Real Madrid moved top of La Liga with victory over Barcelona in an El Clasico played in torrential rain at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium. Karim Benzema broke the deadlock with a sublime near-post flick - his ninth goal in his past seven La Liga games. Real doubled their lead before half-time through Toni Kroos' deflected free-kick. Oscar Mingueza pulled one back for Barca before Madrid's Casemiro was shown a late red card.
2020/2021 La Liga2-1
- Benzema (13') Kroos (27')
- Óscar Mingueza (59')
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
1' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?
10' Courtois makes a decent save
13' GOAL! Real Madrid 1-0 Barcelona (Benzema)
22' Yellow Card! Pedri booked
24' Benzema's free kick flies high
25' Yellow Card! Ronald Araujo booked
27' GOAL! Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona (Kroos)
35' Valverde hits the post
38' Dembele goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
44' Injured! Vazquez out, Odriozola in
46' Wonderful corner, Messi hits the bar
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53' Kroos' shot flies high
59' GOAL! Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona (Óscar Mingueza)
66' Vinicius misses a good chance
76' Moriba's header denied
84' Braithwaite goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!
89' Second Yellow Card! Casemiro sent off
Line-ups
Real Madrid XI: Modric, Benzema, Kroos, Courtois, Casemiro, Nacho, Vazquez, F Mendy, Valverde, Militao, Vinicius
Subs: Marcelo, Isco, Mariano, Odriozola, Asensio, A. Lunin, Rodrygo, Altube
Barcelona XI: Messi, Alba, Busquets, Ter Stegen, Lenglet, Dembele, De Jong, Ronald Araujo, Dest, Óscar Mingueza, Pedri
Subs: Pique, Pjanic, Griezmann, Braithwaite, Roberto, Umtiti, Firpo, Pena, Trincão, Arnau Tenas, Riqui Puig
Source: m.allfootballapp.com