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Barca coach hails Celta鈥檚 class act
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Barcelona coach Luis Enrique hailed the quality displayed by his former club Celta Vigo as it thrashed the European champion 4-1 on Wednesday.
Enrique鈥檚 men had arrived in Galicia with a 100 percent record in La Liga, but were well beaten as goals from Nolito and John Guidetti either side of a double from former Liverpool striker Iago Aspas sealed a famous night for Celta.
鈥淲hen a team has been better than you there is no more to add,鈥 said Enrique, who took charge of Celta during the 2013-14 season before joining Barcelona.
鈥淚 prefer to be beaten by a team that plays like Celta, without any traps and purely on football grounds. I congratulate them and urge them to continue playing like that.鈥
Barca has now conceded four goals in a game three times in just nine matches this season.
However, Javier Mascherano claimed it was being outplayed that concerned him more than last season鈥檚 treble winner鈥檚 defensive woes.
鈥淚t always hurts to lose at Barca. We have a thick skin and all we can do now is think about Saturday and remember what happened last season,鈥 said the Argentine.
鈥淭here can be a day when the opponent is better and beats you to every ball. Part of it is our fault and part of it is to their credit.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 have any excuses. They beat us soundly and we have to keep working. The most worrying thing is that we feel outplayed.鈥
Celta also stunned Barca 1-0 at the Camp Nou last season and its coach Eduardo Berizzo believes the fearlessness of its performance was worthy of such a sensational result.
鈥淭here were special circumstances and a bit of luck that went our way,鈥 he said. 鈥淥ur idea is to play the way we did tonight, trying to take the game to the opponent no matter who we are playing. The players have delighted the fans. Football and the people present tonight were the winners.
鈥淚 congratulate the players because they were perfect.鈥
Barcelona鈥檚 defeat allowed Real Madrid to go top of the table for the first time this season as it was 2-1 victors at Athletic Bilbao thanks to Karim Benzema鈥檚 double.
The Frenchman scored either side of Sabin Merino鈥檚 second-half equalizer to take his tally to six goals in his last five games.
Elsewhere, Rayo Vallecano beat Sporting Gijon 2-1 and Levante drew 2-2 with Eibar. Villarreal beat Malaga 1-0, while Sevilla lost 0-2 to newly promoted Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.
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