Lenglet: Barcelona's pre-season wasn't easy and it might not have helped Barcelona Highlighted importance of Inter match

After a red card against Getafe on Saturday, Clement Lenglet will not feature against Sevilla and has admitted that Barcelona's pre-season may have had a negative effect on the team.

Fellow Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has also revealed his reservations about Barcelona's summer tours blaming that as the reason for the poor start to the campaign.

"Pre-Season wasn't easy, everyone knows that," Lenglet told RAC1. "We travelled a lot, in many different time zones which always has a cost.

"We aren't the only club that does this type of preparation, but we went to Japan and the USA, which are two completely different places.

"That might not have helped us, although we have to fix things on the field, as there is no other option."

Looking ahead to Wednesday's Champions League tie with Inter, Lenglet feels a sense of importance against the Serie A leaders, especially after drawing with Borussia Dortmund in their opening fixture.

"The Champions League is always a good test," Lenglet went on. "As it will be against Inter, who are having a very good season.

"It'll be interesting to see where we are. It's the second group stage match and in the first we drew, but had the feeling we could have done more.

"So the clash with Inter is important."