Real Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE: El Clasico result and final score as hosts crumble after Aubameyang goal
Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice on a wonderful night for Xavi as the hosts were humbled at the Bernabeu
Follow live reaction as Barcelona produced a sublime performance to stun rivals Real Madrid and claim a 4-0 win in El Clasico at the Bernabeu.
Real Madrid came into the match well clear at the top of La Liga and 15 points ahead of Barcelona in the table, but the visitors produced their best performance of the season so far under new manager Xavi.
Former Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice on his first El Clasico appearance with Ferran Torres and Ronald Araujo also on target as Xavi’s side strenthened their Champions League qualification hoeps with a famous win.
Real Madrid, who were missing Karim Benzema, were a shambles defensively but Carlo Ancelotti’s side remain in control of the title race after second-place Sevilla dropped points for the third match in a row earlier on Sunday.
Follow all the reaction from the 249th El Clasico below
Tottenham 1 - 0 West Ham
23 mins: Tottenham look to break through the middle of the pitch on a counter-attack with Son carrying the ball forward. Sprinting back towards his own half, Craig Dawson sticks out a leg and brings him down earning himself the first yellow card of the day.
Tottenham 1 - 0 West Ham
21 mins: West Ham have a period of possession on the ball and work in into the Tottenham final third. Said Benrahma doesn’t have a way into the box on the right wing so switches the play out to opposite side of the field. Aaron Cresswell gives the ball to Arthur Masuaku who whips in a cross but Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg heads it clear for Spurs.
Tottenham 1 - 0 West Ham
18 mins: Tottenham sweep quickly up the pitch and create on overload on the right side. Harry Kane sends the ball into the vacant space and Matt Doherty bombs forward to collect. He slides a pass into the box for Kulusevski but Manuel Lanzini tracks back to steal the ball and clear the West Ham lines.
Tottenham 1 - 0 West Ham
15 mins: David Moyes wants to settle his team down here. They might be feeling the emotional hangover from Thursday night’s Europa League win because they’ve made a few mistakes early on here.
The Hammers have earned 13 points from losing positions this season which is a league high. They’ll have plenty of belief that they can get back into this game.
Tottenham 1 - 0 West Ham
12 mins: Chance! It could be two. Dejan Kulusevski wins the ball in the middle of the pitch and sweeps up the inside left channel. He plays it into the box for Kane who returns the ball to win. Declan Rice slides into a tackle but doesn’t win the ball off the Swede. He could shoot but instead lays the ball off to Son who takes a first time shot and rattles it into the outside of the right hand post!
GOAL! Tottenham 1 - 0 West Ham (Zouma OG, 9’)⚽️
9 mins: The old combination, Harry Kane to Son Heung-min! Matt Doherty makes the goal with a high press on the right wing. He wins the ball and pokes it into the box to Kane who carries it towards the byline before squaring a pass into the six-yard box for Son. He actually misses the ball as he comes under pressure from Kurt Zouma and it hits the defender before looping into the back of the net!
Tottenham 0 - 0 West Ham
6 mins: Kurt Zouma attempts to pick out Michail Antonio with a diagonal pass up the pitch but Cristian Romero wins the ball in the air and coolly clears the Tottenham lines.
Both teams are just feeling each other out in the early stages of this game.
Tottenham 0 - 0 West Ham
3 mins: After a tentative start the match almost burst into life as Kurt Zouma misplaces a pass into midfield and gives the ball away to Ben Davies driving forward from his spot in the Tottenham defence. He carries the ball to the edge of the West Ham penalty area and pulls it back to Harry Kane. The pass is just behind him though and as he brings it under control Declan Rice arrives to nick the ball off him.
Tottenham 0 - 0 West Ham
Kick off: Manuel Lanzini gets the game started at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. Neither side can afford to drop points if they want to finish in the top four.
West Ham work the ball down the right side but the ball is headed clear by Spurs and knocked safely back into the middle of the pitch.
Tottenham vs West Ham
Almost time for kick off at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. The players make their way ut of the tunnel and head onto the pitch. They winner of this game will move above Manchester United into fifth and close the gap on Arsenal to just three points. Which way is this London derby going to go?
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