Wednesday 24 September 2014 10:21, UK
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has played down his side's record-breaking start to the season, pointing out the title race is unlikely to start really hotting up until March at the earliest.
Enrique, who replaced Gerardo Martino this summer, could barely have had a better introduction to life in the Barca hotseat, leading the Catalan giants to five successive wins in the Primera Division and Champions League without letting in a single goal.
That is only the 10th time Barca have taken maximum points from their opening four league games, and the first time they have managed it without conceding.
Despite that, though, Enrique is refusing to get carried away with his side's achievements - and says there is still room for improvement.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday's trip to Malaga, Enrique said: "From March we'll see who aspires to win the league. The objective is to get to that point with options to win all the competitions.
"Nobody wins the league in September, October, November, December, January or February. From March we'll see who is in a position to do it."
Barca's perfect start has left them two points clear of Valencia and Sevilla at the top of the table, while defending champions Atletico Madrid are four points back in fourth with Champions League winners Real Madrid down in seventh, a further two points back.
Enrique added: "Last year we saw a thrilling championship with three contenders. This season Valencia and Sevilla are looking very good and Madrid and Atletico will surely continue being up there."
Impressive though Barca's form is, the new boss still feels there are things can be worked on.
"We're going to continue improving in defence," he said. "I'm sure that we'll let in goals sooner or later. We've done things in these matches which haven't been decisive because they haven't cost us a goal, but we still need to continue working."
Malaga have picked up five points from their opening four games, beating Athletic Bilbao in their first game before losing to Valencia and then drawing with Levante and Malaga.
