Luka Modric has rejected suggestions Real Madrid only won the Clasico on Saturday because Barcelona were under-par.
Los Blancos secured a thrilling 3-1 over the fierce rivals in front of a delighted Santiago Bernabeu. Neymar had given the visitors an early lead but the 10-time Champions League winners hit back with goals by Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe and Karim Benzema.
Speaking to a Croatian newspaper about the game, the midfielder said Madrid were too powerful for Barcelona and rejected comments by some pundits saying Los Cules were under-par.
“Except for the first 20 minutes, Madrid were awesome. Since I’ve been in Madrid this is the most convincing demonstration of power,” Modric was quoted as saying.
He added: “Against a great rival we’ve confirmed our team has an incredible amount of quality and, if we use it right, there are few who can resist us.
“Barca are powerful. I’m not one of those who will say they’re weaker than before. They have phenomenal individuals and you see how we saw how we were punished right away for giving them a second of space. I think Barca actually seemed less powerful because Madrid were so impressive.”
He also hailed the team’s mental strength and ability to recover having gone a goal down so soon, and praised Iker Casillas for his wonder save to prevent the hosts going further behind.
“[Coming from behind] shows our psychological stability and our strength,” he argued.
“I have to say that perhaps the key moment was the fantastic reaction and infallible positioning of Casillas to Messi. If we had gone 2-0 down it would have been very difficult to take the lead.”
Honestly, Galacticos (Real Madrid players ) shown the stuffs the were made of, outclass Barcelona. Make sure they do what they know how to do best.
Great one from the present best team in the globe.