Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has rubbished claims Spain's cycle is over ahead of tonight's huge World Cup qualifier with France.

Pique has laughed off any suggestions Spain's bubble might be beginning to burst after five years of almost total domination.

The Barcelona defender said: "I've been through this with Barca and now the national team. And neither surprises me.

"In this country we're not used to it, and when we have a little setback we talk of an end of a cycle, but this is a young team and they are going to be around for many years."