After victory over Rayo Vallecano, Daniel Alves again took aim at Barcelona's critics.

Barca won 4-0 to cut Real Madrid's Liga lead to three points.

Alves said: "Once again Barcelona is being watched very closely, everything it does is frowned upon. We have to follow our line and ignore the comments from outside trying to destabilize us."

On Alexis Sanchez's double, he added: "I am very happy for him, he works well, has been quite successful in the face of goal and ultimately was able to score two goals."