FC Barcelona won the clasico return counting for the 26th day of La Liga 2-1 against Real Madrid on Sunday at Camp Nou, and took a big step towards the coronation, with now a twelve-point lead at twelve days of the end.
A goal worth a league! Thanks to a recovery from Franck Kessié in added time, FC Barcelona won Sunday’s La Liga clasico return 2-1 against Real Madrid, and took a big step towards the coronation, with a twelve-point lead in the lead. In a jam-packed Camp Nou (95,745 spectators, season record), the Catalans started the game badly, with an own goal from Ronald Araujo, who deflected a cross from Vinicius into his own cages in the 9th minute. , then equalized just before half-time, thanks to a goal from Sergi Roberto’s right, well placed on the fall of a blocked shot.
And in additional time (90th + 2), Kessié, who was expected to start the game in place of Sergi Roberto (whom he replaced in the 77th minute), delivered the Catalans from a flat foot recovery straight after a cross from Alejandro Balde. Joined by the entire bench and all his teammates, the Ivorian midfielder who arrived from AC Milan celebrated his goal with effusion in front of the boiling north corner of Camp Nou.
Asensio, with one breath
An unexpected end to the match, because a few minutes earlier, Xavi’s men thought they had lost this 253rd clasico in history. Because in the 81st, Marco Asensio, barely entering the game (76th in place of Fede Valverde) believed to offer victory to Madrid… but his left goal, similar to Kessié’s goal, was canceled by the video referee due to an offside position. A decision that reignited the Camp Nou, which resumed its songs and encouragement.
Because this clasico, much more rhythmic and more exciting than the first leg of the Copa del Rey played by the two teams in early March at the Bernabéu, offered something to be moved about. Against the backdrop of the refereeing scandal and accusations of corruption that have rocked Barça for several weeks, the most watched club game in the world made Barça the first team in the world to reach the 100-win mark against Barcelona. “White House”. Dominated for a good part of the match, the Merengues woke up too late, at the very end of the match.
Appointment in Copa
After Araujo’s own goal, the first conceded by Barça in the course of the game this season at the Camp Nou in La Liga, Carlo Ancelotti’s men remained asleep for a good part of the meeting, and no longer created danger the entire first period. Karim Benzema, holder despite a blow to his ankle on Wednesday against Liverpool, did try to alert Marc-André ter Stegen from afar after just 24 seconds of play, with a first shot on target… but that’s it.
Real can almost already say goodbye to its crown of champion of Spain, which now seems destined for Barça de Xavi … and will very quickly have to refocus on the Champions League, where it will face Chelsea in the quarters. But the two teams will meet again very quickly: from April 5, in the semi-final return of the King’s Cup at Camp Nou, Real will have the opportunity to erase this setback and rebalance the accounts. Because this season, the Catalans have won three of the four clasicos disputed.
Source: Europe1
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