Leaning on Lionel is fine by Barca boss

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique on Tuesday defended his team's reliance on Lionel Messi as perfectly normal, considering the Argentine is "the best player in the world".

Messi has kept Barca's La Liga title challenge alive with late winners in victories over Leganes and Atletico Madrid in its last two outings to take his season tally to 35 goals in as many games.

However, Barca has yet to tie down Messi's long-term future at Camp Nou.