Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says the furore caused by some of his players fooling around at Getafe's stadium in Halloween fancy dress last weekend is not a concern for him.
After Barca's 2-0 win, a group of visiting players burst into the press room wearing costumes -- including Dracula, Shrek and Frankenstein's monster -- leading Getafe president Angel Torres to talk of a lack of respect for his club. A number of Madrid-based pundits and commentators also weighed in with their own criticism.
But speaking ahead of Wednesday's Champions League Group E game at home to BATE Borisov, Luis Enrique told a news conference that everything that happens at the club is blown out of proportion, the players have apologised already, and he is keen to move on.
"The players' statement was clear in what it wanted to express," he said. "We are in the best place for anything to become notorious, for positive things to be turned into negatives. The players don't get into that, me neither, we focus on our own work.
"On Saturday the only really important thing was we played a good game and won 2-0. We do not want to get into the circus around modern football."
Reporters pressed the former Spain international about whether he had given permission for the party in advance, or punished those involved afterwards.
"In my time there was not Halloween, there was Carnaval," an increasingly exasperated Luis Enrique said. "And it might be good for some of you [journalists] to dress up too. If there's any more questions about Saturday don't bother to take the microphone."
Luis Enrique was also asked about the ongoing Estelada controversy at the club, with fans expected to receive 20,000 mini pro-independence Catalan flags before Wednesday's game -- thereby likely incurring a further punishment from UEFA which says the flags are political symbols and not allowed in stadiums.
"Apart from what might happen before the game, we know the fans are with us, in the sporting sense," he said. "We are going out tomorrow to play a game of football, to win the game, to make the next round. That is most important for the players, and I suppose for Barca's fans too."
Three points against BATE would seal Barca's passage through to the last 16 of the Champions League, which Luis Enrique said showed his side had done their job so far in the group stage.
"That is a very positive sign for us, it shows how we have done in this group," he said. "We are starting the return round of games. We know the difficulties we had [at BATE] and will try and play a good game, a complete game, and get the victory, which is our clear objective to remain atop the group."
Asked about speculation that currently injured Lionel Messi had suffered a setback in his recovery from a knee injury, endangering his participation in Nov. 21's Clasico at Real Madrid, Luis Enrique denied there was any change in the situation.
"Leo's recovery is going normally for his injury," he said. "The doctors could explain. Every recovery is different, for each player, but there is no news -- neither positive nor negative. All is normal for a player who is injured."
The ex-Barca B boss was happier to react to news that former youth team midfielder Sergio Roberto could get a first call-up to the senior Spain squad for next week's friendlies against England and Belgium.
"It would be very good for me, for any Barca player, but even more with Sergi Roberto," Luis Enrique said. "I had him for some years at Barca B, I know him perfectly. It would be great for him, but it is difficult to make your national team, even more with Spain as there are many very good players."