Barcelona coach Rijkaard admits Ronaldinho ruled himself out

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard delivered a tense pre-match media conference yesterday over Ronaldinho's omission for today's clash with Real Valladolid.
"The player says that he has some niggles. Yes, he has niggles, I believe that they're the same ones from last week," snapped Rijkaard, who confirmed Ronaldinho had had two full training sessions before the decision was made.
"He's out because he continues being injured.
"Yes, he practically trained at 99 per cent, although he is continuing to complain about niggles in his leg."
Asked if Ronaldinho had arrived in shape for yesterday's training session, Rijkaard replied: "Yes."