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Barcelona have not become complacent as a result of their recent success, according to coach Luis Enrique, who insisted that his side are determined to deliver success next year.

As he and his players take a break for Christmas, the Blaugrana currently sit three points off Real Madrid in the LaLiga title race (although the leaders have a game in hand), while they did qualify for the latter stages of the Champions League and Copa del Rey with ease.

"Winning titles is something that this club has become accustomed to over the course of many seasons," Luis Enrique told Barcelona's official TV channel. "This is a year in which we have had our ups and downs but the challenges posed to the players has motivated us and we are all optimistic.

"This season, our play has often been better than our results but in the end, we need to do the things that can give us the points we deserve."

The Barcelona coach also refused to get drawn too much on the continued Messi v Ronaldo debate after the latter beat him to the Ballon d'Or, instead choosing to focus on lavishing his player with praise.

"It is ridiculous to compare different awards like the 'Melon d'Or', Messi isn't comparable with anyone else," added the former Celta Vigo boss.

"These days, professional footballers are much better prepared for games and have more information available to them than ever before. That a player is still able to perform like he does during this era... there will never be another equal to him."