On Sunday, the last four matches of the 28th round of the Spanish "Primera" league were played.
All fans' attention was focused on the "Camp Nou" stadium, where "Barcelona" supported by their fans clashed with the Madrid "Real" club. In the second half, the Catalans woke up and proved their advantage over their eternal rivals from Madrid with a score of 2-1.
The match started without any hesitation and cautious play. Both teams gained speed from the very first minute and created attack after attack on both sides.
In the 12th minute, the "Whites" could have taken the lead when Cristiano Ronaldo redirected the ball into Claudio Bravo's defended goal after a great pass from Karim Benzema.
However, despite the obvious advantage of "Real," already in the 19th minute, the visitors from the capital conceded a goal. After a set-piece, Jeremy Mathieu headed the ball into the goal.
After the conceded goal, the "Real" club became even more dangerous and attacked even more. Their response was not long in coming - K. Benzema made a wonderful pass with his heel, earning a goal for C. Ronaldo, who revived the intrigue in the match.
During the rest of the first half, the UEFA Champions League winners had more chances, but "Barca" managed to defend, and the next 45 minutes were completely different.
In the first five minutes of the second half, Madrid continued to dominate, but later Carlo Ancelotti's team collapsed. In the 56th minute, after escaping the "Real" central defenders, Luis Suarez scored with a precise shot against Iker Casillas.
After the goal scored by "The Royals," they almost had no real chances to score. During the remaining time, the Catalans dominated and could have scored at least two more goals, but the final result remained 2-1.
The victory was very important for both teams. Now "Barca" added 3 points to their account and increased the gap from "Real" to 4 points.
In other matches held today, "Sevilla" defeated "Villarreal," while "Real Sociedad" won against "Cordoba." Meanwhile, the match between "Deportivo" and "Espanyol" ended without goals.
Results:
"Barcelona" 2 - 1 "Real Madrid"
19' [1 - 0] J.Mathieu
31' [1 - 1] C.Ronaldo
56' [2 - 1] L.Suarez
"Deportivo" 0 - 0 "Espanyol"
"Villarreal" 0 - 2 "Sevilla"
49' [0 - 1] Coke
65' [0 - 2] Vitolo
"Real Sociedad" 3 - 1 "Cordoba"
12' [0 - 1] F.Andone
33' [1 - 1] Agirretxe
75' [2 - 1] C.Castro
90' [3 - 1] A.Finnbogason
6' A.Pantic ("Cordoba") sent off the field
81' I.Lopez ("Cordoba") sent off the field
90' P.Pinillos ("Cordoba") sent off the field
League table:
