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Malaga boss Pellegrini not bothered outdoing Real Madrid in Barcelona defeat

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini wasn't thinking of former club Real Madrid after their defeat to Barcelona.

Despite losing 4-1, Malaga did better than Pellegrini's former side Madrid, who went down 5-0 here in December.

But that, the Chilean said, was no consolation at all.

"I'm at Malaga now and focused on this club. We lost 4-1 and that is disappointing enough. What other teams do does not concern me."

Pellegrini's Madrid lost out by three points last year to Barca, but the Chilean believes the gulf in class between the big two remains large, despite his former club's recruitment of Jose Mourinho.

"The difference (between Barca and the rest) is still important," he said.

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