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Better late than never as Valverde finally learns Barca rotation lesson

Under fire after last week's Champions League exit against Roma for failing to rest his players, the Blaugrana boss took heed with changes on Tuesday

Lessons learned by Barcelona and an unbeaten run intact. Coach Ernesto Valverde has been criticised for a lack of rotation, especially in light of last week's collapse in Italy, but the 54-year-old shuffled his pack away to Celta Vigo.

Valverde has picked the same side for most of the season and his team looked tired when it mattered most last week, falling to a 3-0 defeat at Roma which saw the Blaugrana lose on away goals and crash out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage.