Barcelona ace Andres Iniesta said on Friday that the Catalan club are looking to recapture the kind of form they enjoyed under the leadership of former coach Pep Guardiola.
Following the replacement of coach Gerard Martino by Luis Enrique, the Blaugrana are hoping to rebuild the squad - after they failed to win major silverware last season.
Whilst being excited about the signings of Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic, amongst others, Iniesta hopes the new season starting next month will be favourable to the Spanish giants.
"We want to get back to doing things well and making the fans happy," the Spain playmaker and club captain told a news conference.
"This year will be tough but we have the goal and the ambition to repeat (the successes of) the 2008-09 season," he added.
"We are tackling this year just like that one, with a lot of excitement."
The 30-year-old also identified "some similarities" with Barca's situation now and in 2008 - when Guardiola took over from Frank Rijkaard.
"We are starting from scratch," Iniesta explained. "There have been a lot of changes but the level of excitement and desire is extremely high.
"The goals are the same as every season: win titles and start off on a good note to help us tackle the whole year."
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