• Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, right, reacts after missing a shot. Paulo Duarte / AP Photo
    Barcelona’s Luis Suarez, right, reacts after missing a shot. Paulo Duarte / AP Photo
  • Barcelona’s Lionel Messi reacts as Deportivo players celebrate. Paulo Duarte / AP Photo
    Barcelona’s Lionel Messi reacts as Deportivo players celebrate. Paulo Duarte / AP Photo
  • Barcelona’s German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen dives to stop the ball. Miguel Riopa / AFP
    Barcelona’s German goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen dives to stop the ball. Miguel Riopa / AFP
  • Barcelona’s Gerard Pique, centre, reacts after missing a shot. Paulo Duarte / AP Photo
    Barcelona’s Gerard Pique, centre, reacts after missing a shot. Paulo Duarte / AP Photo
  • Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto, centre, drives the ball past Deportivo’s Raul Albentosa. Paulo Duarte / AP Photo
    Barcelona’s Sergi Roberto, centre, drives the ball past Deportivo’s Raul Albentosa. Paulo Duarte / AP Photo
  • Barcelona’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi looks on. Miguel Riopa / AFP
    Barcelona’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi looks on. Miguel Riopa / AFP
  • Deportivo La Coruna manager Pepe Mel, centre, celebrates with his players at the end of the match. Miguel Riopa / AFP
    Deportivo La Coruna manager Pepe Mel, centre, celebrates with his players at the end of the match. Miguel Riopa / AFP
  • Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, left, walks past Deportivo’s Raul Albentosa after losing 2-1. Paulo Duarte / AP Photo
    Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, left, walks past Deportivo’s Raul Albentosa after losing 2-1. Paulo Duarte / AP Photo
  • Gerard Pique of Barcelona reacts after missing a goal opportunity. Octavio Passos / Getty Images
    Gerard Pique of Barcelona reacts after missing a goal opportunity. Octavio Passos / Getty Images
  • Alex Bergantinos, second right, and Raul Albentosa of Deportivo La Coruna celebrate. Octavio Passos / Getty Images
    Alex Bergantinos, second right, and Raul Albentosa of Deportivo La Coruna celebrate. Octavio Passos / Getty Images
  • Deportivo La Coruna manager Pepe Mel celebrates. Octavio Passos / Getty Images
    Deportivo La Coruna manager Pepe Mel celebrates. Octavio Passos / Getty Images
  • General view of the Riazor on March 12, 2017 in La Coruna, Spain. Octavio Passos / Getty Images
    General view of the Riazor on March 12, 2017 in La Coruna, Spain. Octavio Passos / Getty Images

Football

Lionel Messi’s Barcelona brought back down to earth win a bang by Deportivo – in pictures

James O’ Hara

March 13, 2017

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Barcelona manager Luis Enrique accepted his side had struggled to shrug off the euphoria of a remarkable Uefa Champions League comeback against Paris Saint-Germain as the Spanish champions slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.

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