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Luis Enrique pleased despite draw

Luis Enrique refused to criticize Barcelona after its scoreless Copa del Rey draw with semi-professional Villanovense.

Luis Enrique declared himself satisfied despite defending champion Barcelona embarrassingly being held in the first leg of its Copa del Rey tie with semi-professional Villanovense.

Barca barely created an opportunity at Estadio Romero Cuerda, with a 0-0 draw meaning its third-tier opponent will perhaps head to Camp Nou on Dec. 2 sensing the opportunity of a monumental upset in the round-of-32 contest.

However, Luis Enrique refused to be critical of the performance put in by an experimental XI shorn of his biggest stars.