The Swedish striker, who joined Barca in a mega-money summer switch from Inter Milan, insists he is still contributing to the Spanish side's success.

"I'm not worried, this has happened to me other times," Ibrahimovic told El Periodico de Catalunya.

"In my first year at Ajax I started very well, then things went bad, then well again... a rollercoaster.

"It's normal, because you have to adapt to many things and in very little time. The same thing happened when I arrived at Juventus and at Inter, a season with ups and downs."

The 28-year-old continued: "Obviously, being the number nine and a centre-forward in a team like Barcelona, it's important to score goals, but that's not everything - at least not for me.

"If you participate in the play and set up team-mates, I feel just as good,"

"An assist is like a goal, because you are making a team-mate happy. And this is as important for me as scoring.

"I'm not worried about this poor run because the goals will end up coming. If you play well, you help the team. If you create chances, you score."