E. Valverde: "Both teams played a closed match"

Ernesto Valverde didn't lament too much after the goalless draw in the "El Clasico" match.

The recent match at the "Camp Nou" stadium ended without goals. The Madrid "Real" team created enough opportunities in the first half of the match, but E. Valverde believes that neither team had a clear advantage.

"It was a very closed match in which both teams played at certain stages," - said the coach at a press conference.

"They applied high pressure, which didn't allow us to get into the match so easily. It was very tense, there were many yellow cards shown, but that's "El Clasico."

"We knew they would press us, but there are certain things that need to be solved in the field - those are micro-battles. We wanted a victory, but in this type of match, it's not easily achieved," - added E. Valverde.

Both "Barcelona" and "Real" remain with the same points - 36.