard to accept what is said from the outside, but I must ignore all that.

"I think I can still do much more. I have suffered injuries when the team has needed me."