3-2! Bellingham stunner, Real Madrid first eliminated Manchester City and then beat Barcelona, ending the suspense of the La Liga championship
In the Champions League quarterfinals in midweek, Real Madrid and Barcelona were happy and sad, the former withstood Manchester City's bombardment and passed the test of the penalty shootout, and struggled to reach the semi-finals, while the latter collapsed in a good situation, was reversed by Paris, and unfortunately stopped in the top 8. After a few days of adjustment, the two giants met in the 32nd round of La Liga for the second leg of the national derby. Real Madrid held an eight-point advantage before the game and were eager to end the title race at home, while Barcelona certainly hoped to take the win at the Bernabeu and maintain their title hopes, and the matchup attracted 78,000 spectators. In this game, Vinicius made a pass, Bellingham won in the 91st minute, Real Madrid reversed Barcelona 3-2, and led La Liga with 11 points.
Carlo Ancelotti set up a familiar 4-3-1-2 formation, with the in-form Lunin continuing to guard the net for Real Madrid, Vazquez and Camavinga playing as full-backs and Armad Rudiger and Tchouameni in defence, while the midfield trio of Luka Modric, Kroos and Valverde, Bellingham in midfield and Rodrygo and Vinicius Jr.
Not to be outdone, Xavi faced the iconic 4-3-3, with Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Yamal up front, Gundogan, Andreas Christensen and Frenkie de Jong in midfield, Joao Cancelo, Koubasi, Araujo and Jules Kounde in the back four, and Ter Stegen in goal. Pedri, Felix and Fermin were all on the bench.
Only 2 minutes into the opening game, Lu Ning played with fire at the back, made a mistake in passing under Lewandowski's pressure, and was cut off by Raphinha, and Tchouameni made a key clearance. In the 6th minute, Raphinha crossed from a corner, Lunin made a mistake, Christensen smiled and gave a big gift, and then nodded the ball into the net, Barcelona got off to a dream start, 1-0!
In the 8th minute, Tchouameni picked up a pass from the front of the penalty area, Modric's header was ferried, Vinicius flew and shot high, Real Madrid missed a good opportunity to equalize!
Back to the end, Barcelona played a quick counter-attack, Yamal forced a break through Camavinga on the right, and a powerful cross in front of the baseline was blocked by Lunin. Two minutes later, Vázquez forced his way through Cancelo on the right and caused a foul on Cubasi in the box, and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty.
Vinicius withstood the pressure and hit the equalizer for Real Madrid, and the two sides returned to the same running line, 1-1!
In the 25th minute, Raphinha's cross from the left was blocked by Tchouameni, Gundogan's corner cross, Lewandowski shook his head from close range, and the ball was slightly above the crossbar!
In the 28th minute, Barcelona won a corner kick again, Raphinha sent to the front point, Yamal shot with his heel, Lunin was suspected of saving the ball behind the goal line, and after the referee repeatedly listened to VAR's opinion, he still signaled that the ball did not cross the goal line as a whole, and Real Madrid escaped!
In the 45th minute, Modric fouled a set-piece, and Gundogan hit it straight over the crossbar. In stoppage time, De Jong was injured when he was stretchered off the pitch after blocking Ernesto Valverde's shot with his body, and Pedri came off the bench.
At the end of the first half, Real Madrid had a slight advantage in possession, but Barcelona's counter-attack was more threatening, and the two teams returned to the dressing room with a 1-1 scoreline. In the 50th minute, Vazquez counter-attacked in front, Modric advanced the ball, Bellingham changed direction from outside the penalty area and shot hard, and Ter Stegen confiscated the ball.
In the 56th minute, Modric broke the ball at the back, instigated a counterattack with a long pass, and Vinicius shot high from a small angle. In the 58th minute, Pedri passed the ball on the right, Fermin fell to the ground in the penalty area, and the referee signaled a normal physical confrontation and did not award a penalty.
In the 66th minute, Ter Stegen threw the ball to instigate an offensive, Felix made a direct pass, Ferran Torres entered the penalty area, and the one-knife shot from a small angle was missed. In the 69th minute, Yamal crossed from the right, Ferran Torres made a false shot, Lunin couldn't save, and Fermín Lopes scored to give Barcelona a 2-1 lead.
4 minutes later, Real Madrid opened a gap on the left side, Vinicius crossed from the bottom, Vazquez flew to the back point and made a goal, Real Madrid equalized again, 2-2!
In the 78th minute, Lunin's long pass was just right, Vinicius ran at high speed, and his single volley was blocked by Ter Stegen! In the 91st minute, Brahim Dias led the offensive, Bellingham outflanked the stunner, and Real Madrid overtook 3-2.
For the rest of the time, the score was not rewritten, and Real Madrid won 3-2 and led La Liga with 11 points.