Luis Enrique wishes Barcelona had Madrid's extra games

Luis Enrique says he wishes Barcelona had the
extra games Real Madrid have to contend with in
the Champions League as the two Clasico rivals
vie for the LaLiga title.
Barca moved to the top of LaLiga on Sunday with
an enthralling 3-2 win over 10-man Madrid at the
Santiago Bernabeu.
The Catalan club lead Madrid at the top because of
their superior head-to-head record, but Zinedine
Zidane's men have the advantage of a game in
hand.
However, Madrid also have to contend with a two-
legged Champions League semi-final with Atletico
Madrid, as they also look to become the first club
to retain the trophy under its current guise.
But Luis Enrique does not necessarily believe
Madrid's extra commitments are an advantage for
Barca.
"You can never tell [if Madrid's extra games will
benefit Barca], I wish we had the fixture list with
more games because we would be in all three
competitions," Luis Enrique told a media
conference.
"I don't know if it's going to be better, worse. We
hope to be strong.
"Both teams will have a difficult time between now
and the end of the season, there are going to be
results people don't expect, we have to be prepared
to not slip up.
"I have no feeling of favouritism, the rival has one
match more than us and the schedule will be very
difficult for both of us."
Barca face bottom club Osasuna on Wednesday,
but Luis Enrique knows they cannot afford to
underestimate any team in the end-of-season run-
in.
"We've had problems with teams from the middle
part and bottom part of the table, they're dangerous
for everybody," he added.
"We need to pick up the points, there's no easy
opponent, not least Osasuna."

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