Valverde: Barcelona want to win the Rakuten Cup, we always want to win Barcelona Spoke at the tournament's launch

Ernesto Valverde is eager to win the Rakuten Cup and has spoken about the pre-season tournament ahead of Barcelona's fixtures against Chelsea and Vissel Kobe.

The Catalan club go up against Frank Lampard's Blues on Tuesday before facing Andres Iniesta's side on Saturday.

New signings Antoine Griezmann, Frenkie de Jong and Neto are all in the travelling party and members of the squad were in Tokyo at the presentation of the Rakuten Cup.

"We're Barcelona and we always want to win, it's the obligation of this club," Valverde said.

"Our idea is to always maintain our style because it's what the fans ask for.

"We want to win the two matches because we have lots of fans here in Japan and we want to give something back to them."

Valverde wasn't the only one to speak, as some of the players had their say as well.

"We're very happy to be here, close to our Japanese fans," Sergio Busquets said.

"I've been able to come to Tokyo many times and I hope to teach my teammates about the city," Gerard Pique said.

Pique played against Lampard and Chelsea several times in the Champions League over the years and the current Blues boss is looking forward to facing Barcelona again.

"Barcelona are one of the best teams in the world," Lampard said.

"We have good and bad memories against them, it's always a special game."