Barcelona: Barcelona look unstoppable after crushing Madrid and routing Roma 6-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday, when Lionel Messi scored his first two goals since recovering from a knee injury.
Next in Barca’s firing line are Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou on Saturday. Luis Enrique’s team have outscored opponents 18-1 in its last five games, while Neymar and Luis Suarez lead the league with 12 and 11 goals, respectively.
Yet, Barca boss Luis Enrique urged for caution amid claims Barca could go onto repeat their treble winning feats of last season. “These players are very intelligent and they know perfectly that we are in the first third of the season and the best is still to come.
“It is a pleasure when you have the profile of the players we have and things go as you want. I am sure that at some point it will turn in the other direction and you need to be prepared to overcome all the moments,” he added.
Atletico Madrid are Barcelona’s closest challengers at the top of the table and Diego Simeone’s men will be confident of holding onto second place when they host Espanyol hoping to extend a nine-game unbeaten run.
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