Saturday 26 October 2024 22:23
Barcelona thrash Real Madrid away from home to take all three points in El Clasico encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu. Leaders Barca extend lead over Madrid at the top of LaLiga to six points
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Robert Lewandowski struck twice as Barcelona crushed rivals Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday, inflicting the Spanish champions’ first La Liga defeat in over a year.
Teenage winger Lamine Yamal and Raphinha completed the rout, while Madrid superstar Kylian Mbappe had two goals ruled out for offside on a frustrating first Clasico appearance for Los Blancos, who now trail league leaders Barcelona by six points.
Both sides went into half-time with the score at 0-0. Barca didn't provide much spark in the final third despite some good work.
Kylian Mbappe, who made his El Clasico debut, thought he'd put Real ahead but had his chip ruled out by VAR for offside.
Barca got the offside trap set to perfection as Real clocked as many as eight offsides.
Lewandowski missed two gilt-edged opportunities to get what would have been a famous hat-trick, before Jude Bellingham and Mbappe spurned opportunities to get Real Madrid back in the game.
Lewandowski was also involved in Barcelona's third goal which saw Yamal crash home to net his first El Clasico goal, before Raphina chipped Andriy Lunin late on to add inuslt to injury on an embarrassing night for the home side.
Match stats
Barca had six attempts with two shots on target. Real didn't have a shot on target from a solitary attempt. However, Real had 10 touches in the opposition box to Barca's 7. Barca had over 58% possession.
Real's offside trap failed as Lewandowski stayed level and scored (54'). The flag stayed down as Marc Casado played the ball in behind.
Two minutes later, Lewandowski made it 2-0, nodding the ball in from Alejandro Balde's cross.
Mbappe had another goal ruled out for offside and he missed several chances.
Lewandowski missed two big moments before Jude Bellingham spurned a massive chance.
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