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3 - 0 Real Madrid 29' [1 - 0] Samuel Eto'o 43' [2 - 0] Giovanni van Bronkhorst 77' [3 - 0] Ronaldinho (11-meter penalty)
Good evening, dear football fans. Soon in Spain, one of the most anticipated events will begin: the "El Clasico" match between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Team line-ups:
"Barcelona": Valdes; Belletti, Puyol, Oleguer, Giovanni van Bronkhorst; Marquez, Xavi, Deco; Ronaldinho, Eto'o; Larsson.
"Real": Casillas; Salgado, Pavon, Samuel, Roberto Carlos; Guti, Beckham, Figo, Zidane; Raul, Ronaldo.
In these matches, football experts consider the hosts as favorites, but the belief that Real Madrid can win has increased significantly after the last round, where the Royal club demonstrated an impressive game and crushed the Albacete team 6-1.
Today, in the matches already played in the La Liga, the defending champion Valencia won 0-2 against Malaga as goals were scored by Bernardo Corradi and Xisco. In other matches, Deportivo La Coruna beat Villarreal with the same result, with goals scored by Tristan and Luque.
Both teams have already entered the field, and the stands filled with spectators raised colored cards creating various messages. One of the stands had a banner saying "Catalonia - not Spain."
The players are waiting for the referee's whistle to start the match. Real Madrid will have the first possession.
The match begins.
1' The first long-range attempt by Real Madrid fails. The hosts lose the ball and the second attempt to pass the ball forward also fails as Ronaldo ends up offside.
...85' Figo leaves the field with a bleeding finger in his left hand to receive medical attention.
86' A substitution in the hosts' team. Xavi, who recovered from a long-term injury, is replaced amidst ovations from the majority of fans, by Sylvinho.
88' Real Madrid tries to score a consolation goal and Owen earns a corner. Roberto Carlos fails to control the ball and it is cleared by a Barcelona player.
90' Corner kick for Real Madrid. Guti clears Iniesta's cross behind the goal line. Eto'o takes the corner near the corner flag and the ball goes behind the goal line for a free-kick from Real Madrid's goal.
90+2' The referee adds two minutes to the main time. Figo's shot from 25 meters goes a few meters beside the goal. The referee blows the whistle for the end of the match.
Barcelona demonstrated an impressive game and defeated their opponents 3-0. Without a doubt, the most valuable player of the match was Barcelona's leader Ronaldinho.
Match statistics, according to "Marca": Shots on goal: 7-0 Shots off goal: 1-2 Fouls: 11-14 Corners: 8-3 Yellow cards: 0-2
