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The league has long been in the bag for the Catalan club but their manager wants his players to go down in history by going the season unbeaten
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Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde insists the prospect of an undefeated La Liga campaign is driving his champions on towards the season finishing line.
Expectations were kept in check at Camp Nou when Valverde's arrival as Luis Enrique's successor was followed by Neymar's shock departure to Paris Saint-Germain, a frantic transfer market response and a Supercopa de Espana thumping at the hands of Real Madrid.
But Barca's bitter rivals Madrid have been emphatically deposed as champions by Lionel Messi and his colleagues.