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Marcelo: Madrid not inferior to Barca after Clasico loss

The left back was in a positive mood post-match, despite a 3-2 loss in Sunday's Clasico

Real Madrid's last-gasp Clasico defeat to Barcelona does not make the European champions inferior to their bitter rivals, insisted Marcelo as the full-back remained upbeat.

Zidane: Madrid should've been smarter

Madrid's lead atop La Liga was erased as title-holders Barcelona stunned the hosts 3-2 in a thrilling top-of-the-table clash at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.

Lionel Messi scored in the 92nd minute — his second of the match — to silence Madrid and their fans in the Spanish capital after substitute James Rodriguez had equalised seven minutes earlier following Sergio Ramos' red card in the second half.