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Barcelona welcome Valencia to the Nou Camp on Sunday - live on Sky Sports 3 HD from 7.15pm - looking to get their La Liga title challenge back on track. Luis Enriques side have lost three of their last four matches in all competitions, exiting the Champions League to Atletico Madrid and seeing their lead at the top of the table cut to one point after defeats to Real Sociedad and Real Madrid.They remain favourites in the league and face Sevilla in the Copa del Rey final, and while Real Madrid kept the pressure on in La Liga with a 5-1 victory over Getafe on Saturday, Enrique believes his side will put their difficult run behind them when Valencia come calling. We have to lift ourselves up and focus on what we have ahead of us, he told reporters. And that means two very attractive competitions that we are still involved in.We have to forget the past. It wont be easy, and we are going to need the fans support more than ever. Its at difficult times like these that we need them most.The players are fine, theyre fully recovered. Of course the disappointment has been hard to swallow, but theyre professionals. Theres still a lot to look forward to. Not many teams can say that they have won the league and cup double two years in a row. Lionel Messi was largely on the periphery as Barca lost to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Theres a world ahead of us - six league games. We need to perform well, avoid making mistakes, be effective and play good football. This is not our best spell of the season, and we just have to accept that.Aside from recent injuries to Rafinha, Jeremy Mathieu and Thomas Vermaelen, Enrique can choose from a full squad. Luis Enrique took full responsibility for Barcelonas Champions League defeat Meanwhile, Valencia are coming off an impressive 2-1 victory over Sevilla and head coach Pako Ayestaran believes his side have an opportunity against Sundays opponents.Well try to make sure that their possession is not so high, but we know that we will spend a long time without the ball and we have to know how to manage those moments, he said. Heres how Barcelona lost against Real Sociedad last time out in La Liga It is an opportunity, not a risk. The mental factor always has an influence. With Barcelona it is always tough, but it is important that we continue to grow from the line we have marked out for ourselves.There are aspects that you adapt depending on the opposition, but we are clear about the team are going and where we are growing. Discount Soccer Jerseys . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. 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With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Soccer Jerseys Outlet . Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night. WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals took a chance signing Mat Latos to a minor league deal in June. The move paid off on a major league mound on Monday.In his first big league start since June 7, Latos threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and one run with three walks and four strikeouts as the Nationals beat the New York Mets 8-1.Latos also hit a solo home run and Antony Rendon added a three-run shot as the Nationals increased their lead over the Mets to 10 games in the Nationals League East.I was pleased with the fastball command, said Latos. I was able to make some pitches when I needed to. I really had an out pitch where I could put away some hitters.Latos had a solid first start with the Nationals, but left the game with one out in the fifth inning with hamstring tightness. He will be reevaluated Tuesday.Reynaldo Lopez (3-3) was among three relievers to combine for 4 2/3 scoreless innings.Latos signed with Washington in June after the Chicago White Sox released him. He was added to the Nationals 40-man roster earlier this month.Ive told him its a chance to re-establish his value, said manager Dusty Baker, and get back on the board as a big-league pitcher and try to find a home and not go from team to team to team because he has good stuff.For the third straight outing Mets starter Rafael Montero (0-1) struggled with command. Montero walked three Nationals in the first inning, including Bryce Harper and Wilson Ramos with the bases loaded.Latos led off the second with a solo homer, before Daniel Murphy doubled and Harper was intentionally walked. The move backfired as Rendon then delivered his 18th homer of the season to put Washington ahead 6-1.Montero allowed five hits and six runs in 1 2/3 innings with four walks and two strikeouts. Over his last three starts, Montero has allowed 14 walks in 11 innings.Manager Terry Collins said Montero will not start again in five days.Its pretty frustrating, because he does have good stuff, Collins said. You can see when hes actually throwing strikes, you know, theres not a lot of good swings. Buut he gets himself in trouble because he gets behind in counts.dddddddddddd.Jose Reyes hit a leadoff double in the first and later scored on a Yoenis Cespedes RBI sac fly to give New York a short-lived 1-0 lead.Ramos and Ryan Zimmerman added RBI singles for Washington.BACKMAN NOT RETURNING:Former Mets infielder Wally Backman will not return as the organizations Triple-A manager in 2017. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told reporters that Backman has decided to move on, after working in New Yorks minor league system since 2010.STREAKING:Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy has a hit in all 17 games against the Mets this season. According to the ELIAS Sports Bureau, that ties the record for the longest hit streak against the Mets in one season (Rennie Stennett in 1974, Luis Castillo in 2002 and Dee Gordon in 2015).TRAINERS ROOMMets: Infielder Wilmer Flores missed his second straight game with a stiff neck. Manager Terry Collins said that Flores tried to hit Monday afternoon but his neck remained sore. Flores was injured Saturday after a home plate collision with Atlanta Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski.Nationals: Manager Dusty Baker is optimistic that RHP Joe Ross (shoulder inflammation) will soon be reinstated from the 60-day disabled list. Ross, who last pitched for the Nationals on July 2, threw a simulated game Saturday after making two rehab starts with Triple-A Syracuse.UP NEXTMets: RHP Noah Syndergaard (13-8) looks to snap a personal three-game losing streak against the Nationals as he makes his fifth start of the season against the NL East leaders. Syndergaard threw seven innings and allowed two runs on three hits in a 4-1 loss to Washington Sept.2 at Citi Field.Nationals: RHP A.J. Cole (1-1) will make his fifth start of the season Tuesday and his second against the Mets. Coles best outing came Sept.2 in New York when he allowed one run and three hits over six innings for his first career Major League win. ' ' '