Barcelona sense danger in their visit to Granada
Defender Adriano says his team face a difficult period as they juggle home fixtures with their commitments to European competition
Barcelona full-back Adriano says his team won't be taking their trip to Granada lightly, despite holding a 12-point advantage at the top of the table.
The Catalans stretched their lead with a 6-1 demolition of Getafe last weekend and the Brazilian believes it is better to maintain that kind of form heading into their Champions League tie against AC Milan next Wednesday than to rest players.
"We know we have a good advantage over Atletico and Real Madrid, but we cannot forget the league," he said. "If we take our foot off the accelerator they will be there. We cannot stop. Every game we go for it 100 per cent. We know we are entering the final straight of the Champions League, but we have an important match [today]."
Granada have beaten Real Madrid and Deportivo in the past fortnight.
"It will be a difficult match, they are in very good form coming off the back of two consecutive victories."
However, with matches against Sevilla and a Copa del Rey semi-final second-leg against Real Madrid to follow their trip to Italy in midweek, Adriano accepts it will be a tiring spell for his side.
"The calendar is very difficult and this month it does not stop," he said. "The truth is when there are more rest days between matches, above all the important ones, you are thankful for it."