Real Madrid 42-match unbeaten streak in the La Liga came to an on Saturday night at the El classico encounter with Barcelona FC.
In the Spanish La Liga encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday night, Barcelona second half scored four goals were all that was required to dismantle Real Madrid.
In the tension-soaked encounter, Robert Lewandowski scored a brace. With the new wonderkid, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha compounding Madrid woes.
Real Madrid’s threats in the first period of the pulsating encounter could not turn the game in Madrid’s favour. This is even as Kylian Mbappe’s goal was ruled out for offside through the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology.
Even the wonderkid of modern football, Vinicius Jr. also missed a sitter for Real Madrid. Madrid, however, rued their misses when Barcelona made them pay in the second half.
With the resumption of play in the second half, Lewandowski scored twice in two minutes. Both goals are Lewandowski’s first against Real Madrid in the league since joining Barcelona.
17-year-old Yamal scored the third on 77 minutes. After, which Raphinha produced a dinked finish to confirm Barcelona’s first league win over Real Madrid in four meetings.
Barcelona’s victory also ended Real’s unbeaten season and snapped the year-long 42-match winning streak. With the defeat, the 43-game record previously set by the Catalonians between 2017 and 2018 remain intact.
With the victory, the Hansi Flick’s side also opened up a six-point gap over Real Madrid in the race to the title.
Barcelona now has 30 points from 11 matches, while Madrid has 24 points.
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