On Saturday, five matches of the 9th round of the Spanish "Primera" championship were played. The extraordinary meeting took place at the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium, where Madrid's "Real" team, supported by their fans, clashed with "Barcelona". Carlo Ancelotti's team outplayed the Catalans with a score of 3-1. The first half started very painfully for the "white" team, when Neymar scored after a pass from debutant Luis Suarez defeating Iker Casillas. After a quick conceded goal, "Real" began to press the opponents even harder and soon could have leveled the score, when Karim Benzema sent the ball into the crossbar with his head. However, in the 35th minute, the equalizer goal came, breaking Claudio Bravo's dominance in the goal. Gerard Pique played with his hand in his own penalty area, and Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of it, converting a penalty from 11 meters. In the second half, the game was dominated by one goal. The team coached by C. Ancelotti demonstrated the highest class, and in the 50th minute, Pepe, the defender, put the royal team ahead after a corner kick. It didn't take long to wait for another goal - after a lightning-fast counterattack, Karim Benzema sent the ball into C. Bravo's goal. After this episode, "Barca" completely fell apart. During the remaining time, the "Real" players could have scored more goals, but the final result remained 3-1. After the victory, the Madrid team rose to the second place, trailing behind the Catalans by only one point. In other matches, the second victory of the season was finally won by the Bilbao "Athletic" club, which defeated "Almeria" with a minimal difference. Also, "Valencia" scored three points in their account by defeating "Elche" with a score of 3-1. Results: "Real Madrid" 3 - 1 "Barcelona" 4' [0 - 1] Neymar 35' [1 - 1] C.Ronaldo (penalty kick) 50' [2 - 1] Pepe 61' [3 - 1] K.Benzema "Almeria" 0 - 1 "Athletic" 56' [0 - 1] X.Etxeita "Valencia" 3 - 1 "Elche" 13' [1 - 0] S.Mustafi 18' [2 - 0] D.Parejo 63' [3 - 0] D.Lomban (own goal) 90' [3 - 1] Jonathas Tournament table:
