Barcelona defeat Mourinho's Madrid by 5-0

Friday, December 3, 2010
Published by Lee Chin Chye

BARCELONA, Spain: scored twice as Barcelona ripped Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid apart in a 5-0 to go top of the ranking of the BBVA League.

Xavi Hernandez and Pedro Rodriguez scored inside 18 minutes before David Villa scored a second-half brace. Substitute Jeffren Suarez scored the fifth goal in the 90^th minute.

Andres Iniesta picked out Xavi as he streaked between two defenders and the ball flicked off the Spain midfielder's heel before he reacted quickly to direct it past Iker Casillas for the 10th-minute opener.

Lionel Messi, who set up two goals and was a constant threat, was the star of the show for the hosts, putting Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo  in the shade in the much-hyped matchup of two of the world's best players.

Mourinho biggest lose for first time 

Former Chelsea and FC Porto coach Mourinho suffered his worst ever loss to stay winless in six trips to Barcelona. He had never lost by more than three goals before.

"You have to have character, when you lose by five goals you can't leave crying, you have to go and work harder," Mourinho said. "You never want to lose by these numbers."

Mourinho now has his work cut out to wrestle the league trophy away from Barcelona, the two-time defending champion, and return silverware to the Spanish capital. Madrid hadn't lost in 26 games, stretching to its last defeat by Barcelona in April.

"I spoke with my players a few minutes ago and I told them the season had not ended today," Mourinho said. "Last year I left here with a loss and a couple of months later I left here heading to the final of the Champions, who knows what can happen this year." Mourinho said.

Barcelona now leads Madrid by two points with 34 points from 13 games after a seventh straight league win. However, this is the biggest lose for Real Madrid’s coach Jose Mourinho life time.