David Villa insists Barcelona were far better than Real Madrid in the first-leg of the UEFA Champions League
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Villa-c10629 has insisted that Barcelona were a far better side in the first-leg of the UEFA Champions League and added that the sending off of Real Madrid midfielder Pepe was the turning point of the match.
Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-0 in the first of the two legs at the Santiago Bernabeu courtesy two brilliant goals from Argentinean Lionel Messi. The home side were down to ten men when midfielder Pepe was shown a straight red
card for a high footed tackle on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dani-Alves-c9869, at the hour mark.
Villa claimed that his side had the upper hand in the game and the Catalans dominated possession for most of the match. The Spaniard was all praise for fellow teammate http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, and said Barcelona deserved to win the match.
“I think we were far superior throughout the match. I think Madrid being reduced to ten men was crucial. But they were down to ten men because it was a clear and just red card,” he was quoted as saying.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Ramos-c33096 for the return leg. He admitted that his side had the edge but said there were
still 90 minutes to play and anything could happen.
Villa stated that their focus would shift to the League now as they have difficult away fixture against Real Sociedad and a win would be the best result for them.
“We have a tough game at home. For now, we must think about the league and get ready for a very tough ninety minutes. We won the first leg of the semi-finals. We played our way and this must be maintained. We tried to open the
pitch up a lot. They made it difficult but we had the players in midfield. Today we are happy,” the striker concluded.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 international has scored 22 goals in 42 matches in his maiden season for the Catalans after a 40-million-Euro move from Valencia in the summer of 2010.
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