Football
El Classico; Real Madrid too Hot for Barcelona
Real Madrid FC of Spain has gotten their fourth Consecutive El Clasico Win for the first time since 1965, after as well as Back to back away triumphs against Barcelona for only the second time in the club’s history.
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David Alaba’s debut goal for Real Madrid and Lucas Vázquez’s stoppage-time strike gave ‘Los Blancos’ their fourth consecutive ‘El Clasico’ win for the first time since 1965, as well as back-to-back away triumphs against Barcelona for only the second time in the club’s history.
The first half-hour was underwhelming, as both teams tried to break down the other. ‘La Blaugrana’ dominated possession but produced little to test Thibaut Courtois.
Ansu Fati was dangerous for the hosts, attempting to become only the fourth player in the 21st century to score in his first two ‘El Clásico’ starts, and would have claimed an assist had Sergino Dest not wildly blazed over a shot from 12-yards, unmarked in the box.
Barça’s wastefulness proved to be their undoing, as they fell victim to Real Madrid’s counter-attacking tactics and fell behind before halftime.
Following a set piece, Vincius Jnior and Rodrygo advanced the ball with speed and precision to David Alaba, who shot his first goal for the club past Marc-André ter Stegen into the top right corner from the edge of the box.
Ansu Fati was dangerous for the hosts, attempting to become only the fourth player in the 21st century to score in his first two ‘El Clásico’ starts, and would have claimed an assist had Sergino Dest not wildly blazed over a shot from 12-yards, unmarked in the box.
Barça’s wastefulness proved to be their undoing, as they fell victim to Real Madrid’s counter-attacking tactics and fell behind before halftime.
Following a set piece, Vincius Jnior and Rodrygo advanced the ball with speed and precision to David Alaba, who shot his first goal for the club past Marc-André ter Stegen into the top right corner from the edge of the box.
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Real Madrid’s fourth ‘El Clásico’ victory in a row keeps them from being overtaken by their bitter rivals in the La Liga standings. Instead, they leapfrog the Catalan giants to the top of the standings by five points.