Luis Enrique has called for solidarity as Barcelona look to put their Champions League exit behind them and push on for the rest of the season.
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However, Vazquez has insisted that Real aren’t considering Barca as their only opponents in the title race, and are also considering third-placed Atletico Madrid, who are two points behind Real ahead of their game in hand against Granada on Sunday. “We said we were the favourites to win every competition, another thing is whether we deserve to win them”. You can’t really find a catch-all solution for everything. We need to stay optimistic, there’s no point crying.
Given Barcelona’s current form, we are unlikely to get a repeat of their 7-0 demolition of Valencia earlier in the season in the Copa Del Rey.
“We aren’t in our best moment of the season, but that is part of the course of a season and we have to learn how to accept that against Valencia”, he added. We have to forget about the Champions League now because there’s nothing we can do.
Ayestaran is now at the helm and has won one and lost one of the league games that Valencia have played under his charge although things will be a lot tougher this weekend.
“I don’t think that in La Liga any team has been better than Barca, but the problem with the league is that it’s all about consistency”.
This is a side that had just gone 39 games unbeaten in all competitions, a run of form that lasted six months and set a new all-time Spanish record. I wouldn’t change this team for any other.
“We all know Dani Alves and his activity on social media, we have seen him do everything”. We have to be focused.
Blow to self confidence: “It’s normal for these things to happen within the objectives we have set ourselves – ones which no one in the world has achieved”.
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“Against Barcelona you’re either ready to suffer and show your competitive spirit or you have no options, because Barca will have the ball more than us”, he said.
