Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has claimed that Barcelona players celebrating their four-goal El Clasico victory “as if they had won the title” spurred them on to winning La Liga.
Barca defender Gerard Pique sent out a tweet that evening to confidently state “We are back” while Dani Alves claimed that Los Blancos were “lucky” to be ahead of the Blaugrana in the standings.
It was a somewhat bizarre statement, as Real Madrid moved 18 points clear of Barca this weekend by winning their 35th La Liga title with four rounds of games remaining.