Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes insists there's no problems with Gerard Pique. The Spain international was left out of the midweek trip to Bayer Leverkusen, which manager Pep Guardiola insists was only with Valencia in mind.

Valdes too was keen to downplay Pique's absence at the BayArena, adding: "There's no need to go on about that. He's the best centre-back in the world and he's always shown that.

"It was just the manager's decision the other day. I haven't noticed any change in him. He's working harder than ever and is enthusiastic about things".