Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-2 in a real spectacle at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium and are very close to their 36th La Liga title after the two teams are now 11 points clear with 6 rounds to go. The Catalans led twice with goals from Andreas Christensen and Fermin López, but goals from Vinicius, Lucas Vazquez and Jude Bellingham brought success to the “royal club”. Bellingham scored both goals in Real’s 2-1 league win in October.
Barcelona took the lead in the 6th minute after a goal by Andreas Christensen. The Dane intercepted Rafinha’s cross from a corner and left Andrii Lunin no chance.
Two minutes later, Luka Modric found Vinicius in the penalty area, but the Brazilian’s shot went over the crossbar.
In the 14th minute, Lamin Yamal forced Lunin to save his shot, which went to the bottom left corner.
In the 16th minute, Pau Kubarsi committed a foul in the penalty area and Cesar Grado pointed to the penalty spot. Behind the ball stood Vinicius, who with a performance in the left corner overcame Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Nine minutes later, Robert Lewandowski headed home. Unfortunately for him, his effort went over the crossbar.
In the 28th minute, Yamal again showed good actions. After a corner, the ball reached him, he shot, but Lunin saved again. In the situation, serious doubts remained as to whether the ball did not cross the goal line with its full volume, but a goal was not reached.
At the very end of the first half, the Catalans got into another good position after Ilkay Gundogan took a direct free kick. His shot went just over the crossbar.
In stoppage time of the first half, Frenkie de Jong suffered an injury and was replaced by Pedri. The Dutchman was taken out on a stretcher, and the injury resulted in a duel with Federico Valverde.
In the 58th minute, Fermin Lopez fell in the penalty area after contact with a defender of the “royal club”, but the referee did not award a penalty.
11 minutes later, Lamin Yamal was found on the edge of the penalty area. He controlled well, broke free from a defender, and fired with his left foot. Lunin was able to get in initially but missed the ball and it went to Fermin López, who subsequently celebrated his goal wildly in front of the Real fans.
The joy for Barcelona was short-lived, after the home team equalized in the 73rd minute. Real played well down the left flank, Vinicius crossed and Lucas Vazquez was in the right place to send the ball into the left corner.
Five minutes later, Vinicius’ shot was easily saved by Ter Stegen.
In the first minute of stoppage time, Real Madrid finally took the lead. Braim Diaz advanced and found Lucas Vazquez on the right. He passed to the ground where Joselu got away with the ball but it fell into the path of Jude Bellingham who scored his third goal against the Catalans this season.
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