Ilkay Gundogan asks for more passion from Barca after Clasico defeat

"I didn't come here to lose these kinds of games or to allow these kinds of gaps to open up". The German, who scored his first goal in the Clásico, showed his anger with the dressing room after the game. He did not like the attitude of some team-mates and asked the team for pride in defeats: "This is part of the problem. Emotions have to come out when you lose. And when you know you can play better and do better in certain situations," the former Man City man said. 

After his great performance in the Clásico and his goalscoring debut, the player went to the dressing room very upset about the defeat. I want to be honest, but not too much," the midfielder said after the game. "I don't want to say something I shouldn't say. I come from the dressing room and obviously people are disappointed but after such an important game and an unnecessary result I'd like to see more anger and disappointment". 

The German called for the team to "take a very big step forward" to avoid a repeat of these situations because otherwise "Real Madrid and Girona will slip away from us". "If you don't react, then this will be transferred to the pitch. We have to take a very big step in this respect because if not Real Madrid and even Girona can escape us", he said.

Finally, he commented that he did not come from Manchester City to waste time. He cannot allow these things to happen: "I didn't come here to lose these kinds of games or open these kinds of gaps. I also have a responsibility as a senior player not to allow the team to let these things happen," he concluded.