Foot: Real Madrid wins a Clasico under tension in Barcelona
Sergio Ramos in pursuit of Lionel Messi, this October 24, 2020 in Barcelona.
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Text by: David Kalfa Follow
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Real Madrid won 3-1 on FC Barcelona, this October 24, 2020, during the 7th day of the Spanish Football Championship (Liga).
This result relieves the Madrilenians who remained on two defeats at home.
On the other hand, he pushes Barça in the La Liga standings.
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Zinédine Zidane and his Real Madrid players breathe better, unlike those of Barça and their coach Ronald Koeman.
This October 24, 2020, the Madrilenians won 3-1 in Barcelona
a Clasico under tension
due to the poor start to the season of the two Spanish clubs.
This match, counting for the 7th day of the Championship (Liga), started with a bang.
From the 5th minute, midfielder Frederico Valverde opened the scoring with a cross shot, following a good through pass from striker Karim Benzema: 0-1.
However, FC Barcelona replied immediately.
In the 8th minute, Lionel Messi launches Jordi Alba.
The left side sends a center tense towards Ansu Fati who resumes at close range: 1-1.
At 17 years and 359 days, the Spanish striker of Bissau-Guinean origin becomes the youngest scorer in the history of these mythical confrontations between the two giants of La Liga.
A Clasico that is worth the detour
This Clasico keeps all its promises, despite the absence of spectators at Camp Nou, due to the Covid-19.
In the 23rd minute, Messi clears defender Sergio Ramos with a rake and tries to slide the ball to the near post.
But Thibaut Courtois throws himself to the ground.
Shortly after, FC Barcelona's goalkeeper, Norberto Neto, distinguished himself in turn by deflecting a recovery from Benzema (25th).
After the break, Philippe Coutinho misses a golden opportunity to give the advantage to the locals (54th).
The striker uncrossed his header a little too much, despite a perfect cross from Ansu Fati.
The Brazilian and his partners will quickly regret it.
Decisive Sergio Ramos
On the hour mark, Sergio Ramos collapsed in the penalty area, his counterpart Clément Lenglet having pulled him by the shirt.
After resorting to video assistance (VAR), Juan Martinez Munuera whistles a penalty.
The charismatic Ramos places the ball low to the ground, to the right of Neto: 1-2, 63rd.
In the 70th minute, however, the referee did not flinch when the ball hit an elbow by defender Raphaël Varane on a clearance from Ramos.
Koeman then brought in four players - including the French Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembélé - during the last ten minutes.
But it rather has the effect of destabilizing his team.
And, after having multiplied the miraculous parades in front of the midfielder Toni Kroos (85th) and Ramos (86th), Neto must bow to Luka Modric.
In the 90th minute, the playmaker finds himself facing the goalkeeper and mystifies him with a dribble before concluding with a strike from the outside of the foot: 1-3, final score.
Barça sinks towards the middle of the La Liga standings ...
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