{"id":1134531,"date":"2020-03-02T16:43:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T16:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1134531"},"modified":"2020-03-02T16:43:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T16:43:33","slug":"the-worst-real-madrid-gerard-pique-el-clasico-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/the-worst-real-madrid-gerard-pique-el-clasico-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The worst Real Madrid I have faced&#8221; \u2013 Gerard Pique rues El Clasico failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Gerard Pique has labelled this current incarnation of Real Madrid the &#8220;worst&#8221; he has ever faced at the Bernabeu after Barcelona\u2019s lacklustre 2-0 reversal on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Los Blancos triumphed in Chamartin thanks to second-half goals from Vinicius Junior and Mariano Diaz, which has subsequently taken the capital club above Barca in La Liga.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How\u00a0El Clasico unfolded: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Barca and Real met for the latest\u00a0El Clasico instalment at the Bernabeu on Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>Real recorded a 2-0 win to leapfrog their traditional rivals to the top of La Liga.<\/li>\n<li>The reverse fixture at the Camp Nou was an uncharacteristically tame 0-0 draw.<\/li>\n<li>And that scoreline threatened to spill over on Sunday as both sides entered the interval deadlocked.<\/li>\n<li>However, Real scored two second-half goals to secure three vital points in what many of the Spanish press were dubbing the &#8216;Fight for LaLiga&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7516762\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the build-up to match, many were labelling this contest a proverbial six-pointer with just two points separating the rivals at the summit of the Spanish top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>A win for the hosts has taken\u00a0<span>Zinedine Zidane&#8217;s side above Barca, but Pique was unimpressed with the performance of his long-standing adversaries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Real\u00a0Madrid in the first half was the worst Madrid I&#8217;ve faced at the Bernabeu,&#8221; Pique said. &#8220;We missed a chance to hurt them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have to play better than in the second half, though, we lost balls and they grew in confidence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When quizzed on whether the loss has been amplified by the current standard of Real, Pique responded:\u00a0&#8220;Yes, they were giving off the worst possible impression and I don&#8217;t say it as a criticism. We all have problems in our clubs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I have the feeling that it&#8217;s an important missed opportunity [for Barcelona].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sancho, Haaland, Hakimi &amp; Brandt | Meet Borussia Dortmund&#039;s Fantastic Four\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OpOpxJuRT0U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pique: La Liga not decided just yet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Defeat for Barca has not only knocked the Catalonians off their perch but could also have serious psychological implications in the forthcoming months.<\/p>\n<p>Bragging rights for Real and a victory despite obvious faults in Zidane&#8217;s side could dent Barca&#8217;s motivation levels, but Pique insists the title race is far from a foregone conclusion at this stage.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;We still have a\u00a0margin of improvement and it is enough for us to win\u00a0La Liga\u00a0if we do things well until the end of the season &#8212; but we have to do them well,&#8221; Pique said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whenever you lose [at the Bernabeu], you get hurt. 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