Barcelona No1 Valdes angry with Real Madrid's Garcia

Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has hit out at the pre-match boasting of Real Madrid midfielder Pablo Garcia ahead of next week's showdown.

Garcia declared this week that "Real Madrid will win easily", but Valdes said: "Those comments do not go with the atmosphere of Madrid-Barca."

"These type of games should be characterized by elegance. I am not in agreement with these type of comments, I prefer to talk on the field."