Leo Messi wants no mistakes in final title decider

    MADRID, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona striker Leo Messi stressed that he and his teammates（队友） can't fall at the final hurdle¹ as they look to retain the BBVA Primera Liga title.
    Barcelona entertains(招待)struggling Valladolid this Sunday in the Camp Nou Stadium, knowing that a win will see them crowned Champions with a record 99 points.
    Having won away to Sevilla last weekend, Barcelona have everything in their favor, but Messi warned that a Valladolid side that is fighting to avoid relegation² will not be a pushover.
    "It is going to be hard, but we have done so much and we have worked so hard that now we have only one small step left to take and we can't allow ourselves to fail now," he said in Wednesday's edition of sports paper el Mundo Deportivo"We know it is in our own hands, but it is not going to be easy because Valladolid also has a lot to play for. We have to take advantage of the fact that we are playing in front of out own fans," said Messi who has scored 34 goals this season, making him the number one candidate for the Golden Boot for the top scorer in Europe.
    "I would really like to win it. It would be very important for me and I hope that is what happens," he said.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

2 relegation   

n.驱逐，贬黜；降级

参考例句：

• Liaoning team lost this game, is still deeply avoid relegation zone. 辽宁队本场失利后，仍然深陷保级区。 来自互联网
• In society, relegation is based on your income. 社会上的规类是以你的收入为基准。 来自互联网