Barcelona Star Sums Up Sad State Of The Club

Barcelona's recent defeat to Real Madrid in the Supercopa drew lots of complaints by fans, due to the club's reaction, and now one player has joined in the criticism.

Things have not been good at Barca on or off the pitch for a couple of years now and the team are really struggling in the race to finish in the top four this season.

Frenkie de Jong has piled on with the criticism, with the midfielder saying that the reaction has made him sad.

"It makes me sad that we say we are proud when we lost against Real Madrid," the Dutchman told Movistar on Sunday night.

"We are Barca, when you lose you always have to be disappointed."

De Jong was speaking after his late goal had given Barca a much needed win over Alaves, after they looked certain to drop more points in the race for top four.

And, despite having most of the ball, the visitors struggled to create much against a team struggling in the relegation places, until De Jong's late intervention.

The former Ajax player had a pretty easy finish to make, after Ferran Torres squared the ball into his path in the box.

With the Catalan giants struggling with financial issues and also having some very good youngsters in midfield, it's thought the 24-year-old is one of the more dispensable players, who could also make them money.