Pique admitted Barca's difficulties among from home

His analysis was the following: "It's a important victory for the team. We have come through a difficult game, we knew there were no excuses. Right now wins are importants. Playing away from home is always more difficult than at the Camp Nou. 

"It's completely normal, what isn't normal is for us to struggle so much away. Right now, the main thing is the word. We would have all taken being leaders," the defender added. The team struggled quite a lot more than expected. 

He was also asked about his trips to Madrid: "I spoke to the gaffer, but it was a friendly chat. He asked me what my plans were for this weekend and how we were going to do it. The relationship with the boss is phenomenal. The relationship with the club is good, it's the noise from outside. 

"It is gone a bit too far, it's part of the circus and I have accepted it. We know how this goes. One day some media outlets attack you and on other days it's others," he said. 

Asked about his fitness because of the travelling, he said " They are 40 minute journeys, it's an air bridge. It's like going by car to Tarragona. It gets talked about a lot because of who I am and who I represent. I try and do the things as simple as possible. It's not very serious, at the end of the day, people can say what they want. I hope people, at least, respect me. 

To conclude, he said that he would stay in the Spanish capital to watch his tennis tournament. "I'm staying in Madrid to watch the semi-finals. What you do off the field is your private life. My duty is to play and do my best.