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Nov 1, 2014 at 7pm UK
 
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Enrique refuses to criticise Ivan Rakitic, Rafinha

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique refuses to criticise the performances of his midfielders following Saturday's shock 1-0 home defeat to Celta Vigo.

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has admitted that he is slightly concerned by a lack of goals from midfield this season.

The majority of Barca's goals this season have come from Neymar and Lionel Messi, with their midfielders yet to produce in the final third.

Ivan Rakitic and Rafinha were two players singled out by the Spanish press following Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Celta Vigo, but Enrique refused to criticise his midfield pair, who started alongside Sergio Busquets.

"Rakitic and Rafinha played a game in line with the rest of the team. If they didn't get into the game enough it was because they were marked. They did well, but not scoring penalises their performance," Enrique told reporters.

"The midfielder's lack of goals is noteworthy. Further on we'll try to get more players to score. I don't really care who scores and neither do the fans."

Barcelona have lost their last two in the league.

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