The Madridista team won 3-2 on Sunday evening in front of 78,000 spectators at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium after Jude Bellingham's goal in the 91st minute, after the Catalan team took the lead twice. The injured coach David Alaba's team is currently 11 points ahead of the defending champions at the top of the Spanish League with six rounds remaining.
Barcelona can prepare for a season without a title. Unlike Real Madrid, the Catalan team, which failed in the Champions League quarter-finals, started the match strongly. Defender Andreas Christensen rose from a corner kick in the 6th minute and headed home a shot to give the visitors the lead. Vinicius Junior missed an immediate response two minutes later, but was allowed to start from the penalty spot in the 18th minute after Lucas Vazquez earned a penalty kick. The Brazilian scored his 13th league goal this season to make the score 1-1.
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Barcelona was not lucky when young star Lamine Yamal shot the ball towards the goal, but it remained unclear whether Real goalkeeper Andrey Lunin did not move the ball behind the goal line (28). Since goal-line technology is not used in Spain, the referee prevented the visitors from scoring the goal. Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong was then taken off the pitch with an ankle injury following a pressure ball shortly before the half-time whistle. The Dutch national player will also face Austria in the European Championship.
Barcelona coach Xavi, who was leaving his position at the end of the season, responded just over an hour later and removed Rafinha and Robert Lewandowski from the field in place of Ferran Torres and Joao Felix. Another substitution put Barcelona ahead for the second time: Fermin Lopez (69') scored after Lunin allowed Yamal's cross to bounce forward. Real Madrid quickly equalized again. Vazquez (73') was in the net after a cross from Vinicius Junior.
Vinicius Junior, who was substituted at the end, initially missed the score at 3-2. Barcelona took a risk in the end, but conceded a goal. Bellingham had already scored in the 92nd minute in Real Madrid's 2-1 win in the fall. Carlo Ancelotti's team won the fourth duel with their arch rival in a row.
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