An unexpected reaction inside the Barcelona dressing room during the match between Real Madrid and Chelsea!
Despite the tension and historical rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona, the Catalan team's dressing room reflected a sportsmanship and a realistic analysis of the match between the royal rivals Chelsea in the European Football Champions League!
And the Spanish newspaper, “AS”, revealed an unexpected reaction of some players inside the Barcelona dressing room to Real Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Chelsea in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the continental championship, which Barca players did not miss, despite their focus at the time on playing the first leg of the quarter-final match. The final of the European League against Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
The newspaper said that the comments of the Barcelona players while watching the match focused on praising the French star Karim Benzema, who scored three goals, while they criticized Chelsea's performance and their individual mistakes, especially the Senegalese goalkeeper Mendy, who caused the third goal.
And the newspaper quoted one of the senior players in the Barcelona dressing room - whose identity was not revealed - that Real Madrid does not die, indicating that the team was not affected by the loss against Barcelona in the last "El Clasico" with a historic quartet.
And it is not the first time that players have come out publicly to praise Real Madrid players, as Barca player Dani Alves had written on his account on “Instagram” weeks ago, a publication in which he praised Benzema’s performance in the match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, in which the French star scored a “hat-trick” maximum. Through one of the most prominent European clubs nominated to win the European title, especially as it is packed with big stars, most notably Argentine Lionel Messi, Brazilian Neymar and French Kylian Mbappe.
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