Spain points to Chile brawl as sign of unity
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September 4, 2011, Sunday
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SPAIN says it has proved it is united by the way the players stood up for each other during a fight at the end of their friendly against Chile in St Gallen, Switzerland, on Friday.
Midfielder Andres Iniesta said the incident had buried any suspicions of a rift between the Real Madrid and Barcelona members of the squad, following the recent acrimonious clashes between the two clubs.
"We're all fighting for the same cause and we're all teammates, there's no doubt whatsoever about that," Iniesta told reporters after Spain's controversial 3-2 win.
The Spanish sports daily Marca appeared delighted with what it said was a sign of togetherness.
"There was a war at the end of the match, but peace was declared between the Real Madrid and Barca international players, who stood up for each other," it said.
"Real and Barca players were involved in another flare-up, but this time on the same side," it added, before launching into a detailed explanation of how Barcelona's Sergio Busquets entered the melee to defend Real's Alvaro Arbeloa.
The fighting overshadowed superb performances by Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas, who came on in the second half and rescued Spain after it had been over-run in the first half when it was losing 0-2.
Iniesta scored Spain's first goal and set up the second for Fabregas, who also scored the winner from a rebound after his own penalty had been saved.
Midfielder Andres Iniesta said the incident had buried any suspicions of a rift between the Real Madrid and Barcelona members of the squad, following the recent acrimonious clashes between the two clubs.
"We're all fighting for the same cause and we're all teammates, there's no doubt whatsoever about that," Iniesta told reporters after Spain's controversial 3-2 win.
The Spanish sports daily Marca appeared delighted with what it said was a sign of togetherness.
"There was a war at the end of the match, but peace was declared between the Real Madrid and Barca international players, who stood up for each other," it said.
"Real and Barca players were involved in another flare-up, but this time on the same side," it added, before launching into a detailed explanation of how Barcelona's Sergio Busquets entered the melee to defend Real's Alvaro Arbeloa.
The fighting overshadowed superb performances by Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas, who came on in the second half and rescued Spain after it had been over-run in the first half when it was losing 0-2.
Iniesta scored Spain's first goal and set up the second for Fabregas, who also scored the winner from a rebound after his own penalty had been saved.
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