Despite the opening of the fast score Neymar, Real toppled Barcelona (3-1) on Saturday to clinch the Clasico. Benzema and Ronaldo scored. Madrid return to the Catalans a point in the standings in La Liga.
Opposition flamboyant style, this Real-Barça (3-1) kept its promises. More effective, impactful with their direct play, Madrid have won a duel yet they had a bad start. In place defensively, Carlo Ancelotti's men have reached in the second half, controlling the trio Messi, Neymar, Suarez and isolate its midfielders. Merengue also argued their qualities:
a game against ultra-fast, like on purpose Karim Benzema (61), and a superiority on set pieces, like the head of Pepe, a corner, to pass before the score (2-1, 50th).
The Barcelona, who had hitherto conceded a goal in La Liga, however, have not served to assert their opponent. As usual, they kept the ball (55% ownership) and used wisely, especially in the first period. Found by Suarez, who made his debut with Barcelona, Neymar has quickly opened the scoring with a curling shot (4th) and Messi has not gone away from the break (23rd). But the Blaugrana, pressurized, were sealed by their own mistakes. Ronaldo has received a penalty after a preventable hand Piqué (35th). After the break, Pepe scored when he was left alone in the penalty box. It is, finally, an unusual loss of ball Iniesta came the third goal, Benzema signed. These shortcomings, already spotted against PSG (2-3), the Catalans are expensive: Real has only one point behind in the standings in La Liga.
