Lebron 10 Championship GoldLebron X Lava <p>Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insists his team can recover from their current slump and push on to claim the title.</p><p>Just a fortnight ago the Catalan giants seemed certain to claim their first title in three years as they enjoyed a 12-point gap at the top of the table following a run of 10 successive victories.</p><p>However, a draw against Real Betis followed by back-to-back defeats against Espanyol and Atletico Madrid has cut Barca's lead over Real Madrid to just four points and thrown the title race wide open.</p><p>"We will get back up, sort ourselves out and push onwards and upwards," Guardiola said.</p><p>"We have been beaten in a very emotional game and I must congratulate Atletico.</p><p>"We will continue moving forwards. We were on a good run, but we have dropped quite a few points.</p><p>"We had an advantage and Real Madrid have made up eight points on us in three games three months from the end of the competition, but we will get back up and continue.</p><p>"We have to refocus. Nobody said this would be easy. League campaigns are long, with bumps, but we are still in a good position."</p><p>Atletico did arch-rivals Real Madrid a huge favour after claiming a stunning comeback victory over Barca last night at the Vicente Calderon.</p><p>The hosts fought back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 before Sergio Aguero pounced in the 89th minute to earn the Rojiblancos an unlikely 4-3 victory and leave Barca looking nervously over their shoulders in the standings.</p><p>Barca captain Carles Puyol has urged his team-mates not to lose their belief in themselves.</p><p>"We all feel it because it is a result that hurts," he said. "It's a huge blow but we have to continue and be stronger than ever before.</p><p>"Football is like this and you have runs like these but we are working well and we can't lose our belief in ourselves. The team that is top in the table is us."</p><p>Team-mate Thierry Henry, who scored Barca's first and third goals last night, believes they have to put the game behind them if they are to get back to winning ways, especially with the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final against Real Mallorca on Wednesday.</p><p>"We have to forget the game and focus on the cup and getting back to winning in the league," he said. "Tomorrow is another day.</p><p>"Now we have to win at Mallorca and get to the Copa del Rey final and then beat Athletic Bilbao (next weekend in the league).</p><p>"I don't think the problem is that we are tired. It's not because of our fitness.</p><p>"When you lose a game you don't like anything. We're not in good form, but tomorrow will be another day."</p>
Lebron 10 Championship GoldScarpe Basket UomoKobe 8 Lifestyle
Home
Search
Login
Register