Barcelona coach was still not want to strike Real Madrid in the hunt for the Spanish La Liga title
Victory over Malaga this weekend makes Barcelona only need five more victories, to make Real Madrid certainly failed to win La Liga Spain this season.
It happened because La Liga live leaving ten jornada, where Barca are now 15 points ahead of Madrid through Raihan 72 points, Even so the caution is still shown Blaugrana coach, Ernesto Valverde.
The 54-year-old tactician is reluctant to get rid of Madrid in the La Liga title race, as long as everything is still possible mathematically.
"Of course, they [Real Madrid] are still our rivals in the race for the League champions," said Valverde, as quoted by Marca.
"However they are Madrid, they will remain our rivals until later mathematical calculations in the standings say different things," he continued.
"I have never written off Madrid from this title race and I do not think they have ever crossed themselves off in this title race," he believes.