{"id":6658,"date":"2026-11-02T15:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/gordon-fires-back-at-claims-psg-real-madrid-are-above-barcelona-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:01:04","slug":"gordon-fires-back-at-claims-psg-real-madrid-are-above-barcelona-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/gordon-fires-back-at-claims-psg-real-madrid-are-above-barcelona-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"Gordon fires back at claims PSG, Real Madrid are above Barcelona \u2013 Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barcelona forward Anthony Gordon has rejected claims that Real Madrid<\/a> and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)<\/a> are superior to his club, insisting the Spanish champions have the quality to compete with Europe\u2019s elite despite consecutive defeats to the two sides.\n<\/p>\n

Barcelona lost 4-2 away to European champions PSG in the UEFA Champions League on October 20 before suffering a 2-1 home defeat to Real Madrid in the El Clasico on October 25.\n<\/p>\n

The back-to-back setbacks ended Hansi Flick\u2019s side\u2019s unbeaten run and renewed questions about their ability to deliver against Europe\u2019s strongest teams, particularly as Barcelona seek to win the Champions League for the first time since 2015.\n<\/p>\n

Read Also: Champions League: PSG beat Barcelona in six-goal thriller<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

However, Gordon insisted that the defeats did not prove Madrid and PSG were better teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think they\u2019re above us. We have to take responsibility for both losses because they\u2019re the two biggest games we played so far this season and we lost, but I don\u2019t think they\u2019re above us,\u201d Gordon told reporters.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we are a fantastic team, and on any given day we can beat anybody. In these two games, the PSG game has a bit of context\u2026 On the weekend in their league, they rested their whole team.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t have this privilege, so we were really tired in the game. This is normal, fine; we have to take responsibility, but I think they had a massive advantage with this.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Gordon also maintained that Barcelona deserved to win the Clasico, despite Real Madrid securing victory through a late goal from Kylian Mbappe after the hosts\u2019 defence faltered.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cMadrid is the one game, the most important game we want to win. For me, we should have,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, we were the better team in the game; we had all the ball, all the possession, and better chances, but we were a slight bit off our best game. It cost us in the end; we conceded two very bad goals.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cAgainst this kind of opposition and this level of player, it can really hurt you in these games. We\u2019ll learn for next time, and I\u2019m really excited to play these teams again to show what we can do.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Barcelona will look to return to winning ways in the UEFA Champions League when they host Premier League side Aston Villa on Tuesday before travelling to face Atletico Madrid in La Liga on Sunday.\n<\/p>\n

Barcelona signed Gordon from Newcastle United during the summer in a deal that could rise to \u20ac80 million ($89 million).\n<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old has scored three goals and provided five assists in 13 appearances across all competitions for the Catalan club.<\/p>\n

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