Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta said that winning Saturday's La Liga Clasico at home to Real Madrid would be the best tribute to the memory of recently deceased Blaugrana legend Johan Cruyff.
Former Barca player and coach Cruyff died from cancer last week at the age of 68, leading to many heart-felt tributes from past and present figures at the Camp Nou through the last week.
The Catalan club will remain in official mourning until the day of the Clasico, when a minutes' silence will be held before the game itself, and fans present will hold up a mosaic of 90,000 cards bearing the message 'Gracies Johan' [thanks Johan].
Speaking at a news conference after training on Wednesday, the Spain midfielder said that a win against Madrid could add further to the Dutchman's legacy at Barca.
"The best tribute to Cruyff would be to win the Clasico," Iniesta said. "The best tribute is, in reality, what he left us all. But it would be special to win and I hope we do."
The La Masia graduate said he and the rest of the squad had spoken about what they might personally do to mark the occasion.
"We have spoken about it," Iniesta said. "Something personal that we have in mind."
Iniesta was among a number of his teammates, including La Roja colleague Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic, to miss out on international duty last week due to minor injury problems. But all three have been training as normal this week and the 31-year-old said he expected to be fit to face Madrid.
"I have recovered from the issues from the game against Arsenal," Iniesta said. "I am training bit by bit and if everything goes as normal I will be available to the team on Saturday."
Left-back Jordi Alba has recovered from a minor ankle knock picked up with Spain, but versatile defender Jeremy Mathieu looks set to be sidelined with a knee injury suffered with France, Iniesta admitted.
"It looks like Mathieu's problem could be bad," he said. "It is difficult as he is an important player. It is difficult to control injuries."
With eight La Liga games remaining, Barca go into Saturday's game nine points clear of second placed Atletico Madrid, and 10 ahead of Real Madrid, in the current standings.
"The cushion of points we have will not make us go into the game any different," Iniesta said. "All games are different. We will think if we can win we have one less week to go. It is like a final, as are all the games until the end of the season. Of course we would have taken this situation at the start of the season. But we are not thinking about the points gap."
Barca's 4-0 win in the reverse fixture at Madrid's Estadio Santiago Bernabeu last October would not be an influence either, Iniesta maintained.
"Both teams know each other well," he said. "I hope it is a nice game and the fans enjoy it. We do not think it will be the like the first meeting [this season]. We know it will be a huge game, a difficult game."
After Saturday's game, Barca face Atletico at home in Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal first leg, while Luis Enrique's team have also qualified for May's Copa del Rey final.
"The nicest part of the season is still to play," Iniesta said. "Little details will be very important. It is good to have a climate of optimism. But I do not like euforia."