DANI SAYS RELAX

Dani Alves is used to all the endless speculation and talk about Barcelona, not least because they are one of the most famous clubs in the world, but he has recently become irriatated by all the nonsense saying that Barca are a spent force.

After a few poor results, most notably a 0-0 draw with Real Sociedad, Barcelona are second in the Primera Liga table, but remain just one point behind Real Madrid. In spite of this, the press are always screaming 'crisis'.

"We have to avoid looking outside, which usually says a lot of rubbish. We must not give importance to what is said," declared Alves.

"We never doubted our ability. We have to trust our potential. I'm annoyed, because people try to destabilise us, but nothing will affect us."