⚽Barcelona coach Xavi said Real Madrid beat his team in the Clasico because they were more mature.
Vinicius Junior gestures during the Spanish League football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Sunday. Los Blancos earned a 3-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu to replace Barca at the top of La Liga on Sunday, moving three points clear of their Catalan rivals.
Barcelona signed various players in the summer, including La Liga’s top goalscorer Robert Lewandowski, Jules Kounde and Raphinha. “We have to mature. Against Inter, Bayern Munich, in Milan, here, these are games where we weren’t , but we will learn.” Barcelona president Joan Laporta was asked to leave the officials’ dressing room after going there to ask questions about decisions following the defeat, per referee Jose Sanchez Martinez’s official report.