Barcelona are 12 points ahead of Real Madrid on the La Liga table after a 2-1 victory in El Clasico.
Franck Kessie Barcelona Real Madrid
Franck Kessie scored the decisive goal when Barcelona were 12 points ahead of Real Madrid
Franck Kessie scored the winning goal in injury time for Barcelona in the El Classico match when Xavi's side were 12 points ahead of the La Liga leaders. The Catalan giants have now almost won the title except for a dramatic pendulum swing as they showed great bravery to come back to take all three points from the hand of death.
Real Madrid took the lead in the first half when Vinicius Jr's electric ball was blocked by Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo.
But Barcelona counter-attacked well and paid off before half-time as Sergi Roberto leveled for the hosts. Carlo Ancelotti, who is under increasing pressure at the Bernabeu despite his side winning the Champions League against Liverpool, knows his side must win the competition to maintain their chances of winning the title. fragile signal.
However, they were dealt a heavy blow in injury time when former AC Milan midfielder Kessie completed a ruthless team-work to send the Camp Nou into ecstasy.
Robert Lewandowski showed his class with a subtle heel strike to Alejandro Blade, who sent the ball straight into goal for Kessie to head home.
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Barca players ranking in the win against Real Madrid
The Brazilian was Barcelona's most active player throughout the match. Raphinha created chances for his teammates (2 assists) and had a chance to score (5 shots).
He was unlucky to leave the game without contributing a single goal. It's absolutely crazy that Raphinha has improved so much lately.
A completely Dutch class. De Jong inherits Busquets' central attacking role and is the man who controls the midfield tonight. Frenkie is also great on defense as he wins most duels, following closely and tackling anything that gets in his way.
He unfortunately scored an own goal tonight, but he played superbly for the rest of the game, including attacking, which is not always the case with Araujo. Once again Ronald could say he saved Real Madrid's most dangerous player (but with a small asterisk).
Roberto was not ideal, especially in the first few minutes, but his goal gave us confidence and survival that we could come back! Sergi added control to our midfield and made some good passes. Not ideal, but it did what was asked.
Again, not a perfect performance, but Balde nailed it when it mattered most. The left-back is still young and has a lot to learn, hopefully this win will give him more confidence and we will see him more focused and bold in the upcoming matches.
Others:
Ter Stegen 7.5, Kounde 8, Christensen 7.5, Busquets 7, Lewandowski 7, Gavi 7, Kessie 7.5, Ferran not applicable, Fati not applicable.
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