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Barca fight pleases Guardiola

09 Feb 2009 - 10:24:42

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Coach Pep Guardiola believes Barcelona have rediscovered the intensity needed to win La Liga following Sunday's 3-1 victory over Sporting Gijon.

Barca reclaimed their 12-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of the table with a committed performance which pleased the coach.

Guardiola had been concerned that complacency was creeping into recent performances following the winter break.

He said: "We are starting to fight for the ball again. We have recovered our tone and our intensity and we are playing with more fluidity between defence and attack.

"We were much tighter and we gave our opponents very little time on the ball. We maintained the same rhythm in the second half and we had the match in our control.

"But we must continue in this manner. As each week goes by, there will be fewer and fewer games but anything can still happen."