24 Feb 2015

Barca keen to win midfield battle

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Luis Enrique. Photograph: Getty Images.

Manchester - Barcelona must put last season's comfortable Champions League win over Manchester City out of their minds when they take on the Premier League side in the last 16 of the latest edition on Tuesday, according to coach Luis Enrique.

Barca had little trouble getting past City at the same stage in 2013-14, winning 2-0 in Manchester and 2-1 in the return at the Nou Camp before falling to La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals.

"We must not think about what happened last season but focus on putting on a good performance," Luis Enrique told a news conference at the Etihad Stadium on Monday.

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