Suarez struck twice either side of goals from Neymar and captain Andres Iniesta as Barca humiliated their arch rivals with an imperious performance at the Bernabeu to surge six points clear at the top after 12 matches and ratchet up the pressure on under-fire Real coach Rafa Benitez.
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“We’ve made mistakes and against a team like Barca you pay for those dearly”.
“I don’t think Real Madrid gave up, we were a level above them and we outnumbered them in many areas of the game”.
Although Lionel Messi came off the bench in the second half, it was Suarez who scored again, lifting the ball over a stranded Keylor Navas.
“We will analyse this, but most important is to get the group back together and focused on moving forward and getting three points in the next game”.
“Thinking about La Liga, there is still a long way to go and we need to do things as we were doing them when we were undefeated”.
Iniesta added a third following a sumptuous backheel from Neymar, before firing into the roof of the net, and Suarez slotted into the far corner late on to cap a miserable night for Benitez and the home fans, before Isco lashed out at Neymar.
“Now we have to train hard and work hard to improve”.
Rivaldo wrote on Instagram that Real Madrid should appoint Zinedine Zidane as their new coach, while.
Los Blancos now find themselves six points behind Barcelona in the race for the Spanish La Liga title.
The 28-year-old Costa Rica worldwide has been out of action with a groin injury since helping the Merengues to a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in a UEFA Champions League match on November 3.
It could have been 3-0 had Marcelo, who later had to go off injured, not cleared Luis Suarez’s effort from the goal-line.
Barca controlled the ball and led 2-0 by the break thanks to goals from Luis Suarez and Neymar, the first of which arrived after a passing move involving over 30 touches of the ball by Barcelona players without Madrid getting close to it.
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Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo came up with big saves in the few chances created by Real Madrid, including a couple by the lackluster Ronaldo.
