Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic says they can handle the absence of injured skipper Leo Messi.

The Blaugrana captain exited the 4-2 win early with a broken bone in his arm that will keep him out for three weeks.

"We will try to make sure Leo's absence is noticed as little as possible," Rakitic said afterwards.

"It is always special for me to play against Sevilla, it was an important victory for us.

"Now we look forward to the Clasico, which will be different, it isn't about confidence or crisis in that game."

Defender Clement Lenglet, a summer arrival from the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, was keen to pay tribute to goalkeeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen for the part he played in the win.

"Ter Stegen is a phenomenon," he beamed. "He's one of the best in the world."