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Barca vice president Mestre slams Ronaldo comments

Jordi Mestre says none of the Barcelona players would blame defeat on their teammates as the Real Madrid star appeared to do on Sunday.

Barcelona vice president Jordi Mestre has criticized Cristiano Ronaldo for blaming Real Madrid's La Liga woes on his teammates, claiming none of the Catalan club's players would do the same.

Madrid slipped to a 1-0 defeat to city rival Atletico on Saturday thanks to a second-half strike from Antoine Griezmann.

That result, combined with Barca's 2-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday, leaves Madrid in third place, 12 points adrift of Luis Enrique's leaders.