Real Madrid 2-3 Barcelona

Barcelona

It’s dependably an uncommon event when El Clasico comes around the bend. The fixture is one of the greatest sporting occasions on the planet, with a contention that is as much political as it is about football.
Who might leave with the gloating rights this time at the Santiago Bernabeu?

First Half

Kick Off

An early fight in midfield resulted, as both teams attempted to pick up control of the center of the park.
Some early strategic variations could be seen from Madrid, as Cristiano had all the earmarks of being playing on the correct side, to incredible impact figuring out how to find pockets of space amongst Umtiti and Alba with help from Carvajal.

The Portuguese went down in the case after a late challenge from Umtiti, however, the ref stayed unmindful.
Subsequent to being besieged by the capital side, Barcelona broke free on the counter just for Carvajal and Casemiro to shut down Iniesta on the left flank. Madrid notwithstanding would counter as Cristiano Ronaldo, who took a long shot, directly at Ter Stegen; the German did his part in keeping threat under control.
The men in white had looked overwhelming in the opening ten minutes, and Barça was attempting to stay aware of Madrid’s pace on the counter.

A great counter that started at the feet of Lionel Messi would end with a Luis Suarez strike that went wide; splendid cross from Paco Alcacer and a booming strike from the Uruguayan.
Minutes after, Casemiro entered the referee’s book with a yellow, as the Brazilian cut-down Messi with a skeptical challenge from behind.

A decent spell of ownership enabled Barcelona to increase some similarity of control in an unfriendly domain.
Another counter from Barça 20 minutes into the game, ended with a messy finish from Suarez, as the Uruguayan misused a cut-once more from Paco Alcacer.
In a stunning sight, Lionel Messi started to seep from his mouth as he got elbowed in the face by Marcelo enroute to a Madrid counter-attack. The Argentine got a touch of treatment before entering play with a tissue close by to keep the blood under control.
In a disorderly minute for Barcelona from a Real Madrid set-piece, Sergio Ramos struck the woodwork just for Casemiro to put the bounce back in the back of the net.

1-0, Real Madrid.
In the event that there was any individual who could bring back Barça into the game, it was Lionel Messi and he did only that as he spilled past the Madrid defense in tight space, to place his shot in the base corner past Keylor Navas.

1-1.
With ten minutes left in the first half, Gareth Bale who was clearly surged once more from injury went down grasping his leg, which implied that Asensio advanced onto the pitch for the Welshman. Samuel Umtiti entered the referee’s book in the next minute, for a late challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo.
The last couple of minutes of the half were end-to-end as both teams attempted to cut themselves a chance of excelling in the game, with neither getting over the line before the referee’s whistle.

Second Half

The second half started with no new changes from either side.
Neither one of the teams had an effect in the early minutes, with the pushes and shows turning out in full aplenty.
The Catalans attempted to escape their own particular half under Madrid’s pressure, which in the end prompted a Marcelo cross for Benzema. The Frenchman be that as it may, was shut down rapidly by Ter Stegen.
Minutes after, Paco Alcacer ended up with space inside the Madrid box, yet neglected to make use of Alba’s pass with a frail shot directly at Navas.

Another possibility for the Catalans as Suarez neglected to control a brilliant through-ball from Messi in the opposition box.
Gerard Pique almost gave Barça the lead, as he associated with a corner ball, with enough venom to tear up the net, just for Navas to hold up under the sting on his palms.
The game had sunk into an unfaltering mood with both sides taking some couple of minutes with the ball, before surrendering ownership to the opposite side.

In a perilous counter-attack, Asensio places Cristiano in a fantastic position to score, yet the Portuguese squandered his chance. Minutes after, Suarez would have his shot on goal, just for Navas to make a fabulous save.
With twenty minutes on the clock, Luis Enrique took off Paco Alcacer for Andre Gomes, in an immediate substitution positionally.
In the remarkable mold, Ivan Rakitic made things the same as before, as he took a rocket from fresh, to sizzle his shot into the far post to give Barcelona the lead.

1-2, Barcelona.
Madrid grabbed the pace, attempting to get the favorable position, yet in a foolhardy move, Sergio Ramos cut down Lionel Messi with a staggeringly late challenge, which left the arbitrator with no other decision yet to streak the red.
With just ten men on the field, it seems unimaginable for Madrid to return. Gerard Pique had another shot on goal, yet Keylor Navas answered with a thrilling save. New entrant Kovacic would cut down Messi, and enter the referee’s book; James went ahead for Madrid, in the expectation of rejecting a draw.
With Madrid pursuing a goal, their ten-man exertion appeared to be insufficient. In any case, James Rodriguez did the inconceivable as he finished Marcelo’s cross from short proximity.

2-2.
Could this game have another goal in it?
Both sides were giving it their everything, nor was happy with a win. Madrid proceeded with their surgeon Ter Stegen regardless of being a man down.
Notwithstanding, it was Messi who went to the fore as he finished off what he started as another fabulous dribble from Sergi Roberto.
Messi took his shirt off, held his pullover strong and high before the Santiago Bernabeu, giving all of us a picture, that will stay carved in our memories for whatever remains of our lives.

2-3, Barcelona.
The ref blew his three pips to convey a vehement game to its end.

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