Pep Guardiola plays down Real Madrid’s six point lead – La Liga News
Prior to their match against Rayo Vallecano, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 manager, Pep Guardiola has played down the 6-point gap between them and Real Madrid. The manager stated that they have the ability to cut it down, and will do their best to overcome the deficit.
Guardiola stated that it is not the biggest challenge he has had in his time at Barcelona and stated that they have the ability to overcome such obstacles.
"Cropping Real Madrid’s six points is not the greatest challenge we've had," he said.
The Barca coach said the team is still confident after the defeat against Getafe and stated that they must raise their level if they are to win La Liga.
He also highlighted that Real Madrid are playing at an exceptional level after not winning the league for some time now. There is a lot of pressure on Los Blancos to deliver and it has tightened things for them, believes Guardiola.
In order to challenge Real, Guardiola stated that they will have to raise their level. He said that they are playing at a high level, however, it is not enough and they have to raise it.
“The level of demand in Madrid is great and three years they have not won the league and it is normal to tighten.
"The only thing we can do is raise the level. We are at a good level but not enough and we must raise it. "
The Catalan manager wants his players to give their best on the field irrespective of the result they get. He insisted that teams go through rough patches and recover through hard work.
Guardiola also pointed that expectations to succeed at Camp Nou have increased greatly.
Touted as the best team in the world, the reigning La Liga champions are expected to win every outing, which according to the former Spanish international is a big task.
Nevertheless, he stated that they have already won two titles in the current campaign and they will look to add the FIFA Club World Cup to their tally in the coming month.
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