Barcelona stand-in coach Jordi Roura has drawn a line under the controversies surrounding Wednesday's 1-1 Copa del Rey draw with Real Madrid.
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The Spanish giants met yet again for the latest edition of El Clasico, and like many meetings before it, the game was not without its controversial moments.
Barca superstar Lionel Messi was slated for labelling Real coach Aitor Karanka as "Mourinho's puppet" after the final whistle, while Barca full-back Dani Alves claimed to have been subjected to racist chanting throughout the 90 minutes.
Roura, however, was keen to move on from Wednesday's events, claiming the upcoming La Liga fixture against Valencia requires all their attention.
"The team is only focused on Sunday's match. I will not comment on other issues, I only want to talk about football," he told reporters. "The Mestalla has always been a tough place for us to go, particularly in the past four or five years, and they are in good form at the moment.
"The Clasico game won't affect us, we are focused on Sunday."
The Blaugrana coach also revealed that Sergio Busquets will be ready to return to action against Los Che, after recovering from a minor knock.
He added: "He [Busquets] had a small problem, but he's been training normally and he will be available."
The Catalan club go into Sunday's match hoping to extend their 11 point lead over nearest rivals Atletico Madrid in La Liga.
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