“We were better”, he said.
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Madrid’s only bad result prior to the consecutive losses was a home draw against Malaga, when goalkeeper Carlos Kameni was the man of the match after stopping everything Madrid’s strikers threw at him.
Neymar tried to double the lead from a free-kick but could not beat Navas, while at the other end Claudio Bravo was equal to Madrid’s first attempt at goal, a strike from Rodriguez. “We have a chance to enjoy a unique player, he has a magic eye in the back of his head, and puts his quality to the service of the team”. “We have been effective and played a very good match here”.
Madrid have not given any details about what will be discussed by the board or at the press conference, but it comes amid speculation about the future of under-fire coach Rafael Benitez. We were simply better than them and we dominated the game.
“Unfortunately, we failed to do things well”.
“We have lost three points in La Liga and nothing more”.
It was the second consecutive loss for Real Madrid after an unbeaten start to its season, and the seventh straight win for Barcelona.
A minute’s silence was held to the tune of the French national anthem La Marseillaise and a large French flag was unfurled by the Madrid fans before kick-off in honour of the victims before kick-off.
That was a second successive defeat for Madrid – who were unbeaten in Benitez’s first 14 competitive games in charge – and left them six points adrift of Primera Division leaders Barca. “After the first goal, we controlled the game, with possession in midfield and had many chances”. Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale did not have any impact on the game.
After Iniesta scored his goal to go up 3-0, Barca brought in Messi and he helped set up the second goal for Suarez.
On Messi’s return, he added: “It was a relatively easy decision to leave Messi on the bench to start the game”. The Argentine playmaker had missed the last nine Barcelona games. Sergi Roberto made a darting run and played a well disguised through ball to Suarez, who finished expertly into the bottom corner.
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Suarez won the ball back from Modric around the centre circle and found Iniesta, who dribbled forward unchallenged to lay the ball on for Neymar, whose shot bounced off Navas and into the net.
