We’re on a negative run in a sporting sense but I don’t think we need to take things out of their context. “They motivate me. You can’t imagine how I feel going into tomorrow’s game and how thrilled we will be if we break this run”, he told reporters. Real are just a single further point back, but Enrique is still confident that his team controls its own destiny.
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Barca’s “MSN” South American strikeforce, who have scored 110 of the team’s 147 goals this season in all competitions, have suddenly gone off the boil and the most common reason cited by Spanish media for their loss of form is fatigue.
It is absolutely essential Barca pick up three points against Depor to guarantee retaining top spot, as if they lose it to Atleti or Real, they may not be able to regain it before the end of the season.
If they win their five remaining league games, two at the Nou Camp and three away, Barca will retain the league and they could also clinch a domestic double by beating Sevilla in the King’s Cup final on May 22.
“We’ve got a marvellous challenge, if we win the five games remaining we will be champions”.
Barcelona can not afford another slip up in La Liga with Atletico and Real Madrid closing in, says Terry Gibson.
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone insists his team are fully focused on themselves after Barcelona’s recent collapse blew the La Liga title race wide open.
Lionel Messi reached the milestone of 500 career goals for Barcelona and Argentina in last Sunday’s La Liga match against Valencia.
Messi was denied three times in the first half as the home side created a host of chances without taking advantage.
Full-back Marcelo believes Real are reaping the rewards of their work in the closing stages of the season, and has called on them to reel off an eighth Liga win on the bounce against fourth-placed Villarreal.
Casillas said that his former club has a great shot at the Champions League title. “You can win games without attacking and that happened today”.
“We still depend on ourselves”. We’ve been criticised, but we’ve continued working and fighting and now we’re just one point away.
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Barcelona lost to Madrid in the latest “El Clasico” on April 2 and was surprisingly eliminated from the Champions League after a 3-2 aggregate loss to Atletico.
