Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has urged total focus for their clash with Malaga.

The Spain defender has taken little time to enjoy Barca's 2-1 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey last night as he knows the bigger prize will be to close Madrid's five-point advantage in the league.

Barca can cut it two, for a few hours at least, by beating Malaga before Madrid take on Athletic Bilbao at home later in the evening.

Pique said that although Barca had been able to "impose their game" on Madrid in the head-to-head meetings, "the league is a completely different competition".

"They are five points ahead of us. We must focus on Malaga. We cannot afford to fail," he said.