Sergio Ramos tonight sent another record tumbling as the Real Madrid skipper became the all-time leading Clásico appearance-maker (43 matches) following his involvement in the LaLiga clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid. The Seville-born defender, who was presented with a commemorative shirt by Florentino Pérez at the final whistle, has now surpassed the 42 El Clásico appearances made by Sanchís, Gento, Xavi and Messi.



The captain reflected on the team's performance in the following terms: "Whenever you fail to win you can never come away feeling happy. It's always good to pick up points, but the Real Madrid side we saw out there was one with real character at what's a very difficult and one of the toughest places to come, against a team that'll always see a lot of the ball and we went and tried to get it off them in their half. That's what we were looking to do and we managed it. Despite not having won the game, we come away feeling happy".



"We controlled the play and created a few more chances than them. It's a difficult place to come to and it's never easy to get the ball off Barcelona. We applied the strategy of pressing them and looked to get the ball off them right from their goal kicks and it worked out pretty well. There'll always be that debate. We're going through a great spell in terms of performances and are looking very balanced where our fitness is concerned".