Real Madrid in disarray after Barcelona Clasico demolition

Players apologise after 4-0 defeat, but Rafa Benitez under pressure amid claims of a dressing room mutiny

 Luis Suarez
(Image credit: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP/Getty Images)

Real Madrid stars have been lining up to apologise to their fans after they were humiliated in front of their own fans by arch rivals Barcelona in one of the most one-sided El Clasico encounters for years. The match leaves coach Rafa Benitez in danger of losing his job just five months after he took over.

Barcelona ran out 4-0 winners at the Bernabeu as Luis Suarez scored twice and Neymar and Andres Iniesta also found the net in a dominant display.

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