Image copyrightEPAImage captionErnesto Valverde said he was focussing on winning Saturday's match against Athletic Bilbao
FC Barcelona's coach has refused to be drawn into a growing political crisis, after Catalonia's regional parliament declared independence from Spain.
Ernesto Valverde said: "It's not for me to draw conclusions, but like everyone I have my own opinion on the matter."
Barcelona are Catalonia's top club. Their El Clásico matches against Real Madrid are watched by millions of fans.
Spain's football chief earlier warned Catalonia's clubs would leave La Liga should the region become independent.
Javier Tebas said: "Barcelona cannot choose where it plays if there is an independence process in Catalonia."
Bombarded with questions by reporters ahead of Saturday's away match against Athletic Bilbao, Valverde said: "I'm just focussed on winning this match.
"Nothing has happened yet and so far we are talking about assumptions [about the outcome of the crisis]. It's OK drawing conclusions but let's just talk about reality."
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