Bellingham shines and Real Madrid beats Barcelona in El Clásico

Spanish Championship

Victory made Real Madrid take the lead in the championship

Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 this Saturday (28) at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, in El Clásico valid for the 11th round of LaLiga 2023/24 (Spanish Championship). The Catalan team took the lead, with Gündogan, but the visitors turned things around with two goals from Jude Bellingham, the star of the game.

The victory made Real Madrid take the lead in the championship; The Merengues overtook Girona, with 28 points. In turn, Barcelona lost its unbeaten record this season and remains in third place, with 24 points.

How was the first half?

After a busy start, Barcelona launched an attack for the first time and scored straight away. Real Madrid’s defense faltered, the ball fell to Gündogan, who won the tackle from Alaba and sent it into the back of the goal, opening the scoring for the culés.

Ahead on the scoreboard, Barça continued to bite their rival. In the 15th minute, another clear chance: Kroos dozed off, was disarmed by Gavi and the ball fell to Fermín López, who hit it, hitting goalkeeper Kepa’s post.

And the second stage?

Even after the break, Barcelona continued to put pressure on their rival. Five minutes into the second half, another dangerous chance for the Catalans: after a corner, Iñigo Martínez hit the ball against the post, and on the rebound, Araújo finished for a great save by Kepa.

Little by little, Real Madrid asserted itself again, and managed to equalize with a paint job. In the 23rd minute, Vini Jr tried to cross, the Barça defense countered and the ball fell to Bellingham’s feet. The Englishman sent a shot from outside the area, with no chance for Ter Stegen, and left everything the same in El Clásico.

When the draw seemed definitive on the scoreboard, Bellingham appeared once again to decide the classic. In the 47th minute, Carvajal crossed, Modric missed and the ball fell to the number five, who touched it past goalkeeper Ter Stegen and gave Real Madrid the victory.

*With information from Lance

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