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Actual Madrid and Barcelona each took to the sector unbeaten in La Liga this season, with Barça main its rival on factors distinction on the high of the league.
However after the centenary version of El Clásico on the Bernabeu stadium, it was Actual Madrid who stamped its authority on the league with a 3-1 victory on Sunday, regardless of a late comeback from Barcelona.
Madrid gave the impression to be cruising to victory after targets from Karim Benzema and Federico Valverde had given it a 2-0 lead at halftime, whereas halfway by means of the second half, Benzema celebrated as if he had added a 3rd just for it to be chalked off for offside.
However as the sport gave the impression to be tapering off in direction of a regulation Madrid win, Barcelona struck by means of Ferran Torres to make it 2-1 and arrange a grandstand finale.
Though Barcelona continued to press for an equalizer, it was Madrid who confirmed its in the end comfy victory late on with a Rodrygo penalty.
Either side had skilled very completely different run-ins to the weekend.
Whereas Madrid had progressed into the Champions League knockout phases on Wednesday, Barcelona’s hopes of a last-16 berth now hold by a thread after a dramatic draw towards Inter Milan.
The European champions Actual confirmed its ruthless streak within the first half, clinically taking a 2-0 lead into the break.
First, 12 minutes in, Karim Benzema fired a deflection into the aim after Vinícius Júnior outstripped Sergi Roberto down the wing however couldn’t get his preliminary effort previous goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Then a wonderful workforce effort doubled Madrid’s lead 23 minutes later, as Valverde completed off slick passing from Vinícius Júnior, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Ferland Mendy.
Barcelona had solely glimmers, half possibilities that stalled on the final second – like a ball slid to Robert Lewandowski that his foot might solely scoop over, fairly than into, the aim – because it struggled to unlock Actual Madrid’s protection.
And after halftime, the sample continued with Actual controlling possession with ease till on the stroke of 83 minutes when substitute Anssumane Fati’s cross discovered Torres to drag his facet again into competition.
Fati injected some urgency into Barcelona’s assault however simply as the sport started to open up, the referee awarded Madrid a penalty for Eric García’s journey on Rodrygo.
Rodrygo stepped as much as the spot and made no mistake with the end to substantiate his facet’s victory and its place on the high of the desk.
