Barcelona April 20 (IANS) FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique is confident that his team can shrug off the disappointment of their Champions League quarter-final defeat against Juventus and will be ready for Sunday s Spanish league clash against Real Madrid.
Barcelona could not recover from a 0-3 first leg setback against Juventus drawing the home fixture 0-0 at Nou Camp Stadium here on Wednesday night.
We are human of course something is going to affect us. On Sunday there s another big match and we ll go there to compete and try and win Pique was quoted as saying by ESPNFC.
Even if we are not in our best moment I believe we can go there and win he added
If they lose to Real Madrid again on Sunday it would leave them six points behind their title rivals having played a game more.
Picking yourself up after a defeat like this is hard but we have the best motivation a Cule can have Barcelona coach Luis Enrique was quoted as saying by ESPNFC.
It will be as special as ever and it s a marvellous stimulus: a key game against the leader a direct opponent. We have to get ready and compete and I am sure we will do that he added.
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Pique confident team can lift itself up from Juventus loss
