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Valverde 'happy' despite Barcelona's back-ups failure to beat Huesca

Ernesto Valverde was proud of the way his back-up Barcelona side performed at Huesca despite them being held to a disappointing 0-0 draw on Saturday.

LaLiga's bottom club earned a deserved point at home to the leaders, who made 10 changes to the starting line-up from the Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Manchester United three days ago.

With United visiting on Tuesday and Barca commanding a healthy advantage at the top of the league table, Valverde took the opportunity to rest stars including Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic.