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BARCELONA 5- 0 ESPANYOL

Busquets: "I don't know if it's a good thing that Granada are safe"

"Granada are safe and they'll be pushing us hard - they'll want to celebrate the last game with their people but no one will be as motivated as us".

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Busquets: "I don't know if it's a good thing that Granada are safe"
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Sergio Busquets spoke to MoviStar Plus' pitchside cameras moments after the final whistle in today's Catalan derby. The midfielder already knew results from elsewhere and knows that Barça have to win the final game of the season - away at Granada, to retain the league title: “We have to win next week. You never know whether it's a good thing that Granada are now safe from the drop. We'll be confronting the match as we always do. Nothing's going to change because we have to win - we cannot slip up”, Busi said.

The player was asked about how Barça have hauled themselves back after their recent dip in form: “We realized that we were not doing things well but football is also a lot about luck. We did enough to at least get a draw against Valencia but we didn't do it; football is like that and that's all forgotten about now. At this stage of the season it's difficult to be at 100 per cent. We've had a little more time but we would have preferred to still be in the Champions League. It's not easy to win and next week's game against Granada is going to be difficult because they know they're not going down. They'll be keen to end the season with a home win in front of their people and celebrate that they're staying up. But no one will be more motivated than us on Saturday".