German date for Barcelona

The Spanish,European,and World champions initially seemed to suffer from the sub-zero temperatures in Pamplona. They managed to lift their game for the second half and Guardiola said he wanted more of the same on Tuesday.

We are travelling to Europe to defend our title as champions, Guardiola said. Our performance in the second half was the path we need to follow to defend a Champions League.

It was a painful defeat, said Iniesta of the Osasuna result. We reacted in the second half but it wasnt enough and now we have to see things through to the end and prepare for the Champions League game.

Ballack out with injury

Leverkusen,who lost to champions Borussia Dortmund 1-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday,will be missing their most experienced player,Michael Ballack,after he pulled a muscle during training on Sunday. The 35-year-old was not certain he would start anyway after having been reduced to a substitute in the last few games,with club boss Wolfgang Holzhaeuser saying the former German captain had failed to deliver since joining in 2010.