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ST. LOUIS, MO. (KTVI)- This Saturday, April 24, several restaurants in the St. Louis region will host the 27th annual Earth DayFestival at the Muny Grounds in Forest Park.Visitors to the festival will have the opportunity to learn about sustainable products and services from area businesses and nonprofits as well as shop wares from local and global artisans committed to environmental responsibility and fair trade.
Before the Earth Day Festival on April 24, the St. Louis Earth Day organization will host a "Earth Day Eve" fundraising event.This family-friendly event will be held on the Festival grounds, 4 pm to 7 pm, on Theatre Drive in the Earth Day Caf. All are welcome to enjoy a selection of Festival food and kick back to the music of Jakes Leg, who performed 27 years ago at the very first St. Louis Earth Day celebration.
Bailey"s Restaurants are just one of the official sponsors of the Earth Day Festival. This morning A.J. Benga, executive Sous Chef from Bailey"s Restaurants, was in the Fox 2 kitchen to make an ecologically-friendly "Bailey"s Range PB&J Burger". The recipe and ingredients can be found below.
The 2016 Festival will include special features, like yoga classes all day for both adults and children, a rock climbing wall, a pet adoption area, and new STEM activities.
Additional information:
Earth Day Festival
April 24, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Muny Grounds
1 Theatre Dr, St. Louis, MO 63112
Earth Day Eve
April 23, 4 - 7 p.m.
Muny Grounds
1 Theatre Dr, St. Louis, MO 63112
Ingredients and recipe:
PB&J Burger from Bailey`s Range
House made Beer BunLocally raised BisonArugula PestoTomato Jam*Heartland Creamery Goat CheeseArugula
Tomato Jam
10 Roma tomatoes, whole1 cup Lemon Juice1/2 cup Ground Dry Ginger1 tsp Cinnamon2 tsp Ground Clove1 tbsp Kosher Salt1 Jalapeo, deseeded and stems removedSugar
Cook tomatoes in a large stock pot until soft. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir frequently. Once mixture has thickened, using a thermometer jam should be 220 degrees when finished.
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They were costars on Beverly Hills 90210 for years.
And Tori Spelling and IanZiering looked happy to have a mini-class reunion as they caught up at an Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip party at Au Fudge restaurant in West Hollywood on Wednesday.
Scream Queens star Lea Michele also attended the event at the children-friendly restaurant, which is co-owned by actress Jessica Biel.
Not The Peach Pit: Former Beverly Hills 90210 stars Tori Spelling and Ian Ziering looked happy to be reunited at a party Au Fudge restaurant in West Hollywood on Wednesday
Tori played virginal Donna Martin, while Ian played Steve Sanders on the hugely popular 90s teen drama, which was produced by Tori"s late father Aaron Spelling.
The former costars laughed and chatted as they caught up at the event with their families.
Tori wore a sheer pink crochet dress with long sleeves.
Good memories: The actors costarred on the smash hit teen drama, which ran from 1990 to 2000
Family time: Tori and her seven-year-old daughter Stella cuddled up to Alvin The Chipmunk
Big smiles: Ian was joined by wife Erin Kristine Ludwig and their four-year-old daughter Mia at the bash
The 42-year-old wore her blonde hair in a braid and added brown leather boots.
And while husband Dean McDermott didn"t join her, the reality star brought their seven-year-old daughter Stella and nine-year-old son Liam.
Tori and Stella smiled as the cuddled up to Alvin at the bash.
Cuties: The couple"s girls, four-year-old Mia and two-year-old Penna, showed off their colorful face paint
Family time: The girls wore cute pink dresses, while mom Erin opted for a LBD and jean jacket
Ian, 51, was joined by wife Erin Kristine Ludwig, a nurse, and their daughters Mia, four, and two-year-old Penna.
The actor, who has also done a stint as a dancer with male group The Chippendales, recently branched out into the travel business with his new site CelebrityHideaways.com.
Mia wore a pretty pink dress and looked thrilled to meet the famous chipmunks.
The Sharknado star wore a white button down shirt and sunglasses, while Erin wore a classic LBD and jean jacket.
Midriff: Actress Lea Michele also attended, wearing a fitted crop top and skinny jeans
Supportive: The Scream Queens star"s stylist Etsee Stanley is one of the co-founders of the kid-friendly restaurant, along with actress Jessica Biel
Also spotted at the party was former Glee star Lea Michele, who turned out to support her stylist Estee Stanley, who is one of the co-founders of Au Fudge.
The 29-year-old recently split from boyfriend of nearly two years Matthew Paetz.
She flashed her tummy in a black crop top and jeans, and added a long black coat.
Lea accessorized with sunglasses, a black handbag and peep-toed heels with thin ankle straps.
Casual chic: The 19-year-old added a large handbag and peep-toed suede heels
Johnny Depp & Amber Heard apologise for illegally bringing dogs to Australia
SYDNEY Actor Johnny Depp"s wife Amber Heard pleaded guilty Monday to providing a false immigration document when the couple brought their two dogs into Australia last year, but she managed to avoid jail time over what was dubbed the "war on terrier" debacle.
Prosecutors dropped more serious charges that Heard illegally imported the Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, into the country while Depp was filming the fifth movie in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. A conviction on the two illegal importation counts could have sent the actress to prison for up to 10 years.
Depp and Heard said little to the waiting throng of reporters and fans outside the Southport Magistrates Court on Queensland state"s Gold Coast, but they did submit a videotaped apology to the court that was played during Monday"s hearing.
It drew gibes online for the couple"s grim, wooden appearance as Heard apologized and they both expressed support for protecting Australia"s biodiversity, the aim of the strict quarantine regulations that were violated.
"When you disrespect Australian law," Depp says in the video, "they will tell you firmly."
The drama over the dogs began last May, when Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce accused Depp of smuggling the tiny terriers aboard his private jet when he returned to Australia to resume filming the "Pirates" movie.
Bringing pets into Australia involves applying for a permit and quarantine on arrival of at least 10 days to prevent the spread of diseases such as rabies.
"If we start letting movie stars even though they"ve been the sexiest man alive twice to come into our nation (with pets), then why don"t we just break the laws for everybody?" Joyce said at the time. "It"s time that Pistol and Boo buggered off back to the United States."
Depp and Heard were given 72 hours to send Pistol and Boo back to the U.S., with officials warning that the dogs would otherwise be euthanized. The pooches boarded a flight home just hours before the deadline expired.
The comments by Joyce, who is now the deputy prime minister of Australia, elevated what might otherwise have been a local spat into a global delight for comedians and broadcasters. One newspaper website ran a doggie death countdown ticker, and comedian John Oliver dedicated a more than 6-minute segment to lampooning the ordeal.
Depp himself poked fun at the drama during a press conference in Venice, Italy, last year where he was asked if he planned to take the dogs for a gondola ride. "No," he replied. "I killed my dogs and ate them, under direct orders from some kind of, I don"t know, sweaty, big-gutted man from Australia."
Joyce posted a link to the couple"s apology video on his Facebook page, and later told reporters he doubted it was something the pair would have "willingly wanted to do." Still, he gave them credit for acknowledging they had made a mistake.
"I am happy that Ms. Heard has admitted that she was wrong and as such, that clearly shows that our position in pursuit of this was correct," Joyce told journalists. "Every nation has something that they"re red hot about, and we"re red hot about our biosecurity requirements in this nation."
When asked why Depp wasn"t charged as well, the prosecutor"s office said that there had been a "lack of admissible evidence" against anyone except Heard.
Real Sociedad vs Barcelona 1-0 All Goals & Highlights (LaLiga 2016)
Gerard Piqu leapt into the air, the ball heading past Keylor Navas and into the net. Fifteen days later, he collapsed to his knees as the ball went past Diego Alves and past the post too. The location was the same near the top right corner of the six yard box at north end of the Camp Nou but everything else had changed and fast; so fast Barcelona could barely comprehend what had happened. The final whistle went on Sunday night and a long, tortuously slow walk to the tunnel followed, like a lonely and silent search for an explanation, but the central defender could find none. Its incredible that the stars have aligned against us like this, he said.
When Piqu scored the opening goal in the 56th minute of the clsico, it moved Barcelona 13 points ahead of Real Madrid, nine clear of Atltico. It was 9.45pm on Saturday April 2 and the title race was over. Or so everyone thought. But when Piqu controlled on his chest and struck wide last night, it denied Barcelona an equaliser and left them just one point ahead of Madrid, none at all ahead of Atltico. It was 10.15pm on Sunday April 18 and as this last chance slipped away in the 89th minute, so did their hopes. Barely a fortnight had passed, two and a third games, but hed gone from flying to fallen.
They all had.
Win the clsico and Madrid will be out of it, Luis Enrique had said. Zinedine Zidane had already conceded defeat a couple of weeks before. And as for Diego Simeone, he warned of Bara that these guys dont make mistakes. But, suddenly, they did make mistakes and lots of them. Piqu put Barcelona into the lead, one goal and 13 points ahead of their rivals, but Madrid came back to beat them 2-1, the first team to do so after 39 matches. The team that couldnt lose couldnt win; 39 unbeaten became a solitary win in five, and a worthless one at that. Spanish football hasnt seen a collapse this spectacular, unexpected or absurd since ... well, since any given penalty area on any given Sunday.
Barcelona thought it was done, which may be part of the reason why it wasnt. Now, they fear its gone. The treble has; the league could follow. The advantage was huge; now only head-to-head keeps Barcelona top. Hay Liga, thats for sure. Out of the Champions League, Sunday nights 2-1 defeat to Valencia was Barcelonas third in a row in the league and leaves them having collected just one point from 12. Theyve not endured a run this bad since 2003 when the man who admits to being the worst president in the clubs history was in charge and when Louis Van Gaal was in a second spell that drew the simplest and cruellest of conclusions from culs: that they were right to hate him the first time.
Few foresaw this, although Gareth Bale was among those who did. You never know, football does funny things to teams when you lose and you never know what could happen, he said after the clsico. All they need is a few bad results and we need a few good ones and were right back in it. Not just them, either: Atltico too.
Something funny has certainly happened to Barcelona. Funny strange, that is, not funny ha ha, although there are plenty laughing their heads off. Theyve had plenty of opportunities to end it, given a second chance, and a third, and a fourth, but theyve failed to take any of them. And now look where they are. No more second chances, no more cushion.
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Against Villarreal they were 2-0 up when they brought on Jrmy Mathieu late in the second half and he scored an own goal in a 2-2 draw. Some acted like it was a good result, but it wasnt, even if Villarreal are an excellent side. Then came the international break, followed by the clsico. And thats when it really began to fall apart.
Barcelona were due to play Atltico three days later in the Champions League and not only did they play the clsico like a team whose players had crossed the Atlantic, they also played like a team that knew that they had Atltico three days later; they appeared to be trying to hold something back as they have done for months, in fact, which may just be part of the problem. Is it really so easy to shift back up through the gears? They seemed happy at 0-0 and so, in truth, did Madrid. They were happier at 1-0. But Madrid werent and, after a stampede in the final 20 minutes, Zidanes side came back to win.
Still, it was in Barcelonas hands, their grip firm. Realistically, there probably isnt a title race, no, some fool wrote. If we win at Anoeta, well be champions, ran one Catalan cover the following weekend, claiming that was the belief within the squad. They might have been right too but instead, they lost 1-0. Champions League elimination followed, against Atltico. And then this.
This was different. This time Barcelona attacked; this time they played pretty well. At times, at least. There they were coming forward in waves, rolling over their visitors. There was intensity and intent, the ball moved quickly, chances created. Lots and lots of them, right from the start. A run through the notes from the Camp Nou tells a story: Surez volley. Messi, superbly saved Diego Alves. Six yards. Messi, Rakitic, Surez, scuffed. Fast. Messi, Alba, Surez. Neymar: should score. Clean through, lob, Alves slaps it away. Surez over, from one yard. Messi: Alves save. 20. Impressive start, this. But somewhere in the middle of it all, the scrawl says: what a chance, Rodrigo! And then it says, in capitals: 1-0 Valencia!
Valencias Santi Mina celebrates scoring his sides second goal against Barcelona. Photograph: Bagu Blanco/BPI/REX/Shutterstock
A cross from Guilherme Siqueira was deflected past Claudio Bravo by Ivan Rakitic at the near post and Valencia had the lead. Soon, it was doubled. Neymar, Rakitic, Messi, Sergi Roberto ... Santi Mina, 2-0. Barcelona could barely believe it; now they had to rebel and they did. Although they had not overturned a 2-0 deficit at home since 1947, it looked like they might turn this match around when Messi scored to make it 2-1. It sounded like it too: the Camp Nou was roaring. But it didnt happen; there were shots, Valencia getting deeper, but there were fewer chances now; more offsides than opportunities. And when Piqu controlled and shot wide in the 89th minute, it was over. Somehow, they had lost. They had lost a lot. The lot?
It seems inexplicable but it happens, Iniesta tweeted. Thats football too, Rakitic said. It could have finished 3-2 or 4-3 or 5-4, Pako Ayestarn admitted, while Luis Enrique insisted: This is the path. Gerard Piqu said: I would almost rather lose playing like that than win playing the way we have recently.
There was something in that point: at least there was a reaction from Barcelona, some football too. Some of the pace and precision so lacking in recent weeks. The way they played suggested that Luis Enrique may be right to insist that there is no physical problem, although doubts linger there.
Yet this did not always convince, and that is a familiar feeling: going back even to when they were winning, victories disguising flaws. Their best players last night were probably Piqu and Javier Mascherano, which is not exactly a good sign. The midfield again lacked control, failing to impose itself on the game. The two full-backs, Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto, delivered incredibly few decent b***s into the area; when Alba at last did, Messi scored. Surez continues to miss chances he didnt before. Neymars form has fallen alarmingly. And it was telling that Luis Enrique did not use a single substitution: he didnt even send anyone out to warm up. On the bench were four full-backs, a central defender, a sub goalkeeper and Munir.
Above all, theres a reality, once so avoidable but unavoidable now. Barcelona began this game knowing that they had to win after Madrid and Atltico had beaten Getafe and Granada, but they didnt. Again. Hunted! runs the cover of AS. Just one point! they had said the day before. Now the gap at the top of the table was nought to Atltico, a solitary point to Real. The league has not looked like this for a long time. Barcelona 76, Atltico 76, Madrid 75. The cushion has gone; Bara can afford no more slip ups and, while Ayestarn said they can win five, eight or 10, when he was asked if Barcelona could win all five games, one would be a start as a new league title race opens up; a fascinating, tense five game sprint to the finish.
People wanted an equal league; well, youve got it, Piqu said. Three Spanish teams with an almost equal chance of winning the title and four Spanish teams with a chance of a double this season: Barcelona, Atltico, Madrid and also Sevilla, who are in the Europa league semi-finals and face Bara in the Copa del Rey final.
That would be a huge achievement for any of them, of course. Yet for Barcelona, having chased a treble, having had the league virtually in their hands, it almost feels like an obligation now and a far from easy one, even if they do have that head-to head advantage and despite Piqu last night insisting: I am absolutely convinced that we are going to do it. Right now it would be tempting to suggest they are the least likely of the three to win the league. The momentum has shifted: Barcelona have lost three on the trot; Madrid have won seven in a row; Atltico have won seven of their last eight. And, speaking of obligation and the pressure it applies, Diego Simeone last night tweeted objective fulfilled after Atltico mathematically confirmed a Champions League place. That sheeps clothing suits him. It could be that the fixture list does as well.
Madrid and Atltico have the Champions League too of course but even the apparent advantage of being out of Europe may be no such advantage for Barcelona: with fixtures this Wednesday, there will be no break for them, no seven-day preparation for each match. In fact, they will play three times in six days, starting in La Corua where they will be without Piqu, who is vital. Atltico go to Bilbao. Madrid face Villarreal and at 10pm: they kick off knowing the results from the other two. Mind you, Barcelona know the results too. Asked last night if he thought that his team would need to win all five to take the title, and if they were capable of doing that, Luis Enrique responded: Yes and yes.
Weve used up all our credit but win five games and we win the league, he said. Its a wonderful challenge and one we happily accept.
Levantes Guiseppe Rossi claims the equaliser against Espanyol before the club would go onto to win 2-1. Photograph: Juan Carlos Cardenas/EPA
Two free kicks that got the slightest of touches (or maybe even no touch at all on one of them) and Levante defeated Espanyol 2-1, sending their fans home chanting Yes, we can! Yes, we can! Who knows, perhaps they can too. Sportings 1-1 draw in Las Palmas time is running out on us, Jony admitted Getafes hammering at the hands of Madrid and Granadas defeat at the Caldern give them half a chance now. They face Granada on Thursday. This was the first time that they had come from behind to win a league match in over a year and it took them off the bottom, where they had been every week bar one since Week 15.
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There will be sirens in Spain again next season and in primera too. Eibar beat Real Sociedad; theyre safe for a third campaign in the top flight. And in the end, quite comfortably too. Perhaps even too comfortably for people to fully appreciate what an achievement it is.
This could be 90% of salvation, Paco Jmez said after Rayo beat Villarreal 2-1.
It was Da del Nio at the Caldern, in more ways than one. There was food, drink and games for the kids, a magic show too, and another goal for The Kid, everyones favourite atltico. He clipped in a lovely finish from Kokes pass in a 3-0 win over Granada. Thats more assists than anyone else in La Liga for Koke now and three league games in a row scoring for Atltico for Torres 4,053 days later. He has the best goals per minute ratio of any Spanish striker in 2016. (Except the injured Imanol Agirretxe who played just a handful of minutes and scored).
Madrid: very, very good. Getafe: very, very bad. (Oh, and Keylor Navas: very, very fast).
No goal line technology, no idea if Joaqun scored direct from a corner. And deliberately too. He might have done, you know.
Results: Levante 2-1 Espanyol, Getafe 1-5 Real Madrid, Las Palmas 1-1 Sporting, Eibar 2-1 Real Sociedad, Celta Vigo 1-1 Real Betis, Mlaga 0-1 Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla 1-1 Deportivo, Rayo 2-1 Villarreal, Atltico Madrid 3-0 Granada, Barcelona 1-2 Valencia
By Madeleine Marr | mmarr@miamiherald.com4/17/2016
Brian Johnson, out. Axl Rose, in! That"s the news on the rock and roll street. The Guns N Roses legend will replace the AC/DC lead singer on the band"s "Rock or Bust" U.S. leg of the tour. Last month Johnson announced he had to pull out or risk possible hearing loss. The guys were to play the BB&T Center in Sunrise on March 11.
On the group"s official website, the band responsible for such headbanging classics as Highway to h**l, Back in Black and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, wrote:
"AC/DC band members would like to thank Brian Johnson for his contributions and dedication to the band throughout the years. We wish him all the best with his hearing issues and future ventures. As much as we want this tour to end as it started, we understand, respect and support Brian"s decision to stop touring and save his hearing. We are dedicated to fulfilling the remainder of our touring commitments to everyone that has supported us over the years, and are fortunate that Axl Rose has kindly offered his support to help us fulfill this commitment. AC/DC will resume their Rock Or Bust World Tour with Axl Rose joining on vocals."
Following their Eurotour, Rose will head out on the Not In This Lifetime Summer Stadium Tour and make up the shows. The South Florida date has yet to be rescheduled but hold on to your tickets.
Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers - April 17, 2016
The Cleveland Cavaliers begin their latest quest for an NBA championship Sunday when they face the Detroit Pistons in the first game of the playoffs for both teams, a game that will stream live online for free and legally as Lebron James take his hometown team to the postseason for the second straight year and seventh time overall over his two stints with Cleveland.
But the now 31-year-old King James, who came into the NBA as a 19-year-old straight out of Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School in nearby Akron, Ohio in 2003, has never brought a championship home to Cleveland a city that has not seen an NBA title since the Cavaliers joined the NBA in 1971.
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers (Photo by Kevin C. c*x/Getty Images)
James has led the Cavaliers to their only two NBA Finals appearances, including last year when Cleveland went up two games to one against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, only to lose three straight games and the championship series.
James first took Cleveland all the way to the Finals in 2007, but in that series, the San Antonio Spurs swept the Cavaliers in four straight games.
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But the Cavaliers must win three best-of-seven playoff series before they can claim another spot in the NBA Finals this year, and standing in the way of their goal, a Detroit Pistons team that finished the season at 44-38, 13 games behind Cleveland in the Eastern Conference, to win the eighth seed and the right to face the Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs.
But in their four meetings this season, Detroit won three and lost only one to Cleveland, including an overtime win in the final game of the season April 13. But neither James, nor six-foot-10-inch power forward Kevin Love even played in that game for Cleveland.
Watch highlights of the April 13 Pistons vs. Cavaliers game in the video below.
To find out how to watch a free and legal live stream of the first game of the first-round NBA Playoffs series pitting the Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, see the streaming link in the final paragraph of this article. Tipoff at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, is scheduled for 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, noon Pacific, on Sunday, April 17.
The regular season results will likely mean nothing on Sunday with Detroit leading scorer Reggie Jackson and his Pistons going on the road to face a Cleveland team armed with a Lebron James who has played at the top of his game through the home stretch of the season.
Detroit Pistons guard Reggie Jackson (l) (Photo By Jason Miller/Getty Images)
James, over the last 10 games that he played, averaged 28.4 points, eight rebounds and 8.5 assists while firing up field goals at a lights-out 63 percent rate and 52 percent from behind the three-point line.
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ESPN3, the online-only network of international sports conglomerate ESPN, will stream the Detroit Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers first round Game One of the NBA playoffs live and for free, with video from Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. Click on this link to watch the playoff matchup that could mark the first step toward the Cavaliers first NBA title for free on a computer or watch on mobile and set-top devices with ESPN3 using the the WatchESPN app. ESPN3 is free to subscribers of almost any major internet service provider and dozens of smaller ISPs. For a complete list, check this link, or try the instructions at this link if you do not have an account with an ISP that carries the ESPN3 streaming service.
[HIGHLIGHTS] Juvenil (Divisió d’Honor): FC Barcelona A - Sant Andreu (3-0) ESPN FC"s Gab Marcotti crunches the numbers and says that travel-induced fatigue is at the heart of Barcelona"s recent struggles.
Despite falling to their fourth La Liga loss of the season in their 2-1 defeat at home to Valencia, Barcelona duo Ivan Rakitic and Gerard Pique are adamant that their team will come good in the end.
Barca went into Sunday"s game at the Nou Camp with a three-point lead over challengers Atletico and Real Madrid, but their failure to get any points on the board has now seen Diego Simeone"s team go level with them on the table, while Madrid are a point behind in third.
Coupled with their shock Champions League exit at the hands of Atletico last week, Luis Enrique"s swashbuckling Barca superstars are now going through a mini crisis that threatens to derail their season altogether.
Rakitic gave Valencia the lead when he diverted the ball past his own goalkeeper Claudio Bravo before Santi Mina doubled the advantage for the visitors. The only positive from the game was Lionel Messi ending his goal drought to pull one back in the 63rd minute.
"We have to get together and win all the games that remain," Rakitic toldMarca.
"The luck was in Valencia"s favour, but the desire was ours. It was just that the ball didn"t want to go in.
"We"re sad for what"s happened, but we"re experienced and we must be together. Together, we"ll win.
"We don"t have any doubts about ourselves, but the dynamic isn"t good and we have to change it.
"We had a clear chance at the end with Pique"s, but it only underlined the bad luck that accompanied us in the game."
Gerard Pique is confident Barcelona are still going to win the La Liga title this season.
His teammate Pique, was equally positive, but has warned that Barca have now left themselves with no room for error with five games left to play.
"We see ourselves as capable to win five out of five and we will need to do that," the Spain international said.
"Many things go through your head and it"s difficult to see the stars cross in this way. The latest developments are a great reflection but you can"t stop.
"The team is the same as two or three weeks ago. Psychologically we are well, and the sensations are different to the other defeats. It"s in our hands, and we will keep going forward.
"We have exhausted our margin of error. But I"d prefer to play like this [against Valencia] and lose than to have won in the past few days.
"I am convinced we are going to take it [the league title]."
The Catalan giants have an opportunity to get their league campaign back on track, when they travel away to take on Deportivo La Coruna on Wednesday.
