Javier Mascherano has admitted Barcelona had trouble 'behind the scenes ' at the start of the year . Barcelona 's first game in 2015 ended in a 1-0 defeat against David Moyes 's Real Sociedad with Lionel Messi starting on the bench following a reported disagreement with Luis Enrique in training . But Barca are currently top La Liga after their win over Real Madrid on Sunday and Mascherano feels they are back to their best . Javier Mascherano has admitted Barcelona had trouble 'behind the scenes ' at the start of the year . Mascherano , pictured hugging Lionel Messi after beating Real Madrid , feels they are back to their best . 'We started the year with difficulties , with the defeat at Anoeta , which left us four points behind Real Madrid , ' Mascherano told TyC Sports . 'Things were n't so good behind the scenes . 'The team seemed to have doubts . But this situation has now disappeared . This is the situation we live in . The demands at Barcelona are massive and it 's not easy to meet them . ' And Mascherano is refusing to rule out the threat that Real pose , despite their 2-1 win . 'Now we 're four points ahead of Real Madrid . But this could always be turned on its head . The best thing is to always focus on the next game , ' he said . 'Clasicos are difficult games , against opponents that push you to the limit , that are as good as our team . You need to try your hardest for every minute of the game , and that 's what helped us to win . That 's why we got the result we did . 'We 're aware that we did n't beat Real Madrid with our best football . Barcelona always like to win , and especially to be better in a footballing sense , over and above the result . ' Mascherano is refusing to rule out the threat that Real pose , despite their 2-1 win over their great rivals .
Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Nou Camp in Javier Mascherano . Barca are currently top of Javier Mascherano after a tricky start to 2015 . La Liga says their trouble 'behind the scenes ' has disappeared . READ : Barcelona are in charge of their own destiny . CLICK HERE for all the latest Barcelona news .