I'm sorry dalitis but this absolute rubbish.
I'm also not a fan of football-war analogies.
Of course the same factors apply for both teams, but end of the day the gap we need to overcome is 4 points not 7, as there are 3 of the points completely in our hands to take away. 17 games and 4 points and you want to convince me we should throw in the towel because Madrid had a better squad and a deeper bench? Please. Teams don't usually keep up such form throughout an entire season, Barcelona the past 3 years is an exception. If you have been watching Real Madrid this season at all you would've seen that they haven't even been as dominating as their point tally suggests. Their defense has looked suspect on a lot of occasions, and they had a lot of lucky breaks in some crunch games. This won't go on for a full season despite what many people what to convince themselves. There was nothing to suggest they will stream roll past 17 games without dropping much more than 4 points. Also the defeatist mentality of that 'we have to be perfect even they drop points' is pathetic to be frank. So now even if Madrid do drop points we're supposed to give up because we can't do our part?? Wow. If there was any Barca team in the past that I would put my faith in to drop minimum points in the 2nd half and turn their form around its this team. Also your logic for the 'retreat' to conserve for the CL is also very awkward and weird. If you seriously believe that Pep purposefully going with a weaker team or a withdrawn tactic in the League will somehow help us in the CL then I have nothing to tell you. Not to even mention that teams usually benefit from factors such as high confidence, and coming off a strong streak of performances to overcome knockout games, all factors you will eliminate with your awkward strategy. Besides the league is far from over.
You lot are overrating Madrid and underestimating this Barca team to an embarrassing extent. Its funny considering its a team many are considering is the best of its generation.
Capello's Madrid had a bigger gap to overcome, fewer games to work with, against a superior Barca side(to theirs) that was on a roll at the time with little signs that they would surrender such a lead before those final run of games.
God how I wish Capello thought like you.
I wasn't saying that La Liga is the Eastern front. I was only trying to illustrate how tactical retreat is the far better option, when the odds are heavily against you.
Your optimism concerning the 2nd Liga Classico is bizarre. Is it that easy to beat Madrid when all they need is a draw? Hell at that stage, even a defeat would probably not really hurt them.
But where our biggest disagreement is, concerns the way in which you think that a positive league streak can help you in the CL. For me, the most important factor in determining Barca's level of play, is the physical conditioning of the players. Talent and team ethic are a given, the only thing that can undermine us, is poor conditioning. I will never forget the San Siro game, where our players could not press Inter into mistakes, and could also not deliver on the off-the-ball-movement department (the most fundamental aspect of our game) During that game, our players run significantly less than what they did against our successful QF against Arsenal (around 13% less distance covered, and I am guessing at a much lower intensity)
It is quite often the opposite to what you are saying regarding the league and the CL. In 2007, United were doing great in the Prem, and Milan were doing horribly in Serie A. Despite being a much older side, AC Milan totally annihilated United in the 2nd leg. My best guess, is that they prepared well for that game, and their players were not nearly as exhausted as the United players were for that semi.
Likewise, Inter, in 2010, during the 2nd part of that season, let an 11 point lead over AS Roma (Roma ffs!!!) become a 1 point deficit, so that everything was saved for the CL. We were going all out on both fronts, consecutive game against Arsenal, Madrid and the like, while Inter were playing their games at walking pace (if you can find their game against Juventus on the Friday right before the first leg semi, I encourage you to watch it, so that you will see what I mean by saving energy)
It is also my firm belief, that our 5-0 thrashing of Mourinho's Madrid in 2010, was mainly down to Barca being at an absolute physical peak. Not any streak or psychological factors. That level of readiness for a particular game, can only be obtained, if training regimes and diets are geared precisely for that game, and nothing else. My point here, is that if we can attain a level of performance of at least approaching that of "Kickassico" for the 7 CL games potentially coming up (6 KO games and the final, which may as well be only required for 4) then we are almost certain of making football history yet again. For that to be possible though, the league games must be taken very lightly, and the league conceded to Madrid and that clown Mourinho. It hurts me like a motherfucker, that Mourinho will take the league away from us, but at some stage, you have to be able to make some painful decisions. The same principle applies to war, love, politics and yes, football.
The irony.
...I'm off to the PTC!!! 
