'Pep' talk keeps a lid on Camp Nou fervour

Josep Guardiola once again tried to play down the excitement surrounding his FC Barcelona side's latest win, a 5-0 home triumph over RC Deportivo La Coruña, by saying: "All of this will only be remarkable if at the end we're crowned champions."

Record total
Barcelona's win at Camp Nou on Saturday evening gave the club 50 points, a new record total at the halfway mark of a Liga season. Yet, despite his team continuing to set the standard this term, Guardiola insisted on not getting carried away. "There are 19 games to go and 57 points still left to play for," he said. "We haven't won anything yet. We must continue working, we don't have time to stop and evaluate the situation."

'Spirit and talent'
Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto'o scored twice each while Lionel Messi also netted in the win against Depor, where Guardiola believed "the spirit and talent of my players were decisive". He added: "We now need to maintain this dynamic. We've amassed a lot of points and scored many goals. Despite that, there are things we didn't do well in this match. But the overall feeling is a good one and making mistakes allows you to correct things and to improve."

Eto'o composed
The league's leading scorer with 18 goals, Eto'o echoed the cautious sentiments of his coach, saying: "We have to keep our feet on the ground. All I'm thinking about is winning the next game. Nothing is easy in this life so I'm happy with the win and that we are continuing to score goals while conceding very few."