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Antolin Alcaraz: 'Wembley not a distraction for Wigan Athletic'

Alcaraz: 'Wembley not a distraction'
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Wigan Athletic defender Antolin Alcaraz says that the team are fully focused on their relegation battle, despite having a trip to Wembley in the FA Cup secured.

Antolin Alcaraz has insisted that none of his teammates is distracted by the club's trip to Wembley next month.

Having defeated Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park, the Latics will now travel to the home of English football to take on Millwall in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

However, with the team in a Premier League relegation battle, Paraguay international Alcaraz has claimed that survival in the top flight should be in the forefront of the mind of the players.

"We have Wembley to look forward to, but for me the most important game is always the next one and that is Norwich City," he told the Wigan Evening Post.

"We will worry about the FA Cup when it comes around next month. For now we must concentrate on the league because there are some important games coming up. We have shown in the last few games that we can win games in this league, and we must keep that up if we are to move away from the bottom of the table."

With nine matches left to play, Wigan are 18th in the standings.

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