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Barcelona will not take risks with MSN, insists Luis Enrique

Barcelona head coach Luis Enrique has promised supporters he will not take any risks with the fitness of star attackers Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez.

The MSN strike-force have scored 59 La Liga goals between them this season and the Camp Nou boss was asked whether he planned to give any of them a break at Rayo Vallecano on Thursday.

"Resting the three forwards will depend on what I see fit," he said at his pre-match media conference.  

"It is something that I haven't brought up. We will see - to be a coach is to continually take decisions. 

"Each player has their own physical profile and we have it under control. Don't worry, because I always do things that benefit the team. We will not commit risks. 

"I like to go through the week thinking that everyone could play and until one hour before the game, they don't know who will play. I like that they have this uncertainty.

"Fatigue is normal and common, similar to last season, and I'm looking forward to the key games that will decide the titles.

"Last year Suarez couldn't play [at the start of the season], so it's normal he has played more minutes." 

"Sometimes I have made changes early, but that is not normal," he said.

"It goes with the profile of each player - I don't rule out doing so. If the solution is to change three players at once, I will do it, but I prefer not to."