The European champions should have been out of sight by halftime as all three of the South American trio missed clear chances to put the visitors in front.
Suarez did finally find the net just before the hour mark, but, with new coach Gary Neville watching on from the stands, Santi Mina snatched a point for Valencia five minutes from time.
Barca’s first league draw of the season means they
now lead Atletico Madrid by just two points at the top of the table with
Real Madrid a further two points adrift.
“We lacked that ease that we normally have to finish our chances in
the final third. I am happy with the performance of the team, for their
ambition, their way of preparing for every match and we’ll keep going,”
said Enrique.“There is nothing to reproach the team for. We played a complete game at a very difficult place to come, we dominated the whole game and had by far the most chances.
“We weren’t rewarded for all the effort we put in, but Valencia defensively played very well. They were solid, well supported by their fans and took advantage of one transition.”
It could even have been worse for Barca as Valencia claimed Suarez should have been sent off just before he opened the scoring for a stamp on Aymen Abdennour.
And the hosts were also unhappy that the Uruguayan appeared to start in an offside position before beating Jaume Domenech at his near post for the opening goal.
Enrique claimed not to have seen either incident and his captain Andres Iniesta insisted Barca had been unlucky to come away with just a point from Mestalla.
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