Lyon ace Mathieu Valbuena has taunted former Olympique Marseille teammate Joey Barton after recent claims by the Burnley veteran.

Valbuena has taken issue with Barton branding him a "big head" during their time together at OM.

The Scouser stated: "Mathieu Valbuena had a great season, but maybe he suffered from a big head a bit and sometimes you had to deflate it. Remind him that it was not the Olympique de Valbuena."

Valbuena fired back at Barton on Onze Mondial. "You have to excuse him, Joey, sometimes he's a little in his world. What is strange is that he never came to see me to face it. Yes, I am small, I should not frighten him.

"In France you quickly stick a label. 'He walks oddly, he takes pictures on his Hummer with sunglasses' ... Pfff, people say what they want, I do not care.

"The man of value is always the object of criticism..."