New Barcelona defender Mathieu looking forward to Real 'Clasico' Jérémy Mathieu had seemed like an odd signing to some Barcelona fans when he arrived this summer from Valencia. Some thought the unassuming Frenchman, at thirty, was just a little too old. Manager Luis Enrique didn't agree. And the centre back has proven to be the defensive lynchpin in the new Barca boss's set up. In an exclusive interview ahead of his first 'El Clasico' on Saturday, Mathieu told AFP how it was not a game to lose. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES