Johan Cruyff has hit out at Sandro Rosell's board and FC Barcelona's current regime.

"It's sad to see Barça in this state. They were football's crown jewels with Unicef, but we've lost a lot of prestige around the world", said the Dutchman, who went on to say: "I was smart to give back my club badge so I'm not sullied by everything that is going on now".

Cruyff also commented on Real Madrid's outstanding run of form, after 'Los Blancos' overtook Barcelona both in terms of performances and results. "Madrid have learnt from Barcelona's playing style, although they also lost 4-2 away to Real Sociedad".

The former Barça boss leapt to Luis Enrique's defence. "He has one thing going for him: I signed him, although I never got to coach him because they got rid of me", he said. In Cruyff's opinion, Barcelona has been losing its patience over recent seasons. "Barça had two coaches in nine years. Now they've had three in three years".