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El Clasico: Barcelona Run Riot Over Real Madrid

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It's a humiliating defeat for Real Madrid as they lost ruthlessly in the El Clasico at Santiago Bernabeu. They welcomed Barcelona last night in a league matc...

El Clasico: Barcelona Run Riot Over Real Madrid

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It's a humiliating defeat for Real Madrid as they lost ruthlessly in the El Clasico at Santiago Bernabeu. They welcomed Barcelona last night in a league match at Santiago Bernabeu, where Barcelona literally ran riot over the Los Blancos and defeated them by a 0-4 margin. As a result, Barcelona extended their lead at the top of the table after the heroic win and are six points ahead of Real Madrid.

Match Report

Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti set up the team formation with 4-4-2, leaving Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe in the front. Meanwhile, Barca boss Hansi Flick played his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation, where Robert Lewandowski led the attack with the back of Raphinha, Lamine Yamal, and Farmin Lopez. The match started with Real Madrid dominating the visitors. They were very aggressive and had plenty of chances. Real Madrid could have scored the first goal, but the goal from Kylian Mbappe in the 30th minute Was canceled due to offside. After that, Barcelona remained compact and did not give enough space to the home side. Eventually, the first half ended in a 0-0 draw. But Barcelona went on an all-out attack after the break. It was Robert Lewandowski who broke the deadlock for the Catalan side. His long-range shoot outside from the box defeated Real's goalkeeper and found the net in the 54th minute. The Poland international doubled the lead within a few minutes as he scored again with a brilliant header. Real Madrid had a chance to make a comeback, but Mbappe's another goal was ruled out again due to offside in the 66th minute. Besides, Barcelona killed the game when Lamine Yamal scored his first-ever El Clasico goal with the help of Raphinha. He converted Raphinha's pass into a goal from the right side of the box to make the scoreline 0-3 in the 77th minute. Raphina hammered the final nail to Real Madrid's coffin when he found the back of the net in the final five minutes. In the end, Barcelona secured a dominating 0-4 win over Real Madrid and have gone 6 points clear of their arch-rival. Barca boss Hansi Flick praised his team for this excellent win. He said, "I am proud of this team. Because we also managed to keep a clean sheet with a great contribution by Iñaki Peña. And the fans also deserve this win. They have an amazing connection with the players. I am happy to work for FC Barcelona." On the other hand, Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti still remains hopeful to do for this season. He said, "The season is long, we can't give up, And we Have to learn from this defeat. We Learned from the last one, And We can apply the same theory now. Now we have to overcome the deficit because the season is Long With A lot of games. We can do better, And I'm sure we will."

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