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Barca are 'a thousand for a thousand' with Luis Enrique - Andres Iniesta

Andres Iniesta wants Luis Enrique to remain at the Camp Nou and says the Catalan manager still has the full backing of Barcelona's players.

Luis Enrique has come under fire in the wake of Barcelona's stunning 4-0 defeat at Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League round-of-16 first leg match two weeks ago.

The Blaugrana, however, have bounced back from that loss with last-gasp victories over Leganes and Atletico Madrid in La Liga, and Iniesta insists the team couldn't be more firmly behind their Catalan coach.

"We are a thousand for a thousand with the coach. I do not know if he will continue, but I hope he has the desire to continue with this team to continue conquering titles like he has so far," said the Spain international.

"Atletico was a difficult match, very difficult. Atletico take matches to the limit to win. For us it was important to win."

Barcelona are just a point behind league leaders Real Madrid, though Los Blancos have a game in hand. But their hopes for advancement in Europe appear slim after the heavy defeat in Paris.

And Iniesta admits PSG's advantage will be difficult to overcome.

"The PSG tie is complicated, but we have to believe," he added.

"Despite it being a very big difference, there are opportunities for us to enter the tie."

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