Pep plays down Barca’s Clasico win

BARCELONA coach Pep Guardiola resisted the temptation to bask in Saturday’s electrifying 3-1 Clasico victory over Real Madrid after arriving in Japan for the Club World Cup.

The European champions overcame Real at the Bernabeu at the weekend to leapfrog their bitter rivals to top La Liga, albeit having played a game more.

But Guardiola insisted Barca were already focusing on a different threat in the Far East — winning their second Club World Cup in two years.