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Summary The reigning Spanish and European champions are eager to demonstrate their supremacy.
Barcelona striker David Villa claims the team are fired up for the midweek trip to Valencia after they ended a blip in form with a resounding 8-0 win over Osasuna.The reigning Spanish and European champions responded to draws against Real Sociedad and AC Milan by taking apart Osasuna at Camp Nou and now turn their attention to joint-leaders Valencia who have won their three opening matches.We travel to the Mestalla full of confidence. The excellent performance against Osasuna has given us a boost ahead of a very tough game, said Villa, who scored twice on Saturday but was overshadowed by Lionel Messis hat-trick.If I dont have any injuries I think this season will be better than the last for me. I am working hard to score as many goals as I can for the team.Much of the emphasis has been on problems at the back for Barcelona with Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol both having suffered injuries.But one of the bonuses has been Cesc Fabregass successful entry into the team and he seems to have already formed a close bond on the pitch with Messi.Although he has been away for a number of years he was brought up here and it is almost as though it is running through his veins. He was a great player at Arsenal and now surrounded with the footballers here he has been able to take a step further, said Villa.The main threat from Valencia is Roberto Soldado who has scored five of their six goals so far.
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