Luis Enrique is confident his Barcelona players will rise to the challenge of trying to seal the La Liga title at Granada on Saturday (Match Betting – Granada 28/1, Draw 11/1, Barcelona 1/12).
The Blaugrana head to Andalusia holding a one-point lead over bitter rivals Real Madrid and seem to have come through the worst of the poor run that saw them win just once during a six-game spell in March and April.
Having already sealed their survival due to La Liga’s head-to-head rule, the Nazaries can afford to relax at Los Carmenes and put on a show for their fans following another difficult season.
Barcelona (1/12 – La Liga title outright) on the other hand will need to be all business and topping the standings will give them a huge boost ahead of next weekend’s Copa del Rey final against Sevilla.
With a number of their players heading to both Euro 2016 and the 2016 Olympics in the summer, they will be keen to keep their momentum up and Enrique is confident his players will thrive under the pressure of trying to seal the title.
“It’s an important game, without any doubt any game in which you are playing for the title is,” he told a pre-match news conference.
“It is going to be a difficult game because of the tension of it being the last day and us still being in contention for the title. But otherwise, it’s going to be the same as any other game.
“I think the players are sufficiently motivated and we just have to keep our eye on it to make sure they don’t get over excited.”
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