In the 250th El Clasico, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-1 to take the lead in La Liga and hand their rivals their first league loss of the year.
After Marc-Andre ter Stegen deflected Vinicius Jr.’s shot into his path, Karim Benzema gave Madrid a 1-0 lead after 12 minutes.
With a beautiful 20-yard drive in the 35th minute, Federico Valverde doubled the champs’ advantage.
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With seven minutes remaining, Robert Lewandowski’s flick-on was cancelled off by Ferran Torres.
But Rodrygo’s penalty in the 91st minute ended it.
The competitors had seven victories and a draw in their first eight games of the day, but Real now leads by three points and is still unblemished.
For Xavi, it was his first La Liga road loss in nearly a year as Barcelona’s manager.
Recall that Barcelona and Inter Milan squared off in the UEFA Champions League yesterday, on Wednesday, the 12th day of October 2022, and it was a tense match that finished in a draw.
Lewandowski’s goal in overtime allowed Barcelona to salvage a point from the match. Inter Milan were all over the place and gave Xavi and his team a run for their money.
Following the game, FCB manager Xavi Hernandez made a highly contentious statement. The Spanish coach feels that his team does not merit participation in the UEFA Champions League.