"This is preseason and the results of our three matches weren't as we expected, but the important thing for us is August 8".
Not only are Barcelona and Real Madrid fierce rivals, they're also two of the top-five most valuable franchises in sports, according to Forbes.
The Welshman has endured an exceptionally underwhelming pre-season and that continued in Miami as he failed to make a meaningful impact despite the open and attacking nature of the game. We count the goals, read the forecast.
PSG full-back Dani Alves, formerly a teammate of Neymar's at Barcelona, has also weighed in with his opinion on his next destination.
Ivan Rakitic doubled Barcelona's lead just a few minutes later, at which point it looked like a Madrid side that was suiting up sans Cristiano Ronaldo could be in big trouble.
It should have been a fourth for Barca in the 55th minute after Neymar rounded Navas but he fired wide following some fancy work from Messi, while Suarez was denied by the Costa Rican moments later and Samuel Umtiti had his shot cleared off the line.
If this is to be his last game for the Blaugrana, he leaves as one of their standout performers in recent memory, 105 goals and 80 assists in 186 appearances isn't shabby.
"We started pretty bad - two goals in six-to-seven minutes, obviously there's not much you can say".
FCB has got an exciting start in the pre-season. His first three (albeit unofficial) games have all ended in wins.
Barca, for their part, have recorded two wins in North America, with Neymar inspiring the Catalans to wins against Juventus and Man United.
Cillessen is the man between the sticks as Ter Stegen continues to relax after his Confederations Cup success with Germany.
Before the break, Madrid expertly equalised as Marco Asensio broke from a Barcelona corner. Barca have drawn crowds of more than 80,000 in NY and Washington and Pep Guardiola described Manchester City as "playing an away game" as Madrid supporters provided the vast majority of a record 93,000 crowd for a football match at Los Angeles' Memorial Coliseum, where City ran out 4-1 winners last Wednesday. This is the third match for Barcelona in this season.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona El Clasico live streaming will be telecasted on ESPN / ESPN Deportes channels in the US and Premier Sports channel in the UK.