Familiarity breeds contempt, or so the old saying goes and perhaps this will be true tomorrow as FC Barcelona prepare to face off against Athletic Bilbao for the fourth time this season and the tenth time in the past year and a half. There is not a single side that Luis Enrique has faced more often in his managerial career than the Basque Country’s most successful side, and he will be hoping to extend his good record with yet another win tomorrow.
Of course, following their slip-up last weekend in Andalusia against Real Betis, the Blaugrana dropped two points further adrift of league leaders, Real Madrid in the La Liga title race.