Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has argued that Sunday's defeat to El Clasico does not mean that his side are inferior to Real Madrid.
The match was fairly even from a stats point of view, with Barcelona having a handful of chances to seal the win themselves, but they were already two goals down by the time Sergio Aguero netted deep into injury time.
Sloppiness in front of goal was a major problem for Barcelona, and after the game, Koeman insisted his side were better than the result suggested.
"It's true that we were good in the first half, we controlled the game well," he said (via Marca). "We had a great opportunity to get ahead on the scoreboard.
"But in the second half, they did their part and defended well, and we were not able to create danger. With their counter attack, you have to be vigilant. I'm disappointed by the result but not by what we have done as a team.
