The emotions naturally boiled up again and again: here Piqué and Vinicius argue. Picture: EPA
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Real Madrid wins the Clásico and takes the lead again
Real Madrid are again leaders in the Spanish league. The Madrilenians won the Clásico 2-0 against FC Barcelona at the Estadio Bernabeu and again overtook the Catalans in the table.
Real Madrid had weakened recently. In the championship, the royal team remained without a win twice, in the first knockout round of the Champions League they lost 1: 2 at home to Manchester City. And in the first half in the duel with the arch rival, who had started as leader in the Bernabeu, Real was the inferior team.
After the break, the team of Zinédine Zidane turned up in the rain of Madrid. First, Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen prevented the opening goal with a brilliant parade against the Schlenzer from Isco. Then Gerard Piqué fended off a header from Isco on the goal line before Karim Benzema put the ball over the goal from close range in his 500th game for Real.
The brilliant parade from ter Stegen. Video: streamja
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In the 71st minute Vinicius rewarded the home team for the performance increase after the break. The Brazilian hit after a brilliant pass by Toni Kroos from a tight angle to 1: 0, Piqué had deflected the ball untenable for ter Stegen. In added time, Mariano Diaz made a counterattack to 2-0, giving Real the first win after nine games without a win and again a Clásico since April 2016.
The 1-0 for Real by Vinicius. Video: streamja
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The 2-0 for Real by Mariano Diaz. Video: streamja
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Real overtook Barcelona again in the table. After 26 of 38 rounds played, everything indicates that the two arch rivals will once again make up the title among themselves. Atlético Madrid, the 2014 champion, probably left the title race with the 1-1 at Espanyol Barcelona and fell behind in the table behind FC Sevilla (3-2 against Osasuna) and Getafe (1-0 in Mallorca). (Bal / SDA)
Real Madrid 2-0 FC Barcelona (0-0)
Santiago Bernabeu. – 80,000 spectators.
Gates: 71. Vinicius 1-0. 92. Diaz 2: 0.
comment: Real Madrid and others without hazard, Barcelona etc. without Dembélé and Suarez.
