La Blaugrana players stated their dismay at losing to Osasuna in La Liga but remain confident that they can retain the Spanish Primera Division title.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652 Garcia helped Osasuna defeat Barcelona over the weekend. With Real Madrid claiming a hard-earned victory over a resilient Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu, La Blaugrana’s La Liga dreams seem to be over.
Los Blancos star, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629, modestly believes that Real Madrid have yet to secure the title. However, with a 10-point gap over Barcelona, Real Madrid seem to have won the title before time.
The defiant claims from the Camp Nou-based outfit are to relax Les Cules who have spoken against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604’s woeful away form this season.
Pep Guardiola and members of his world’s best team have almost surrendered La Liga title to their arch-rivals.
Spanish international, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331, stated that La Blaugrana find themselves in a complicated situation after losing to Osasuna. However, the long-standing captain believes they can still retain La Liga title.
"Clearly we're not happy with the match at Osasuna, but La Liga is not lost yet. We must be realistic and accept that it's complicated, but if this team has anything, it's that we will not give up, and we'll fight to the end," Puyol said in a press conference
after the match.
"We will fight for all three competitions, and anyone who thinks otherwise is mistaken. Before, we were in front and we were forced to keep winning win because they were close behind. Now we must try to win, to put pressure on them to do the same.”
Manager Pep Guardiola echoed the sentiments of his former teammate and reflected at the missed opportunity. At a juncture where they could have added pressure on the league leaders by reducing their advantage from 7 points to 4, Guardiola missed the opportunity
by losing out to a team like Osasuna.
As the gap at the top of La Liga standings widens to 10, the Catalan manager insisted that they will take it game by game from now on. He also stressed about their standings in the European competition and stated that they will have to be extra cautious
as they embark their unprecedented successful UEFA Champions League defence.
In respect to the calming words of Guardiola and Puyol, the sentiments in Andres Iniesta and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pedro-c29582 Rodriguez’s post-match conference truly reflected what the Camp Nou faithful are experiencing.
The duo accepted that it was a hard defeat which has surely dented their dreams of defending their Spanish crown. Continuing on the topic, they added that La Blaugrana remain confident on retaining the league title and defying the odds stacked against them.
On the other hand, young Isaac Cuenca was quite accurate with his assessment. The exciting winger rejected notions of the small pitch, the freezing climate and the refereeing decisions resulting in their defeat, and accepted responsibility of the poor result.
A 10-point lead should be enough for Jose Mourinho to see off the challenge of Pep Guardiola’s men. With 16 matches left in the league, this title is for Real Madrid to lose.
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