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Chinanews.com client, October 25th, on the 24th local time, the much-watched La Liga round 10 "National Derby" was held at the Nou Camp Stadium.
Barcelona, who played at home, lost to Real Madrid 1:2 and lost the opportunity to overtake their opponents in the standings.
Alaba and Vazquez scored goals for Real Madrid. Although Aguero scored his first goal after joining Barcelona, he was unable to help the team recover from the defeat.
The recent situation of the two La Liga giants is not very good.
Although Real Madrid beat Shakhtar Donetsk in the midweek UEFA Champions League, they had already won three games in all competitions.
But Barcelona has been turbulent off the court. Before this game, he temporarily ranked 8th in the league with 15 points.
Barcelona coach Koeman adjusted the lineup, and a number of young players staged their national derby debut, including the 17-year-old Garvey.
Throughout the whole game, Real Madrid was the more dominant side, but Barcelona was not without opportunities, especially in the first half, but they failed to convert opportunities into goals.
In the 31st minute, Real Madrid organized a counterattack, Rodrigo crossed the restricted area diagonally, and Alaba followed up to complete the goal.
The 1:0 match lasted for most of the time, until stoppage time was rewritten by Vazquez again.
Before the end of the game, Aguero scored his first goal after joining Barcelona, but the Red and Blues still lost at home 1:2, and the points gap with Real Madrid was widened.
Real Madrid ushered in a four-game winning streak in the national derby and rose to second place in the standings.
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