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 2 - 1 West Ham
63 mins: Sergio Reguilon is fuming. He sprints into the left side of the penalty area as Harry Kane plays in the ball. Ben Johnson tracks he and there’s a tussle with Reguilon hitting the deck. He thinks it’s a guaranteed penalty but the referee disagrees and West Ham run the ball clear.
Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham
60 mins: West Ham have back into the game strongly after those two goals. Manuel Lanzini sends the ball up to Andriy Yarmolenko in the Tottenham penalty area. He tries to flick it on and misses but his action means the ball hits Ben Davies and bounces into the path of Said Benrahma sweeping in from the right. Hugo Lloris is aware of the danger though and sprints off his line to get to the ball first and smother it.
Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham
57 mins: Chance! Son’s corner kick is headed clear by Masuaku and West Ham sweep up the pitch. Aaron Cresswell is given the ball on the left side of the box and perfectly picks out Michail Antonio who volleys his effort over the goal!
It’s Antonio’s last involvement as he and Arthur Masuaku go off for West Ham with Yarmolenko and Fornals brought on.
Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham
54 mins: Rodrigo Bentancur shoves Said Benrahma off the ball in his own final third and sends Son Heung-min storming up the pitch on the counter. He carries the ball forward and plays it into the box for Harry Kane. Kane attempts to dink it over Lukasz Fabianski but the goalkeeper gets a good chunk of the ball and guides it out for a corner.
Pablo Fornals and Andriy Yarmolenko are getting ready to come for West Ham.
Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham
51 mins: Harry Kane times a run off the shoulder of Kurt Zouma expertly and chases down a through ball just to the left of the West Ham box. He flicks a cross over to the back post where it bounces up nicely for the arriving Matt Doherty but Arthur Masuaku sticks out his leg and does just enough to shove the Tottenham right-back away from the ball.
Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham
48 mins: Kulusevski darts inside with the ball and laces a pass out to Son on the left wing. He rolls it onto his right foot and flicks a cross into the box winning a corner for Spurs as West Ham guide the out of play.
Son takes the corner himself and delivers the ball onto the head of Masuaku who nods it down to Antonio to complete the clearance.
Second half: Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham
Kick off: No changes at half-time from either team as Tottenham get the game back underway. They make early inroads into the Hammers’ box as Kane slips a through ball down the left side for Son’s overlapping run. He brings it into the area but gets tackled by Zouma as the offside flag gets raised.
Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham
As it stands Tottenham are moving ahead of West Ham and Manchester United into fifth place. Can they hold onto this lead over the second half?
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Tottenham 2 - 1 West Ham
Son Heung-min and Harry Kane have now combined for a 38th Premier League goal, overtaking Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard (37) as the duo who have assisted one another for the most goals in history of the competition.
38 - Harry Kane & Son Heung-min,
37 - Didier Drogba & Frank Lampard,
31 - Sergio Aguero & David Silva,
29 - Thierry Henry & Robert Pires.
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