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The Catalan defender tried to keep things in aspects after his side faces a shock defeat in the domestic league.
The 30 year old Spanish international and Barcelona defender says that he would have signed up for losing to Deportivo if it guaranteed that his side Barcelona would create a history against the PSG side in the Champions league.
Last night the Catalan team has faced a shocking defeat against Deportivo La Coruna by 2-1 goals and retaining their La Liga trophy suffered a huge blow after that lost,
On the other side their counterpart Real Madrid side won their match against Real Betis by 2-1 goals and now they are two points ahead of them with one extra match in their hand.
After the match the Barcelona defender Gerard Pique called for a sense of Perspective after that match while his team had made a history against the PSG side in the Champions league four days earlier.
After that match Pique said: "Depor were really good, but everyone connected to Barcelona would have signed up to come back against PSG and lose to Deportivo,"
"That is sport. We are not machines and after Wednesday's effort it made it difficult to compete.
"But Depor also played in midweek, so it is not an excuse. The calendar is tough for everyone and every game demands a huge effort.
"Logically this defeat is a step back in our aspirations to win La Liga but it is clear that we can still turn things around.
"There are a lot of games to go and we have seen that everyone is dropping points."
Last night the Barcelona’s star man Neymar was benched due to injury and without him his team struggled against Deportivo,
About Neymar Pique voiced: "Neymar gives us a lot, but we have enough to be able to win here,"
"But we didn't win and we have to congratulate Deportivo – they deserved it.
"We dominated at the beginning and had control. Their goal took its toll on us. The equaliser was a morale boost, but their second goal was too much."