Barcelona 2-1 Real Madrid: Barça beat El Clasico, Franck Kesy grabs dramatic late winner
Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 in El Clasico, taking a big step towards their first LaLiga title since 2019.
Franck Kesy scored in stoppage time to secure the win for Barcelona, leaving them 12 points behind second-placed Real with 12 games remaining.
After the final whistle blew at the Camp Nou, the Barcelona players gathered on the field to celebrate.
For the second game in a row, the Catalan club were saved by VAR as Marco Asensio’s shot was ruled out for offside in the 81st minute.
Last week, they overwhelmed Athletic Bilbao when an 87-minute equalizer by Athletic forward Inaki Williams went unacknowledged by video review.
Barcelona dominated the majority of the match against Real, creating most of the important chances.
However, the away side took the lead in the ninth minute with a lucky own goal from Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo. Madrid forward Vinicius He redirected the ball into the net with a header after Junior’s cross from the left side of the area.
Sergi Roberto equalized after picking up a loose ball inside the area in the 45th minute, and as Real made the final push to victory, Kesy scored the winner from the middle of the box after a late breakaway. Did.
It was the second match between rivals in less than three weeks. Barcelona won 1-0 in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final, which he held at his Bernabéu stadium in Santiago on 3 March. Camp his return trip at Nou is his April 5th.
what’s next?
Barcelona’s next match will be against Elche in La Liga on the evening of April 1st.
Real Madrid played the next day, hosting Real Valladolid in the league.