Former Real Madrid winger Steve McManaman feels Barcelona could have won Sunday's El Clasico by a bigger margin.
Los Blancos were thumped 4-0 by a reviving Barca side at the Santiago Bernabeu. Xavi's side dominated the match and the scoreline could have easily been more embarrassing for the La Liga leaders.
McManaman, who represented Real Madrid between 1999 and 2003, slammed his former team's performance, saying:
"The Real Madrid team were awful today, you don't want to have anything to do with it, I feel sorry for the substitutes coming on because you know that there was nothing they could do to lift this team and get them back into the game and they will be remembered as a part of this performance."
McManaman rated Madrid's display against Barca as one of Los Blancos' worst performances of late, adding:
"This is one of the worst performances I have seen in a long time and forget the fact that it was in a Clasico which was worse. I was shocked really by the level of performance today because there was no cohesiveness, no defending, nobody wants to win the ball back and it could have been 6-7 and we still would have just accepted it, it was that bad today."
Real Madrid can still win the La Liga and the Champions League
Despite the 4-0 hammering at the hands of Barcelona, Real are still 12 points clear at the top of the table, having played one extra game.
With nine rounds remaining (Barcelona have one more), the La Liga title is likely to head to the Santiago Bernabeu at the end of the season.
Madrid are also alive in the Champions League. They beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 on aggregate in the Round of 16 to progress to the quarter-finals.
They will next face Chelsea in the premium European competition. The Spanish giants will be hungry for revenge. Real lost their last season's Champions League semi-final tie 3-1 on aggregate against the Blues.
A win over Chelsea would set up a semi-final date with either Pep Guardiola's Manchester City or local rivals Atletico Madrid.
minimizer
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The moment I saw that line up, I knew were fuckd... only good thing is thay there were only 4 goals.. could've been definitely worse
I hope he won't bottle laliga for u. see bale, see hazard. if you can't play them in big matches, try dem in matches like Mallorca etc. but no he won't. how can a player with no match fitness perform in a big match. he only change wen the time is 85 minutes. caward coach
citbnpstuy
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horrible performance.with that display I have huge doubts on our progression in UEFA champions league
Dibbcdeopz
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Say thanks to God, because I know some of you were already praying for benzema to get an injury.... 🙏🙏😭
Dibbcdeopz
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Say thanks to God, because I know some of you were already praying for benzema to get an injury.... 🙏🙏😭
♥️MADRIDISTA♥️
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Seriously bro. I don't know where this ancelotti with his old fashioned tactics came from. The only reason we got past PSG was cuz of the brilliance of benzema.. take that away snd ancelotti wouldn't know what to do.. and that game is proof of this.
Ofc bro benzema is carrying real Madrid alone bro It's really a big shame for playing like that against Barcelona I didn't expect this kind of performance from the players too I hope we can win 5 remaining laliga games in a row So we will celebrate laliga title before the league ends
Subhomadridista
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The moment I saw that line up, I knew were fuckd... only good thing is thay there were only 4 goals.. could've been definitely worse
coach hates jovic and hazard he should play them once he doesn't know to rotate squad nothing ,UCL is over la liga is only hope
Muhammadadoduwan
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the champions league is onready over This self coach can't win against any oganize team
ashurana
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real only gonna win laliga that's it ! they might win against Chelsea but in semi's they won't able to....
Daeaeikpuz
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The moment I saw that line up, I knew were fuckd... only good thing is thay there were only 4 goals.. could've been definitely worse
I was curious about the line up too…after seeing it I lost hope…u don’t get to experiment players in big matches like that…that was not a match experiment someone to a new position…zidane was doing that but he was cautious with type of matches he does so.
dibalnoy
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forget about winning Champions League and focus on La liga pls😂😂😂😂😂
Daeaeikpuz
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In some very critical games…he ruined the run…the copa de rey we could have won that match…he ruined…the psg first leg we could have done better..luckily the comeback saved us…but now in el clasico?!…really?!…I’m still wondering about the Chelsea game and if we beat Chelsea what will he do facing Man City…it’s frustrating
Benzema9fan
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The moment I saw that line up, I knew were fuckd... only good thing is thay there were only 4 goals.. could've been definitely worse
Actually i lost faith in Ancelotti since the Madrid was eliminated from the Copa del-rey
lewbimu
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I support real to win la Liga and champions league
themainman
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Bro u know after 53 minutes I go to sleep because I thought barca will win the game with 9.0 But thanks GOD it didn't happen Anchelloti is finished We want zidane Our team didn't respect him which he deserved 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Seriously bro. I don't know where this ancelotti with his old fashioned tactics came from. The only reason we got past PSG was cuz of the brilliance of benzema.. take that away snd ancelotti wouldn't know what to do.. and that game is proof of this.
♥️MADRIDISTA♥️
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The moment I saw that line up, I knew were fuckd... only good thing is thay there were only 4 goals.. could've been definitely worse
Bro u know after 53 minutes I go to sleep because I thought barca will win the game with 9.0 But thanks GOD it didn't happen Anchelloti is finished We want zidane Our team didn't respect him which he deserved 😭😭😭😭😭😭
yehbnoruy
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that's our Barcelona 👊💗
themainman
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The moment I saw that line up, I knew were fuckd... only good thing is thay there were only 4 goals.. could've been definitely worse