La-Liga chief Barcelona’s pursuit of a twenty seventh Spanish title gained momentum after substitute Franck Kessie scored a surprising purpose in added time to safe a 2-1 comeback win over Real Madrid on Sunday.
Barca took an enormous step in direction of successful its first league title in 4 years by beating the champion for a 3rd successive time. The end result left second-placed Real 12 factors adrift of the chief.
Roared by virtually 100,000 followers in a sold-out Camp Nou, Barca was the higher facet and earned a nicely deserved win towards a Real Madrid facet that at instances appeared resigned to its destiny.
“We have to be honest… We never gave up, but we are already four games behind them. Nothing is impossible, but the truth is that it’s very difficult (to win the title),” Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois instructed Movistar Plus.
BARCELONA 2-1 REAL MADRID, EL CLASICO HIGHLIGHTS
It was an electrifying sport from the beginning with Barcelona urgent excessive and it virtually scored within the sixth minute with a point-blank header by Raphinha that Courtois brilliantly stopped with a reflex save utilizing his proper fist.
From the rebound, Sergi Roberto fired a fierce shot inches over the bar.
But it was Real which took an early lead 4 minutes later after a Vinicius Jr cross deflected off defender Ronald Araujo and went inside his personal purpose.
Barcelona was fast to regroup and it took management of sport.
Andreas Christiansen may have scored twice from two corners and Raphinha, who was arguably Barcelona’s most harmful participant, tried an angled shot from the sting of the realm that Courtois denied with one other nice save.
Real appeared content material to sit down on its lead however its technique backfired. At the stroke of halftime, its defence didn’t clear the ball from the field and Sergi Roberto rapidly pounced to fireplace an unstoppable strike to the left of the goalkeeper.
Barcelona didn’t take the foot off the gasoline after the break and created a number of alternatives but it surely was Real substitute Marco Asensio who netted a purpose that would have modified the script within the 81st minute.
However, his close-range effort was dominated out by the VAR after the replay confirmed he was fractionally offside.
Barca stored pushing for the winner and eventually received it in added time when Alejandro Balde raced down the left channel and crossed to Kessie who was left unmarked within the far put up. He unleashed an unstoppable first contact strike to present Barca the win of the season.
