Barcelona are winning but not playing well ahead of Juventus, Valencia tests

Ernesto Valverde questions the yellow card that will now rule Gerard Pique out of Barca's clash with second-placed Valencia. Ernesto Valverde delights in Luis Suarez's brace for Barcelona after going more than a month without a goal. The Spanish season has been so remarkable, so unpredictable and so topsy-turvy that few seem to have noticed Barcelona are posting record numbers despite playing quite poorly. If you are a Barca fan then there's ample excuse for being joyous about the situation and defensive in the face of constructive criticism. From losing Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain in a comical manner to failing with the pursuit of key targets like Philippe Coutinho and Marco Verratti and being humiliated by Real Madrid in...