Real and Barca warm up in style for Clasico
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MADRID, DEC 04 -
Angel Di Maria inspired Real Madrid to a 3-0 win at Sporting Gijon and Cesc Fabregas scored twice in Barcelona’s 5-0 drubbing of Levante on Saturday as the two rivals warmed up in style for next weekend’s ‘Clasico’.
Real eased to a 10th consecutive league victory, and their 14th in a row in all competitions, to cement their three-point lead over second-placed Barca who have played one game more than Jose Mourinho’s side.
Champions Barca have stuttered on their travels but they maintained their superb home form against this season’s surprise packages Levante, taking their record at the Nou Camp to eight wins and one draw with 39 goals scored and none conceded.
Real have 37 points from 14 matches. Valencia are third, four points behind Barca with a game in hand after captain Roberto Soldado came off the bench to score the winner in a 2-1 victory at home to Espanyol.
Levante are four points further back in fourth.
Mourinho praised his players for their solidity in defence and efficiency in attack but was reluctant to discuss the crunch game against Barca before Real’s Champions League match at Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday.
“The team is winning and we are playing well,” said the Portuguese who is bidding to end his former club Barca’s three-year grip on the Spanish title.
“We are winning because of our quality, the spirit of the players and our ability on the counter attack,” Mourinho told reporters.
Posted on: 2011-12-04 10:35
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