Real Madrid are 10 points clear of Barcelona, and in a league where the top two beat most of their rivals each week that is a formidable lead.
“The situation is a good one for us and a difficult one for them, that seems obvious and logical to me,’ he said.
“But there are a lot of tough games left and Barca are perfectly capable of winning 10 games in a row and if you lose one then you start to have problems.”