Barcelona not yet 100 per cent : vilanova

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has insisted that his players are yet to
perform to the best of their abilities thisseason.
The Catalan giants currently lie two points clear at the top of La
Liga and eight points ahead of fierce rivals Real Madrid, while they
opened their Champions League campaign with a victory over Spartak
Moscow.
"There have been games where we have beenat a high level and others
that our start has cost us in," the 42-year-old told reporters.
"As we go through the season we will be looking to develop a further
rhythm. We are currently not playing at 100 per cent.
"But I do think we are physically stronger thanwe have been in the
past, because these are virtually the same players."
The next opponents looking to end Barca's perfect start will be
Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, and Vilanova is adamant that the
fixture will represent a stern challenge for his team, particularly
with five defenders currently absent through injury.
"It always affects you when numbers are this low, but for a club like
this, with so many games, we are used to it," he added. "Some will
recover for Lisbon and others for the Clasico, but we will have to
wait.
"When the injuries are concentrated on a certain position in the field
then it does further complicate matters, but I saw [Alex] Song do very
well the other day at centre-back."
"All games are tough but it is true that the Pizjuan is not an easy
ground to go to. I spentthe worst 15 minutes of my life there [with
Barcelona in 2009-10].
"We were 3-0 up, then it was 3-2 and they could have drawn against us
even though they had 10 men. Sevilla are in great shape, they have
conceded the fewest goals in the league [alongside Malaga with two]
and it will not be easy."
Vilanova also spoke about Lionel Messi's clash with David Villa last
week, and was keen to declare the matter closed.
"Villa-Messi? This is a part of football. Nothing happened that was
not normal," the Catalan trainer concluded.