Ernesto Valverde: If we win six games, we're champions
The coach also pointed out the importance of La Liga over the UCL
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde pointed out that if the team wins six of the final nine La Liga matches, they will win the title.
"There are nine games to go and if we win six, we are champions," said the coach ahead of the clash with Villarreal on Tuesday.
"In the final games of the season the teams at the bottom always take a lot of points.
"We don't have to look further than the games this week, Celta, Huesca, Rayo, they're all going to do everything they can and we must be prepared for these type of games.
"Historically when Barca have won the Champions League, they've won La Liga too.
”I know that's a competition which the fans love, the players and everyone, but the Champions League can betray you in any game, in 15 bad minutes.
“By contrast, in La Liga, you judge yourself from the first minute to the last of the season. It's our bread and butter, it's how you judge yourself each week."
