Real Madrid vs. Barcelona: Everything that happened in El Clásico

If you missed El Clásico this weekend, you missed the best game of the season. Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-2, thanks to some late heroics by Lionel Messi.

Madrid probably should have known it would be Messi to break their hearts. He scored the opening goal, then a dramatic game-winner with the last kick of the ball. He did the coldest, rudest celebration ever. And with his two goals, Messi passed Alfredo Di Stefano for most goals scored in El Clásico. It was a reminder that Di Stefano, not Pele or Maradona, is the legendary player Messi is most comparable to.

The loss was a big blow to Real Madrid, and the worst part was they did it to themselves. After the game, Zinedine Zidane admitted his team pushed hard for a winner instead of trying to get a point while down to 10 men. If Madrid loses La Liga, it’ll be Zidane’s fault.

Real Madrid fans have reacted to the result by calling for an end to the BBC forward line in favor of fresh ideas. Meanwhile, Barca fans want to make sure you don’t overlook the game’s forgotten hero, goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

What else but Messi’s winner, which was his 500th goal in a Barcelona shirt.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is out for the season and perhaps the rest of 2017 with a torn ACL and PCL.

On his Instagram, Ibrahimovic said he will not retire. “I decide when its [sic] time to stop and nothing else,” he said. (Insta: IAmZlatan)

N’Golo Kante is the PFA Player of the Year. (We Ain’t Got No History)

Dele Alli won the Young Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season. (Cartilage Free Captain)

Leyton Orient have asked the FA and EFL to intervene due to their owner not paying wages. (Guardian)

PSV fans let off so many smoke bombs that 14 people had to go to the hospital. (Mirror)

Alex Hess on the economic disparity between London clubs and northeast clubs. (Vice)

Ted Knutson on what Manchester United has improved under Jose Mourinho. (Stats Bomb)

Paolo Bandini on the failures of the two big Milan clubs. (Guardian)

You can find highlights of all this weekend’s MLS games here. (MLS)

And all the NWSL highlights are here. (NWSL)

Arsenal beat Manchester City in extra time to advance to the FA Cup final. (The Short Fuse)

The Gunners will meet Chelsea, who defeated Tottenham. (We Ain’t Got No History)

Liverpool fell to Crystal Palace, opening up the top-four race. (The Liverpool Offside)

Bayern Munich wasn’t at their best in a draw with Mainz. (Bavarian Football Works)

Juventus had no problem wrecking Genoa. (Black and White and Read All Over)

Serie A: Pescara vs. Roma (2:45 p.m.) — Juve might have the title locked up, but Roma is in a tight Champions League race.