Barcelona's Puyol: Real Madrid are not that bad

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol insists they aren't paying any attention to Real Madrid's problems in the Liga.

Ahead of their looming clash, Puyol said: "Up to now they have had many losses. What happens is that when a great team loses two games the critics say many things. Personally I believe that they are healthy and they have a very good squad."

"Real Madrid are not as bad as people have been saying."

"We also have a strong squad, which we've shown by the way we've covered for the injuries (to Deco and Julio Belletti)."