The 41-year old praised Barcelona for progressing to the semi-finals of Copa del Rey and stated that they were better than Real Madrid in the double-header.
Barcelona drew 2-2 with Real Madrid at the Camp Nou and progressed to the semi-finals of Spanish domestic cup competition on an aggregate score of 4-3.
The Catalan manager praised his team for continuing their run for trophies galore and stated that they deserved to progress in the Copa del Rey.
In a change of circumstances, Real Madrid pressurised their Catalan counterparts for most of the second leg. However, true to their colours, Barcelona scored against the run of play with Lionel Messi’s genius on display.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 Alves made it 2-0 in first half’s injury time, as Los Blancos looked resigned to yet another hapless defeat against La Blaugrana.
Nevertheless, the Capital club fought back in the second half. They showed their reserve as they climbed the deficit and were on the brink of a remarkable comeback.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Karim-Benzema-c20350 added another to bring them within touching distance of a memorable victory.
In the post-match conference, Pep Guardiola was coy on the performance of Los Blancos and was reluctant to praise his arch-rivals.
Analyzing the match, he stated that Real Madrid had to improve on their outings and did so brilliantly. Continuing on the topic, Guardiola added that Barcelona were better over the course of two legs, while Real had a better second half.
"Madrid only did what we would have done in their situation. The [Barcelona] players showed great strength and I congratulate them. Madrid is a great team and therefore this merits our victory, Madrid played a good game, but we were the victors over the
180 minutes," he said.
The former Spanish international also praised Mourinho during his post-match conference.
"With respect to my colleague [Mourinho], I want to thank him for congratulating our party at the Bernabeu," he stated.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 and Levante. They return their attention to La Liga where they travel to Vila-real to take on the challenge of the Yellow Submarine
at home.
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