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Marc-Andre ter Stegen defends Barcelona's reaction after defeat to Leganes

BARCELONA -- Marc-Andre ter Stegen has told ESPN FC that Barcelona's players are only human after Leganes goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar accused them of being bad losers.

Cuellar claimed not a single Barca player congratulated Leganes on Wednesday after they inflicted a first defeat of the season on Ernesto Valverde's side at Butarque.

However, Ter Stegen explained that Barcelona's reaction to the shock defeat was born out of frustration at their own performance as they gave up two goals in 68 seconds after half-time to lose 2-1.

"I don't think that it's true," the German goalkeeper said when asked about Cuellar's assertion that the Barca players don't know how to lose.