No culer can really be too downhearted after a remarkable performance from Barcelona against Los Blancos who were, before kick-off, the heaviest of favourites.
Whether followers of the Blaugranes like it or not, the Xavi project is in its infancy and will take time to blossom.
However, if the 120 minutes against Carlo Ancelotti’s rampant La Liga leaders is anything to go by, the club are going to be just fine.
Defensively Barca were again naive at times, however, better teams have been undone this season by the Benzema-Vinicius double act.
It’s a shame that when Real’s goals came, they were all totally avoidable.