“Real Madrid already have a new coach in Zidane, I believe it’s time to give him the opportunity, as Barca did with Pep Guardiola and Luis Henrique [sic]”.
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Luis Suarez gave the visitors an 11th-minute lead, Neymar doubled the advantage before the break and in the second period Andres Iniesta scored a goal worthy of his all-action performance. “They are our eternal rivals and we both want to win the same trophies”, added the former Spain midfielder. “We talked yesterday. There is a normal player and coach relationship where you get feedback before a game like this”.
He also explained the decision to leave Lionel Messi on the bench, with the Argentine introduced as a 57th minute substitute for his first appearance since September 26. The team’s attitude has not disappointed me.
Barcelona has widened the leading advantage in the 39th minutes as Iniesta sent a little ball through to Neymar, who scored at the front post. The only thing we can do now is continue to work hard and see how we can improve for the next match. “It will go down in history as a memorable game for Barcelona”, Enrique noted. “We are at the beginning of the project, we have confidence and there are still plenty of games left to play”.
He said: “There is no way whatsoever that this kind of performance – we’re not even talking about the result – but the performance, will have no consequences”. If that had been a goal, we could have gotten into the game. “His injury (knee ligament) was more serious than mine and he needed longer to recover but we all know how vital he is to the team”.
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“We wanted to attack and win back the ball high up the field but it didn’t come off”, he said. We managed to that on a few occasions but not on others, and were made to pay for that. “We were solid at the back too and it was more the merit of Barca than the fault of Madrid”.
