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Ernesto Valverde Talks Barcelona Struggles After Valencia Draw

Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde bemoaned the fact his side seem to be "always swimming against the tide" this season after Sunday's 1-1 draw at Valencia.

It was Barca's fourth consecutive winless game in La Liga, with a first-half strike from Lionel Messi cancelling out Ezequiel Garay's opener in the second minute.

Valverde said Barca will turn their form around, but he was frustrated at the performance given the Blaugrana beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 in the UEFA Champions League just four days earlier, per Marca:

"The team have gone out with the mentality that we have to have, the same as four days ago which was ideal, then we start and score in two minutes, today it was the opposite.