FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - FC Barcelona Training - Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France - February 18, 2019 Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde with Sergio Busquets during training REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot
MADRID (Reuters) - La Liga leaders Barcelona have hit a familiar mid-season slump as a congested calendar has taken its toll on their squad, and coach Ernesto Valverde must decide whether to rest key personnel for Saturday's trip to fourth-placed Sevilla.
Barca have a seven-point lead over Atletico Madrid at the top of the standings and are nine ahead of great rivals Real Madrid, giving their coach breathing room to shuffle his pack as they chase both European and domestic glory.
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