Karim Benzema in a running duel with Samuel Umtiti (right).
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Cristiano Ronaldo can not miss the spectacle in his old workplace.
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In the days leading up to the “Clasico” there is a tremendous bubbling with the royal. The embarrassment in the league against the cellar teams Celta Vigo (2: 2) and Leganes (0: 1) is followed by the painful 1: 2 in the Champions League against Manchester City during the week. Next to that the «Kroos riddle», as the Spanish sports newspaper “Marca” headlined after the bankruptcy in the premier class, caused a sensation. Why didn’t the German top star play against ManCity?
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Coach Zinédine Zidane explains the decision with «tactical measures». However, because the experiment fails without the mastermind in real midfield, the coach is even more criticized than before before the all-important top game against Barça. The Marca even writes about the “worst Zidane”who took the quality away from his team. Also in the “Clasico”? At least Kroos is back on the pitch against Barça from the start. His appearance at the beginning: straight. Kroos seems unusually error-prone in phases, his degrees in the first half are imprecise.
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Kroos ’initial difficulties symbolize those of the entire real team. And Barça? The Catalans are much more dangerous in half one, just miss the 1-0 in the 34th minute when Antoine Griezmann fails to goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
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But Juve star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been released due to the corona virus that is rife in Italy, sees from his box that his ex-team will be stronger after the break. Isco is twice close to the lead gate (56./61.). Zidane is suffering on the sidelines. Will there be anything else with the first real victory since the 4-1 win at Osasuna on February 9th? Yes! The only 19-year-old Vinicius Junior released the «Blancos» in the 71st minute! He is the first teenager to meet in “Clasico” – since a certain Lionel Messi. Assist at the Vinicius gate: Toni Kroos! In the 92nd minute, Mariano Diaz made everything clear.
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2: 0! Real passes Barça thanks to the win and now leads the classification by one point. And Zidane can breathe again …
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Here are the other highlights of the Laliga match day!