Barcelona attacker Raphinha was delighted to score in victory over Valencia.

Raphinha proved the matchwinner in the 1-0 win.

"it was a difficult game and even more so after (Ronald) Araujo's sending off," he said. "The important thing is that we keep on winning. We have three more points, which is important for the season.

"I don't see it as a disconnection. It's difficult to play with one less player. We did what we needed to do, sit deeper, not concede a goal and we got the win."

Raphinha admitted that Araujo's dismissal was correct.

"He was the last man and it's normal. The Valencia player was going off on his own and in my opinion it was a red card. Sometimes we have to do things for the good of the team."

The Brazilian also spoke about the mess that occurred before the penalty was taken. As he explained, "Before the game we know who takes penalties. Ansu wanted to score, I understand him. You can ask for it and sometimes the teammate lets you have it and sometimes he doesn't. It's normal. It's normal. It happens in many teams. Ansu understood that and that's it."