Four-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi has cautioned Barcelona's opponents that the European champions are resolved to coordinate their five-trophy pull from 2015 in the coming year.
Messi scored on his 500th appearance for the club as Barca adjusted off the year in style with a 4-0 win over Real Betis to move back to the highest point of La Liga on Wednesday.
The Catalans lead Atletico Madrid on objective contrast and Real Madrid by two focuses and also having a diversion close by on their opponents from the Spanish capital.
What's more, having won the Champions League, La Liga, Copa del Rey, UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup in the previous 12 months, Barca likewise set another record of 180 objectives in a schedule year.
"It has been a staggering year and we needed to complete it along these lines," said Messi.
"It will be hard to enhance what we have done, however we generally attempt.
"We have an awesome squad that are urgent to keep winning," included the Argentine.
Barca were given some assistance on their arrival to activity after a shorter than ordinary 10-day winter soften up Spain, however, as they were granted a disputable punishment when Antonio Adan conflicted with Messi subsequent to punching the ball to security.
Neymar's subsequent spot-kick fell off the bar, yet Heiko Westermann transformed the ball into his own net from the bounce back and from that point Barca were just denied a much more prominent defeat by a progression of fine spares by Adan and the woodwork.
A stunning one-two in the middle of Neymar and Messi permitted the later to space home his 425th Barca objective before a Luis Suarez twofold adjusted off the scoring in the second-half.
"We just returned from the occasions so it is ordinary that the cadence plunges a bit and the amusements at the Club World Cup dependably take their toll," included Messi.
"Perhaps it wasn't an incredible diversion, however we figured out how to do the most essential thing which was to win and begin another imperative period well."
Furthermore, Barca supervisor Luis Enrique resounded the feelings of his star player as he concentrated on beginning the new year with triumph away to Espanyol in the Barcelona derby on Saturday.
"Firstly, I need to salute the players and the fans that get the opportunity to appreciate this special group," he said of Barca's accomplishments in his first entire year in control.
"The goal is to win once more, to win the first amusement in 2016 and again be trying to win titles all through the season for this group, the fans and the club.
"We plan for the new year with a lot of longing and energy for the defining moments to land as fast as could be expected under the circumstances. We have to attempt to keep up the same level as 2015," said Enrique.
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