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Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said his team would not allow Saturday's 2-1 home defeat by bitter rivals Real Madrid to affect their confidence. La Liga leaders Barca were the better side for most of the 'Clasico' but a late goal by Cristiano Ronaldo helped third-placed Real close the gap on the Catalans to seven points. "This game doesn't exist any more, there's no pain," Enrique told a news conference. "The team were really up for the game, so were the fans, and there's nothing else we can do but lift ourselves up. Defeats teach you things, they teach you that every trophy is difficult and the players know that." Pellegrini cautious over De Bruyne Manuel Pellegrini has insisted that fit-again Kevin de Bruyne is not an automatic selection for Manchester City's Champions League quarter-final first leg at Paris St Germain on Wednesday. Belgium forward De Bruyne transformed City's attacking threat in spearheading Saturday's 4-0 thumping of Bournemouth, in his first game since late January after ligament trouble. "We are going to see, because now we can start preparing for that game," said Pellegrini, when asked if De Bruyne will be ready to take on PSG. "There wouldn't be any risk...

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