Gerardo Martino's policy of alternately resting key Barcelona players will help prevent the team suffering a similar slump to the one that wrecked last season's Champions League campaign, according to midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
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Under Martino's predecessor as coach, Tito Vilanova, Barca struggled past AC Milan and Paris St Germain into the last four of Europe's elite club competition last term before they were trounced by eventual winners Bayern Munich.
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The German side swept Barca aside with a combination of physical intimidation and lethal finishing to inflict a 7-0 aggregate defeat on their Spanish rivals, by far Barca's worst reverse in Europe.
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Since taking over from the ailing Vilanova, Martino has implemented a policy of resting some of his top performers for La Liga games, including Fabregas and fellow Spain midfielders Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets.