Barca Stay Perfect Performance

Behind the headlines unpleasant controversy involving the purchase of Brazilian striker Neymar that saw the club on Monday accused of cheating the tax , the atmosphere remains positive Catalunya after their tough hurdle to beat Manchester City 2-0 in the first leg, second round of the Champions League .

The match continued his impressive performance of Gerardo Martino recent weeks after a surprise 2-3 defeat to Valencia at the beginning of the month .

However , midfielder Sergio Busquets is not based on their performance improves or tumbling over the past few games .

" After the game against Valencia seems like the world is over and now three weeks later , it seems all has changed, but it 's not like that .

We were suddenly at the peak performance, or is the worst performance ever, "he said.

A visit to San Sebastian is the second time Barca within 10 days after a 1-1 draw at Anoeta in the semifinals of the Spanish King's Cup second allows them to advance to the final 3-1 on aggregate .

In fact , when Barca tied at the top of La Liga with Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid share 60 points , Busquets realizes his team can not achieve the same results this time .

" A draw or defeat will judge us in the league.

BARCA 2 : MANCHESTER CITY 0

Barca, who won 2-0 at English Premier League side Manchester City and Atletico, who beat Italian club AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro, are tied on 60 points with Real Madrid at the top of Spain's domestic league with 14 matches remaining.
Real have to wait until next Wednesday before they play their Champions League last 16, first leg at Bundesliga side Schalke 04 and coach Carlo Ancelotti could rest a number of key performers for today's visit of promoted Elche.

Barca play at Real Sociedad, who are sixth and targeting a European qualification berth, today and Atletico travel to Pamplona to take on Osasuna on Sunday.
Barca's performance in Manchester helped refute any suggestions the Catalan giants are a declining force, while Atletico's gritty win in Milan was further evidence they are genuine challengers for domestic and European silverware.

Barca suffered a surprise La Liga reverse at home to Valencia at the start of the month and

They thrashed Rayo Vallecano 6-0 at the Nou Camp last weekend and Barca goalkeeper Victor Valdes said the win at City had left the squad in a "very positive" frame of mind.
"We won the ball back very quickly and the way the game turned out was very good for us," Valdes, who has rejected a contract extension and is set to leave at the end of the season, told reporters.

One reason Barca appear to be back on track is the form of their Argentina forward Lionel Messi since he returned at the start of January after a two-month injury layoff.

The four-times World Player of the Year has netted 11 times this calendar year, including six in his last four appearances, and has 25 in all competitions.