Barcelona got off to a brilliant start in El Clásico, scoring the opener, but it was all Real Madrid from the half-hour mark onwards. They scored three times in a row, fighting their way to a 3-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The understated side of Cristiano’s brilliance
Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoOne of his teammates who has been popularly declared a man of the match candidate is Isco, who was very good. He was singled out for praise because of his effort on Madrid’s third goal, in which he beat two defenders and started a counter attack by himself.
But as quickly as he started that counter, Isco almost killed the attack singlehandedly. It was only revived by the brilliance of Ronaldo.
Read Article >Messi played the Clásico injured
Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoIf this is true, it certainly explains a lot about Messi’s performance in the match. His most notable contribution to the game was a surprising miss from close range in the 25th minute, when his team was leading 1-0 and could have taken control of the match. Afterwards, he was largely anonymous and struggled to make an impact, despite Real Madrid playing with only two midfielders, neither of whom is much of a ball-winner.
Read Article >Crowd that welcomed Madrid team bus was nuts
Denis DoyleSuarez starts for Barcelona
David RamosThe game kicks off at noon ET, 6 p.m. local time from the Santiago Bernabeu. You can catch it on beIN Sports in both the U.S. and Canada, as well as Sky Sports 5 in the U.K. and Canal+ in Spain.
Read Article >Over 600 journalists accredited for El Clásico
Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoEl Clásico is a big deal. Like 640 journalists from 210 media agencies big.
And they have come from far and wide, according to Real Madrid:
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