Xavi Hernandez has reiterated his belief that there was never any type of crisis at Barcelona and that the performance against Real Zaragoza proved that.

The Catalan playmaker stated last week that the Champions League defeat by Rubin was a freak result and that the team had played well enough to win the match.

As the critics sat and waited for Barcelona to slip up again, the team produced a domineering display on Sunday evening and Xavi was delighted.

"I already said that the game the other day [against Rubin] was just one of those things," he was quoted as saying by fifa.com

"People tend to be guided by results, but we know that if we continue playing like that then we will almost always win.

"We weren't very good against Valencia, but we were fine against Rubin apart from in front of goal.

"Now we have played well against Real Zaragoza and we've had chances and we were winning 2-0 very quickly.

"The victory helped show that we are doing things well, has helped build confidence, and has made us league leaders," he concluded.