Liga, Barcelona-Real Madrid 2-1: Kessié gives the victory to the blaugrana

Barcelona are hungrier in La Liga. This says the fourth of the 5 Clásicos this season, finished 2-1 and which projects the Catalans to +12 over Madrid. A decisive detachment. Ancelotti’s team quickly took the lead with luck on an own goal by Araujo but showed little interest in defending the result and therefore in the idea of ​​recovering a disadvantage that had never come back in the history of the Spanish league and conceded goals from Sergi Roberto and Kessie. Under Guardiola’s eyes, invited by Laporta, embraced by Johann Cruijff’s wife, and applauded by the Camp Nou, his former pupil Xavi’s Barça gets its hands on La Liga. For Xavi’s third consecutive victory over Ancelotti, we’ll see what happens on April 5th here at the Camp Nou for the return leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal.

OUT KESSIE

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Still without Pedri and Dembélé Xavi chose the 4 midfielders but surprisingly preferred Sergi Roberto to Kessie. Araujo as always with Madrid moves to right back to stop Vinicius. In Madrid Ancelotti confirmed the 11 players who beat Liverpool, with Nacho at left-back and Camavinga pivotal between Modric and Kroos. Rodrygo on the bench.

FLORENTINE AT HOME

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A Clásico marked by the ‘Caso Negrerira’. Real Madrid has announced that it will appear as a civil party in the open corruption trial against Barcelona and today Florentino Perez didn’t even come to the Camp Nou. The usual lunch that precedes the big La Liga matches has obviously been cancelled. The relationship between the members of the Superlega is at a minimum, even if Bernd Reichard, CEO of A22, the company that seeks to keep the Superlega alive, was on the stage at the Bernabeu.

FLY COURTOIS

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In the cup Clásico Madrid finished without a shot on target, here Benzema tries Ter Stegen after 25 seconds. Then it was only Barcelona, ​​with two notable flights from Courtois on a long shot from Lewandowski and a header from Raphinha. Madrid surprised and submissive.

OWN GOAL

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But lucky. In the 9th minute a center from Vinicius slams into Araujo’s head and ends up behind Ter Stegen, who is helpless. It is only the second goal Barça have conceded at home in La Liga, after 13 games. The other, a penalty from Joselu of Espanyol. A stroke of luck that marks the match, controlled before and after by Barcelona.

THE EQUAL

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But in a different way. The Catalans lose confidence and lucidity and are only dangerous with a nice left foot from Raphinha which forces Courtois into the third complicated save of the evening. Barcelona finds the equal in the twilight of the first half. Smooth by Raphinha on an assist by Lewandowski, ball that remains there, another shot by the Brazilian rebounded, rebound for Sergi Roberto who beats Courtois for his first goal for Madrid, at the Clásico number 19.

CARLO’S CHANGES

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Shortly after the hour of play Ancelotti introduced Mendy (returning after almost 2 months) and Rodrygo for Nacho and Kroos, with a change of system: Valverde near Camavinga, Rodrygo behind Benzema between Modric and Vinicius. Modest results. Then Carlo tried changing the entire midfield by bringing in Tchouameni, Asensio and Ceballos. And he found Asensio’s goal served by Carvajal in a millimeter offside position detected by the Var. Madrid began to push, press and suffocate their rival, without however managing to find the way to the net.

DECISIVE PRESIDENT

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And in the first minute of added time, a heel from Lewandowski freed Balde who found Kessie who calmly and precisely beat Courtois for his first league goal, a goal that is worth a Liga.