Valverde admits Barca are better than Madrid sunlit1688

sunlit1688 Federico Valverde admitted Barcelona were better than Real Madrid, especially in the second half, as Los Blancos were crushed 4-0 at home. sunlit1688

Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde admitted Barcelona were the better team in the second half of this season’s opening El Clasico before the momentum of the game changed after Robert Lewandowski scored to give the Blaugrana a 4-0 lead, Diario AS reports on Tuesday.

Valverde found the first half of the game to be fairly even, but Barcelona were the better team in the second half, and the momentum of the game changed when Lewandowski put the visitors ahead 1-0 in the 54th minute, before the Polish striker added another in the 56th minute, followed by goals from Lamine Yamal and Rafinha in the 77th and 84th minutes respectively.

‘I thought Barcelona played very well, especially in the second half. The first half was very tight, but the first goal changed everything,’ Valverde said. ‘They scored the second goal and it goes beyond tactics and football and you can play a little bit more crazy. ‘

Barcelona also showed maturity in their management of the game after they took the lead, handling the pressure with confidence and finishing the game in fine form.

‘They played very well, they knew how to deal with situations when they were ahead and that’s all. They played a good role at the Bernabeu.’

Despite Real Madrid’s heavy defeat to their arch rivals, Valverde remained positive and refused to let the defeat decide their season, citing the 4-0 defeat at the Bernabeu two years ago as an example. However, they still won La Liga and the Champions League. 

‘We lost 0-4 at the Bernabeu two years ago and ended up winning the Champions League and La Liga.’ ( sunlit1688 )