Luis Enrique plays down talk of Barca rift


Football Soccer - Barcelona training - Champions League - Joan Gamper training camp - Barcelona, Spain - 12/09/16. Barcelona's coach Luis Enrique attends a news conference. REUTERS/Albert Gea

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has played down talk of a rift with his squad after their surprise home defeat by Alaves and is hoping to put things right in their Champions League opener against Celtic on Tuesday.

Spanish sports website Diario Gol reported on Monday that some players responded to a telling off following the 2-1 La Liga reverse on Saturday by questioning Luis Enrique's decision to make eight changes to the team.

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