Barcelona vs Real Madrid LIVE: El Clasico result, final score and reaction from La Liga fixture today
Follow all the reaction from the Camp Nou
Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in the first Clasico of the season in front of 86,422 fans at the Camp Nou on Sunday after a sensational strike from defender David Alaba and a late goal from Lucas Vazquez gave Carlo Ancelotti’s side three points.
Barcelona controlled possession in the first half but Real were lethal on the counter-attack, taking the lead when Alaba started a flowing move with a tackle and finished it at the other end with a left-footed drive from the edge of the box.
Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman brought on Philippe Coutinho at halftime while strikers Sergio Aguero and Luuk de Jong were also thrown on in the second half as they searched for an equaliser.
With seven minutes of injury time added on, Real doubled their lead when Marc-Andre ter Stegen saved a shot from Marco Asensio from another counter-attack but Vazquez pounced on the rebound to score.
Barca got a goal back in the 97th minute when Sergino Dest crossed to Aguero in the six-yard box and the Argentine tapped in but it proved to be a consolation goal as Real moved provisionally top of LaLiga with 20 points.
Barcelona are five points behind in eighth place. Follow all the reaction from El Clasico below, live.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid
76 mins: Busquets feeds the ball inside to Coutinho, but Militao gets back well to poke the ball away as he looked to cut inside.
De Jong is replaced by Sergi Roberto.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid
74 mins: Vinicius beats Dest, who hauls him down. The Brazilian has been unplayable today.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid
72 mins: It should be 2-0, but somehow it’s not! It’s again lovely play from Vinicius, who combines with Benzema, who then plays it out to Mendy. Benzema is inches away from back-heeling Mendy’s square ball into the net, and Barcelona scramble clear.
Aguero is on for Barcelona! He replaces Fati.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid
71 mins: Real Madrid make their first substation as Fede Valverde replaces Rodrygo.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid
68 mins: Busquets disguises a beautiful pass into Gavi inside the box, but Real Madrid crowd out the midfielder and the move breaks down.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid
67 mins: Modric beats Busquets to the ball and suddenly Madrid break through Benzema. The ball forward to Vinicius is then beautifully timed but Pique forces him away from goal before the move beaks down.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid
66 mins: Real Madrid slow the game down as they begin to knock the ball around the Camp Nou, to the sound of whistles from the Barcelona fans. But a loose pass from Casemiro hands possession back to the hosts.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid
64 mins: Fati ducks in between Vazquez and Modric and wins a foul of the corner of the Real Madrid box. Alba’s cross is punched by Courtois before Rodrygo clears up at the back post.
Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid
63 mins: Coutinho is taking the game to Ream Madrid following his introduction from the bench. He almost breaks into the box but Militao gets back and Coutinho catches him to concede the foul.
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