Barcelona clobbers Real Madrid 4-0

“We were the better side and the triumph is down to us”.

During the match, Real Madrid fans called for the resignation of the team’s manager Rafael Benitez.

“I don’t think Real Madrid gave up, we were a level above them and we outnumbered them in many areas of the game”.

“It has been an all-round performance”.

Both Rivaldo and Zidane are treated as legends at their former clubs, with Rivaldo winning a total of five trophies with Barca, while Zidane won six with Madrid including the 2001-2002 Champions League – where he scored a memorable volley in the final.

FC Barcelona turned the latest edition of Spain’s Clasico into a laugher, crushing Real Madrid 4-0 here Saturday evening to move six points clear of the Blancos in the La Liga standings.

Barca’s dominance, which prompted the angry Real fans to roundly whistle their own team and chant for president Florentino Perez to step down, was all the more remarkable considering coach Luis Enrique had started with a fit-again Lionel Messi on the bench.

In his 100th game in a Madrid shirt, this was a glorious chance for Gareth Bale to dispel the mounting critics of his impotent displays in a Real shirt for the past 18 months.

Luis Suarez scored twice and Neymar once as the duo kept up their impressive form, while Andres Iniesta also got on the scoresheet.

In front of this audience Luis Enrique’s side put on a performance that nobody was expecting as Barca dominated Real, who rarely threatened the Primiera Division leaders.

“We wanted to win by the highest goal difference possible and the bigger the distance the better”, he said.

The 23-year-old played more key passes (6) than any other player in the victory, while his goal took him to the top of the scoring charts in La Liga, with 12 to his name.

“We battled hard and tried to play our game despite the weather and the main thing is that we got a point”, fullback Maicon told reporters.

“Whenever we win or lose we are all part of it and obviously it hurts a lot to lose and to lose this way”.