Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is giving a European showdown with Chelsea his full attention, while Javier Mascherano has offered a word of warning to the Blues.
Cup holders Barcelona are due at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final showdown with the Blues.
That contest will be followed by a potentially pivotal El Clasico encounter with arch-rivals Real Madrid on Saturday.
Those in Catalunya and the Spanish capital are already bracing themselves for what could be a title decider at Camp Nou, but Guardiola insists he is not looking any further ahead than Chelsea.
"I don't have the strength to think about it (the match against Madrid). We have to focus on Chelsea - it's a Champions League semi-final," he said on Barcelona's official website.
"If they (Real) win, it's (the title race) over. We'll see how we come into the match. We'll have to play a very good game to beat them."
Threat
"Messi is used to being man-handled by opposition players. But it's that obsession that is ultimately their undoing."
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Meanwhile, Barca midfielder Mascherano has waned Chelsea that obsessing over 63-goal Lionel Messi will end up working against them.
"If Chelsea make the same mistake as other teams, they will merely be doing us a favour," said the Argentina international.
"You can become too obsessed with stopping him and then you lose sight of the threat of other players.
"Messi is used to being man-handled by opposition players. But it's that obsession that is ultimately their undoing.
"Teams think if they stop Messi at all costs it will give them a greater chance of winning.
"To a point, you can understand that but Barcelona are not a one-man team and there is danger all over the pitch."
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