Barcelona star insists Real Madrid were not the better team in El Clasico despite defeat: ‘We should have won’

Barcelona star insists Real Madrid were not the better team in El Clasico despite defeat: ‘We should have won’ Real Madrid made a statement to the rest of La Liga by securing an impressive 2-1 victory over Barcelona at the Spotify Camp Nou . It has been around 10 days since the game took place, but its repercussions are still being discussed in the Spanish media. Jose Mourinho’s side went into that game as underdogs following Barça ‘s perfect start to the season, but they completely outplayed the Catalan side. However, one Barcelona player believes otherwise, convinced that the result does not reflect the balance of the game. Gordon insists Barcelona deserved to beat Real Madrid As quoted by Mundo Deportivo , Barça winger Anthony Gordon has insisted that Madrid were not superior to Hansi Flick’s team. “Are PSG and Real Madrid better than Barcelona? I don’t think so. We take responsibility for the two defeats, but I don’t think they’re better than us,” Gordon declared. Anthony Gordon believes Real Madrid were not better than Barcelona. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) The Englishman then explained why he thinks Barcelona should have emerged victorious against their arch-rivals. “We’re a great team and we can beat anyone. PSG had a rest during the weekend and had a significant advantage.” “Against Real Madrid, I think we should have won: we had more of the ball and created better chances, but we lacked something, and that cost us the victory.” Real Madrid’s tactical approach tells another story Gordon’s assessment comes from a Barcelona perspective, and he points to their 62% possession and 18 shots compared to Real Madrid’s 10 as key indicators of the game’s balance. However, those figures do not tell the complete story. Los Blancos generated around 1.94 expected goals (xG) compared to Barcelona’s 1.19 and also created 4 big chances. Jose Mourinho outcoached Hansi Flick during Clasico. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images) Mourinho deliberately set his side up to play without the ball, be defensively organised and hit Barcelona on the counter. Contrary to what Gordon says, having more of the ball doesn’t mean the Catalan side deserved to win the game. Irrespective of the arguments one might make in hindsight, the bottom line is that Los Blancos outplayed Barcelona on the night. They were the team that secured the three points at the Camp Nou , and in the league table, that is all that will matter.