The encounter is certain to be remembered as one of the most emphatic Clasico victories of all time, and Enrique made it clear he is aware of the stature of his team’s performance as he said: “We are entering into club history”.
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Barcelona on Saturday brightened their hopes of a sixth La Liga title after humiliating Real Madrid with a stunning 4-0 victory.
Midfielder Ivan Rakitic, who was nursing a muscle injury, was included in the team’s starting lineup, as were Luis Suarez and Neymar, who have scored 20 of the 23 goals scored by Barcelona since Messi got injured. “It was a tough night, a hard night for all of us”. We’re Real Madrid and we can’t give in or drop any more points. “In this case the players have enough quality to do better”, he told AS.
“It’s a great feeling because they’re our main rivals”, he said, adding he was delighted at the win, “because of the way we achieved it”.
“I believe we tried to have the ball but their game is possession”.
Taking charge of the biggest fixture in club football for the first time, Benitez suffered a baptism of fire that leaves him in a precarious position only three months into his debut season. “There’s a long way to go yet”, he insisted. “It really feels good to have played so much better – we did what we set out to do”.
“When you lose to Barcelona, the fans feel hurt and they want an explanation”. “We talked yesterday. There is a normal player and coach relationship where you get feedback before a game like this”. If that had been a goal, we could have gotten into the game.
Barcelona now sit a comfortable six points ahead of Real Madrid at the top of the table, but Atletico Madrid could leapfrog Los Blancos and move to within four points of Barcelona if they can beat Real Betis tonight. It’s important to recover as a group.
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Eusebio’s men took the points with a 2-0 win thanks to second half goals from Imanol Agirretxe, who volleyed in his ninth goal of the season, and Xavi Prieto, who scored from close range following a defensive error.
