74 min If it stays like this Real will go back to the top of La Liga, a point ahead of Barcelona. The 2014–15 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 115th in existence and the club's 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. All rights reserved. 40 min Semedo beats Ramos on the right, surges into the area and cuts the ball back for Vidal. For the first time ever, runners-up of each regional championship were able to participate in the tournament. The score is given at full-time and half-time (in brackets), and in the goals columns, the … 86 min Lucas Vazquez replaces Fede Valverde. 90+1 min The superb Benzema is replaced by Mariano Diaz. Barcelona win a free-kick on the left; ter Stegen comes forward, but Messi curls it straight into Courtois’ hands. Semedo, in his own half, curled a superb long pass around the defence towards Braithwaite. El triunfo final fue para el F.C. Ivan Rakitic's delicate finish was enough to give Barcelona their second Clásico win of the week as they edged Real Madrid 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu.. STAR MAN - It was Rakitic's goal that'll grab the headlines, but Gerard Pique put in a defensive masterclass on the night. Peep peep! 58 min “Enjoying the not-so-classic (as of yet) clásico?” asks Oliver Stewart, I presume rhetorically. Incidentally, the Madrid goal may go down as a Pique own goal; I’m not certain Vinicius Jr’s shot was on target. They beat their rivals for the second time in three days in their own back garden, and in doing so, effectively knocked them out of the title race once and for all. 75 min Messi scampers onto de Jong’s pass, and for a split-second it looks like he’s going to clear on goal. I think he mishit the shot, but who cares: he’s in tears of joy! That was a decent chance as well. Unfortunately for them, they were outdone by Barcelona for the third time this season. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1926_Copa_del_Rey&oldid=945895723, Articles lacking in-text citations from March 2020, Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 March 2020, at 20:20. “Fun Fact: it says here that the author of ‘The Name of the Rose’ was a marauding, box-to-box midfielder in his youth. 33 min Alba, who was harshly booked earlier, gets away with a dodgy tackle on Valverde. 42 min “Arthur is meh (in my opinion) and Modric is getting on,” says Christopher Faherty. Madrid improved in the second half and did cause the Barcelona defence some problems, but they couldn't find a way past the visiting defence as the visitors saw the game out to earn all three points. “Workmanlike doesn’t even come close...”. 34 min: Good save from Courtois! Vinicius drives a low cross from the right to Benzema, who lovingly tees up Kroos for a first-time shot from 25 yards. That was brilliant play from Carvajal. Carvajal does really well to stand up a cross from the byline. Gerard Pique is still the main man, even at his big age of 32-years-old. Thanks for your company - goodnight! Unbelievable performance from Pique today. Starting XI: Courtois (7); Carvajal (6), Varane (6), Ramos (6), Reguilon (7); Modric (7), Casemiro (6), Kroos (6); Bale (6), Benzema (6), Vinicius (7). Nope. He bounced Varane (I think) off the ball just outside the area and poked a shot that was blocked by Courtois, with Ramos (I think) completing the clearance in the six-yard box. Arthur tried to shape the ball into the far corner, but Courtois stayed big and diverted it wide of the far post. 44 min The last time both clasicos finished goalless in the same league season was ... never, as far as I can tell.. He bent a right-footed curler towards the far top corner, and ter Stegen leapt to his left to flap it behind. 56 min: Excellent save from ter Stegen! His pace looked to trouble the visiting defenders and he did manage to get a few shots away to keep Marc-Andre ter Stegen on his toes. At the other end, Madrid got into some good positions only to pick the wrong option. Here's a breakdown of the night's events: After suffering an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to their rivals just three days prior (having dominated the game), Real would've been desperate for a response in La Liga. 87 min “As a proud Dane I need to point out that Braithwaite made his debut against Eibar a week ago,” says Rikke Slot Johnsen. 30 min Courtois makes a comfortable save from Messi. Real Madrid 2 ... 15 Cádiz 3 -2 ... Barcelona won Ronald Koeman's debut 4-0, as Ansu Fati offered a glimpse of the future with a two-goal showing, and Lionel Messi scored as well. Substitutes: Vidal (6), Coutinho (5), Semedo (N/A). You can forget about Chiellini, Ramos, Van Dijk and the other centre-backs. Substitutes: Valverde (7), Asensio (6), Isco (6). STAR MAN - On a night where Madrid were left frustrated, it was the youngster Vinicius Junior who caused Barcelona the biggest problems. We haven’t seen a replay yet. 85 min Messi is booked for a petulant hack at Casemiro. He beat Varane to a bouncing ball on the edge of the area and hammered it towards goal, but the shot was nowhere near the corner and Courtois was able to beat it away. It’s the first time they’ve beaten Barcelona in La Liga since 2016. 53 min Real break through Benzema, who finds Vinicius on the left wing. It’s in wide positions and/or up front that they are a bit short. 60 min Benzema is having a terrific game for Real. Games Period 3: 11 September 1991 – 7 March 1992 3: 1 May 2002 – 20 April 2003 Most consecutive matches without a … He'll be more than satisfied with his night's work, and will be even happier that it came against the side which despises him the most. #ElClasico, vinicius junior is like the only one trying to get a goal for Madrid, Watching Vinicius Junior is Joy #ElClascio. It was the perfect night for Barcelona. It was a faultless performance from the Spaniard and he seemed to win every header on the night. The highest ever El-Clasico victory came on 19th June, 1943 - when Real Madrid rattled 11 goals to 1 past FC Barcelona in Copa Del Rey. “Any thoughts?”. 90 min Casemiro has had a marvellous game against Messi, giving him no space at all. He should have tried to take on Pique or find a teammate. He ran to receive a long throw down the right, then let the ball run past him and sped away from his marker Umtiti. Barcelona almost stole the lead on the break. I know the signing was a surprise in many ways, but of course we wish him det best!”. The 2020-21 La Liga campaign will begin on September 12 with Barcelona and Real Madrid set to face off in the first Clasico of the season in late October. But Marcelo strains desperately to stay with him and makes a vital tackle in the D. When the danger is fully over, Marcelo celebrates by punching the air to the Real fans!