Real Madrid's Pepe insists Barcelona players "will fail"

After victory over Real Valladolid, Real Madrid defender Pepe insisted Barcelona would suffer a stumble before season's end.

"They have been playing well because they have good footballers," said Pepe, "but these players are human and will fail. When they do, we will be ready to close the gap."

"We didn't play as well as we wanted, but the important thing was to win after Barcelona had won last night (Saturday)."

"At this point, the only thing that matters is to keep winning."