Barcelona coach Quique Setien can expect the toughest test of his short tenure in charge of the Spanish champions when they visit Valencia on Saturday in La Liga, although he believes facing a tougher opponent could play into his side's hands.
Setien has been brought to Barca to impose a brand of possession-based play loyal to the ideas of their former player and manager Johan Cruyff but his first two outings have been underwhelming due to the negative tactics of their opponents.The Catalans beat Granada 1-0 last week after their opponents had been reduced to 10 men while they were behind for most of Wednesday's Copa del Rey tie at lowly Ibiza until two late strikes from Antoine Griezmann gave them a 2-1 win.
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