Barca slate Fabregas

Barcelona have slammed Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas for the way he turned his back on the club. Fabregas joined the Gunners at an early age and has since become one of the best young midfielders in the world.

"There is always a risk when you decide to leave Barcelona and the fact is that he cannot return," he explained.

"He, as was hoped, would now be in the first team.

"Bojan is an example. He had faith and did not go to England.

"We like the image the club has in the world. We continue to have faith in Rijkaard. We like his attitude," he continued.

"What we ask from a coach is responsibility and we think that he represents that.

"That was a consequence of what has been going on this year. Since pre-season there have been some very tense press conferences."