Claudio Ranieri says Leicester are still living a "fairytale" as they aim to reach the Champions League knockout stage.
Saturday's defeat at Watford left the Premier League champions just two points above the relegation places having lost twice as many games - six - as they did in their entire title-winning season.
Results in Europe have been much better, and a draw against Club Brugge at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday would secure a last-16 place in the club's first Champions League campaign.
But Ranieri denies that the competition has taken Leicester's focus away from their title defence, and ahead of the Brugge game he said: "I don't think it's a distraction. It's enjoyment. I don't see the difference.
"If you see the match against Watford and the match against Copenhagen or Brugge or Porto, it's the same. The difference is in the Champions League matches we score, in the other matches no.
"Our focus is this: try to win tomorrow and then go back into the Premier League and try to improve our table.
"Yes of course I have to work harder, everyone has to work harder. The team, the lads are very strong and we know we have to fight a lot and we have to change this way but now we have the opportunity to go in the Champions
League knockouts.
"Our fairytale is continuing, we did something special last season and we're doing it again this season."
Riyad Mahrez did at least break a Premier League duck stretching back to mid-August in his side's 2-1 defeat at Vicarage Road, but the winger has also upped his game in Europe with three Group G goals in four games.
He said: "To be honest I enjoy the Champions League like the Premier League. When I was younger we wanted to play in the Champions League and now we are playing in this and we are doing well.
"There is no special game for me because all the games are important and I enjoy all the games."
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