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Mar 12, 2017 at 3.15pm UK
 
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Luis Suarez: 'Barcelona did not lose focus against Deportivo La Coruna'

Suarez: 'Barcelona did not lose focus'
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Barcelona's Luis Suarez insists that his side's midweek Champions League heroics has not caused them to lose focus on La Liga.

Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has insisted that his side's remarkable victory over Paris Saint-Germain in midweek was not to blame for Sunday's slip-up at Deportivo La Coruna.

Speaking in the wake of the surprise 2-1 reverse, the Uruguayan rejected claims that Barca's midweek heroics has caused them to lose focus on the La Liga title race.

"Nothing happened [after the PSG game], we had plenty of rest days to recover," the striker told Marca. "We will not lose our focus on the fight for La Liga. [Deportivo] pressured us and marked tightly but there are things we must improve, just like the other day, sometimes you win, today we lost.

"I think we lost our focus for a few minutes in the first-half and football can be like that. When you give them a chance, they don't forgive you. They are fighting relegation and we knew it would be very difficult."

Barca remain top of the table following the defeat, but second-placed Real Madrid have the chance to overtake them when they take on Real Betis in the evening match.

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