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Pellegrino last month and reserve team coach Luis Cembranos has overseen three league games since.

Cembranos helped Leganes beat Real Mallorca 1-0 in their only victory this season, but the team then fell to defeats by Real Madrid and Eibar.

Mexican coach Aguirre, 60, previously managed Osasuna, Atletico Madrid and Espanyol in Spain, with his most recent post at the helm of the Egyptian national team.

Meanwhile Barcelona defender Nelson Semedo says the team must improve if they are to win the Champions League following their disappoint­ing defeat by Levante in La Liga at the weekend.

The Catalans last won the European competitio­n in 2015. Since then they have been eliminated at the quarterfin­al stage three times and were denied a place in the final last season by eventual champions Liverpool.

The team has been criticised by Spanish media after their shock 3-1 loss at Levante on Saturday, despite staying top of La Liga.

Barcelona host Slavia Prague on Tuesday in the Champions League in Group F, which they top by three points from Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund on four each.

“We have to improve a lot, a lot, but don’t forget we have a draw and two wins and in general we had seven wins in a row, but of course we have to improve,” Semedo told a news conference on Monday.

“We have to take advantage of the Slavia game to correct errors and offer a response. It’s an important game tomorrow. If we win, we take a step forward in the Champions League and I think we’re going to see a reaction (from the defeat).”

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde conceded his team faced more scrutiny after the defeat in Valencia.

“It’s clear that when you lose you’re under more pressure, we know what it means to lose at this club,” Valverde said.

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