Currently Barcelona is the only Spanish team that is still likely to win three titles. Barca lead the standings by seven points from Atletico Madrid. The Catalans have already qualified for the Copa del Rey final against Sevilla, and they also reached the last 16 of the Champions League.
But precisely here, Barcelona must use a mature tactics in the rotation of players. Their main star, Lionel Messi, will get more frequent breaks.
After a long discussion with Ernesto Valverde, Messi is aware that Barcelona will benefit more if he can perform on fire in important matches, such as when Barca meet Chelsea mid next week. This means, Messi must ignore the desire to always play for Barca.
Messi himself last November said, "Whenever I have to sit on the bench, I feel annoyed because I do not like being out of the field. 
The rotation for Lionel Messi itself is in line with the expectations of Argentine federation president Claudio Tapia. Quoted from Marca he said, "I hope all players arrived in Russia at their (best) level right now. We ask Messi to keep ourselves and play less for Barcelona. "
Rotation for Messi most likely will be done starting Barcelona counter Eibar on Sunday, 19 February. Despite the risk of losing points again, the threat of facing Chelsea lapse of three days can not be ignored.
Although Barcelona's draw against Getafe on Sunday has informed the Catalans, the upcoming match against Eibar could be a great opportunity for the player to receive a break ahead of the Chelsea meeting