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The Bernabeu left furious

The only fair thing to say about the weekend is that Real Madrid were utterly outclassed and destroyed by their most bitter rivals.

Barcelona strode into the Spanish capital, waltzed around the Bernabeu turf for 90 minutes and left with their place at the top of La Liga secure - and with Los Blancos fans furious.

It wasn’t meant to be like this. When Lionel Messi went down injured in September, that blow was meant to see Barca stutter and hand Madrid the impetus to march to the summit of Spanish football.

Instead, amid talk of being defensive etc, they’ve failed and they came into the Clasico BEHIND their rivals. Instead, it was Barca who asserted their dominance, romping to a 3-0 lead BEFORE bringing back Messi for his return. 4-0 at full-time, an embarrassment.

Benitez is a man under pressure...What will Florentino have to say about his future, and that of his side?

Here’s what our man Ed Malyon had to say on Saturday



