FC Barcelona widened their lead at the top of La Liga even further by winning once morest Real Madrid on Sunday with a score of 2-1. Author once more of a good performance, Thibaut Courtois did not however manage to lead his club to victory and saw Barça take a 12-point lead in the standings.
“We played a good match, we controlled the match, I don’t think they had any big chances,” commented the Devil rogue at the beINSports microphone following the match. “I think in the second half it was a little more closed. We had a lot of counter-attacks, space, but we didn’t make the right decisions in the last pass and we forgot to finish well. The goal (from Asensio), unfortunately, is offside and following, looking for the victory, they put the goal. That’s a shame. But I don’t think it changes much: losing or drawing, we had to win the match and we didn’t. »
Now, the title race seems particularly compromised. The last bulwark of Madrid does not give up, but knows that the task is very difficult. “We will play until the end but we have the Cup and the Champions League so there are still a lot of matches for us,” continues Courtois. “In the league, we will try to the end, but naturally it’s four games apart and this year, Barça has not lost many games. Today they have gained more confidence and I don’t think they will lose four matches. We will try until the end and following we have the Cup, we will come here at the beginning of April and we will try to win this match, I am sure we can do it. »
Real Madrid will indeed meet Barcelona on April 5 at Camp Nou for the Copa del Rey semi-final second leg. The Merengues lost 0-1 in the first leg.
