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0:18Hello, welcome to a buzzing Santiago
0:21Bernabeu for what is the biggest game on
0:25the planet. It's El Clasico. It's Real
0:27Madrid against Barca.
0:30And this season it's even more important
0:33than usual because Barca quite simply
0:36have to win. They're three points behind
0:39Real Madrid going into this game. A win
0:41here
0:42for the Blaugrana would put them level
0:45on points with Los Blancos at the top of
0:48the La Liga table. Real Madrid do of
0:50course have that one game in hand, but
0:52it's away at Celta and they've got
0:54a few difficult games coming up between
0:56now and the end of the season. So it's a
0:58huge opportunity for Luis Enrique's side
1:02to put real pressure
1:03on Zidane's team.
1:07And hopefully force them
1:09into a slip-up between now and the end
1:13of the campaign. What an atmosphere here
1:16at the Santiago Bernabeu for the second
1:18Clasico of the season. These teams tied
1:20one all in the first game at the Camp
1:23Nou. Tonight it's the rematch at the
1:26Bernabeu.
1:28For Real Madrid it's Keylor Navas in
1:29goal, Dani Carvajal, Nacho, Ramos, and
1:32Marcelo
1:34are at the back in front of them.
1:36Toni Kroos,
1:37Casemiro, and Modric. And the big news
1:41is that Gareth Bale is back in the
1:43starting 11. He's been unavailable in
1:46recent weeks through injury. He's back
1:48and lines up alongside Karim Benzema and
1:52Cristiano Ronaldo.
1:55For Barca going into this game, the big
1:57news was who would come in for the
2:00suspended Neymar. Well, in the end it's
2:03Paco Alcacer who Luis Enrique has chosen
2:06to lead the line alongside Suarez and
2:09Messi. We'll confirm
2:11the Barca 11 right now. Ter Stegen
2:14between the sticks. It's his debut in a
2:16Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu.
2:18Speaking before the game, he said how
2:20excited he was to play here this
2:22evening. Jordi Alba, Umtiti,
2:25Pique,
2:26and Sergi Roberto
2:28in defense. It's Iniesta, Sergio
2:31Busquets, and Rakitic in midfield.
2:34And as we mentioned, Paco Alcacer lines
2:37up alongside Suarez and Leo Messi. Leo
2:41Messi of course who scored 21 goals in
2:43Clasicos. He is the leading scorer in
2:47the history
2:48of this fixture. However, he hasn't
2:50scored against Real Madrid since 2014.
2:52That's six games without a goal. Messi
2:54will be desperate to get back to scoring
2:57ways against Barca's arch enemies.
3:01He's also on 498 Barca goals, so
3:05a brace here today would see him
3:08reach 500.
3:10Well, here's Sergio Garcia,
3:12a big Real Madrid fan of course.
3:19He's being cheered on by the entire
3:21Santiago Bernabeu. The golfer wearing
3:24the famous green jacket
3:28achieved his first major success in golf
3:31winning in Augusta.
3:34A huge victory for him.
3:42And he's invited here to the Santiago
3:45Bernabeu ahead of kickoff.
3:48A huge moment for him.
3:51And one he completely deserves after
3:53that historic victory in Augusta in the
3:55Masters.
3:57Never before had he won on golf's
3:59biggest stage,
4:01and he managed to do it
4:04after
4:06a thrilling contest with England's
4:08Justin Rose. But
4:11from one thrilling contest to another,
4:13from golf now back to football. Back to
4:16the Santiago Bernabeu.
4:18It's the two best teams in world
4:20football taking on each other and the
4:22two best players in world football as
4:24well.
4:25Cristiano Ronaldo
4:27against Messi. It's Madrid against Barca
4:29and it's a massive opportunity for Luis
4:31Enrique's side to put real pressure on
4:35Zidane's team at the top of the La Liga
4:37table.
4:39Three points here for Barca would put
4:41them level on points with Real Madrid.
4:43And we're underway now at the Santiago
4:45Bernabeu.
4:48Here's Luka Modric bringing the ball
4:50forward
4:51for Real Madrid. Modric
4:53not playing his best football of late.
4:56He's
4:59certainly not in his best form
5:02since joining
5:03Real Madrid. It's a poor pass from
5:05Sergio Ramos out for a Barca throw on
5:07the far side.
5:10Barca kicking from right to left in this
5:13first half.
5:18Possession back with Real Madrid. It's
5:19picked up by Nacho. Zidane will be
5:22delighted that Nacho's fit
5:25after his other two center backs, both
5:27Pepe and Varane, are unavailable through
5:28injury as the ball's
5:31hit long for Cristiano Ronaldo.
5:34Too much on it and it's out of play for
5:35a Barca throw.
5:40Luis Enrique in his final
5:45ever Clasico as Barca coach.
5:50Of course,
5:51the Barca manager announced a few weeks
5:53ago now that he'll be leaving at the end
5:54of the season.
5:59Here's Sergio Ramos now for Real Madrid.
6:04Nearly a minute and a half played and
6:06it's Real Madrid who've had all the
6:08possession so far as the ball's played
6:10long to Dani Carvajal. Turned inside.
6:12Cristiano Ronaldo goes down, calls for a
6:14penalty kick. The referee unmoved. It
6:16was a challenge
6:17by Samuel Umtiti.
6:21Well, Cristiano Ronaldo was adamant that
6:23it was a penalty kick. The referee
6:26waved his complaints away, but you can
6:28hear that the fans here at the Santiago
6:29Bernabeu not too happy with the
6:31official.
6:35Here's Casemiro.
6:37Ball played
6:40into the path of Marcelo, but there's
6:41too much on it. Let's look at that
6:43incident once more.
6:48Well,
6:50Cristiano Ronaldo certainly gets there
6:52ahead of Samuel Umtiti. There is contact
6:54from the big center back on Ronaldo.
6:56Whether there's enough to send the
6:58Portuguese tumbling to the ground, I'm
7:00not so sure. I have to say I think he
7:02went down rather easily. Here he is
7:04again, Cristiano Ronaldo. And once again
7:06it's Samuel Umtiti who challenges him.
7:09This time
7:11the Frenchman wins the ball and puts it
7:12out for a throw-in.
7:22It's a throw that's going to be taken by
7:24Dani Carvajal.
7:30Turned
7:31around the corner by Modric, but it's
7:33given away and picked up by Paco Alcacer
7:35for his first touch. The ball finds its
7:37way to
7:38Suarez, but he's given possession away.
7:40It was a difficult one for him to bring
7:42it under control. It's back with Real
7:43Madrid now and Sergio Ramos crossing
7:45into the Barca half.
7:48Marcelo picks it up on the far side.
7:51Back with Sergio Ramos now. He plays the
7:53ball long looking for Dani Carvajal once
7:55again.
7:56This time the full back wins a header
7:57and finds Cristiano Ronaldo. Plays it
7:59through back into Dani Carvajal who's in
8:00space here. His cross
8:03is cleared by Ivan Rakitic. Real Madrid
8:05coming straight back at Barca though.
8:07It's Modric on the edge of the Barca
8:11area into Dani Carvajal. Back to Luka
8:14Modric. The Croatian's got time and
8:16space to get his cross into the box and
8:17it's
8:18Benzema
8:20who can't keep it in at the far post and
8:22it's out for a goal kick.
8:24Time for
8:25Almost four minutes on the clock and
8:27they've barely had a touch of the ball
8:29so far the Catalan side.
8:31As we see that penalty appeal once more
8:34and every time you look at it,
8:36it looks less and less like there was
8:38enough contact to send Cristiano Ronaldo
8:41falling to the ground. There certainly
8:43was contact, but
8:45minimal.
8:46For me,
8:47not enough for a penalty kick.
8:51Here's Rakitic.
8:53Looked like he was fouled there by
8:55Casemiro. The referee once again
8:57allowing play up
8:59to continue.
9:01And it's Bale over to Marcelo on the far
9:03side. He slips and the ball's put out of
9:05play by Sergio Roberto
9:10for a Madrid throw on the far side.
9:16Gareth Bale beaten to the ball by Sergio
9:19Sergio Busquets, beg your pardon. And
9:20it's now with Andres Iniesta.
9:23The Barca players have got absolutely no
9:25time in possession. It's
9:30an intense start to this game.
9:32Real Madrid getting bodies behind the
9:33ball and putting plenty of pressure on
9:36these Barca players. Here's Jordi Alba
9:38now. Inside to Andres Iniesta. Once
9:40again he has two
9:42Real Madrid players around him, but
9:44Andres Iniesta does brilliantly well to
9:46hold onto possession. Still with
9:48Iniesta. It's a lovely turn from him
9:50as he tries to find Jordi Alba, but Real
9:52Madrid eventually coming away with the
9:55ball.
9:57It's played down the line for Cristiano
9:59Ronaldo.
10:01Ronaldo turns inside.
10:04He shoots and it's a comfortable save in
10:05the end for Ter Stegen, although the
10:07ball did bounce just in front of him.
10:10But he got his body behind the ball, the
10:12German goalkeeper.
10:14Ronaldo did well to turn back inside.
10:19He won half a yard
10:21and got a good shot in with his left
10:23foot.
10:24But it gets saved from Ter Stegen.
10:27Well, what a start to this game.
10:31Barca finally managing to get their foot
10:33on the ball here.
10:38Sergio Busquets into Samuel Umtiti.
10:40Here's Andres Iniesta.
10:43Gets the ball back
10:45from Paco Alcacer.
10:47Iniesta once more spreads play out to
10:49the left. It's Jordi Alba with a bit of
10:50a bit of space in front of him.
10:53Jordi Alba's pass was for
10:55the run of
10:57Luis Suarez. He was offside though and
11:00it'll be a free kick for Real Madrid.
11:21Here come Madrid.
11:22Well, Gareth Bale for a moment thought
11:24he got in behind the Barca defense, but
11:26the Welshman was offside and it's a free
11:28kick
11:30for Barca.
11:37Well, it's a very tight call. I'm not
11:39sure he was offside, in fact.
11:41The flag was up early though.
11:46Sergi Roberto into Leo Messi.
11:49Messi picks out Umtiti.
11:51He crosses into the Real Madrid half.
11:53Surging forward with the ball. It's
11:55Jordi Alba.
11:57He finds
11:58Suarez who goes down under the challenge
12:00of Sergi
12:02Sergio Ramos.
12:06Luis Suarez stays down holding his
12:07chest. The ball's out for a Barca throw.
12:18Well, it was Casemiro
12:22who wrapped his leg around Suarez to win
12:24the ball. He did make contact with the
12:26ball.
12:30Suarez back to his feet and the ball
12:32back with Real Madrid. It's Marcelo.
12:41Nacho
12:42into Carvajal.
12:53Here's Sergio Ramos.
13:10Here's Benzema looking to prod it
13:12through and towards Cristiano Ronaldo.
13:26Play spread over to the right-hand side
13:28by Andres Iniesta.
13:30Possession with Barca. It's now Samuel
13:32Umtiti.
13:35Umtiti inside to Sergio Busquets.
13:40Here's Leo Messi crossing into the Real
13:41Madrid half. He finds Paco Alcacer.
13:45Ivan Rakitic spreads play to this near
13:48side. It's Jordi Alba back into Leo
13:49Messi. Poor first touch from Messi, but
13:51he makes up for it and finds Sergio
13:54Busquets. Now Andres Iniesta.
13:56Iniesta thinks about a shot. Strikes it
13:58with his left foot.
14:02And it was blocked by Nacho.
14:16Iniesta down the line into Jordi Alba.
14:19It's back with Andres Iniesta who
14:21has suffered with injuries this season.
14:24Hasn't played as much as he or the Barca
14:26fans would have liked.
14:30But he's back for this one, which is
14:31important.
14:33Real opportunity for Barca here tonight
14:34at the Santiago Bernabeu as Gerard Pique
14:36slips. He was almost beaten to the ball
14:38by Karim Benzema.
14:41But he made up for it quickly.
14:45The Barca center back.
14:47Jordi Alba crosses the ball into Suarez.
14:49SUAREZ STRIKES ONE.
14:51And it's wide of the far post, but
14:53that's the first opportunity we've had
14:54so far in this game.
14:56It was a good clean strike from Luis
14:58Suarez, but never on target, always
15:00dragging it wide of Keylor Navas'
15:02right-hand post. Good move from Barca
15:05though.
15:06Had lots of space here, Luis Suarez, to
15:08get his shot away.
15:16So, two opportunities so far in this
15:18game. A Cristiano Ronaldo left-footed
15:20strike straight at Ter Stegen.
15:23And the shot from outside of the area
15:25from Luis Suarez, which
15:27whistled wide of Keylor Navas'
15:29right-hand post.
15:3710 minutes on the clock. Nil-nil the
15:38score here at the Santiago Bernabeu
15:40between Real Madrid and Football Club
15:42Barcelona.
15:45But it's been an intense start to this
15:47Clasico.
15:50Ivan Rakitic
15:55does really well here, Ivan Rakitic, to
15:57hold on to possession and finds Ter
15:59Stegen.
16:01Barca
16:02building from the back.
16:04It's Umtiti into Jordi Alba.
16:08Alba back to Umtiti. Got a shove from
16:10Gareth Bale and
16:12there's a bit of afters between Gareth
16:14Bale and Jordi Alba.
16:17Here's Messi. Great skill from Leo Messi
16:19to get away from Casemiro and that
16:21should be a yellow card.
16:23It's a really poor challenge
16:25from Casemiro.
16:27To be fair
16:29to the Real Madrid midfielder, he went
16:31over to Leo Messi immediately helping
16:33the Argentine to his feet and I'm sure
16:34apologizing.
16:36Just got completely done here
16:39the Brazilian by Leo Messi
16:41who went one way then the other.
16:45And it was pure frustration from
16:46Casemiro as he hacked down Leo Messi
16:48conceding the free kick and picking up
16:50the first yellow card of the game,
16:52deservedly so.
16:5412 minutes on the clock. Casemiro
16:56already
16:57in the referee's book.
17:03That was of course one of a number of
17:05controversial decisions. It's a poor
17:07back pass from Gareth Bale and it was
17:09almost snapped up by Jordi Alba.
17:12Here's Paco Alcacer.
17:14His cross is a poor one and it's out for
17:16a goal kick.
17:17Well, I was saying that was
17:19one of many controversial decisions in
17:21that Champions League tie between Real
17:23Madrid and Bayern Munich.
17:26Casemiro
17:28according to
17:30many pundits and football fans around
17:32the world should have picked up a second
17:34yellow card.
17:36And actually should potentially have
17:38been sent off
17:40before Arturo Vidal was shown a second
17:43yellow card.
17:45Many believing that Casemiro was pretty
17:47lucky to stay on the field of play.
17:50Well, he's already got a yellow card in
17:51this game.
17:54Had to play
17:55almost 80 minutes knowing that he can't
17:59be booked again.
18:04Luka Modric in possession for Real
18:06Madrid on the halfway line. Plays a long
18:08ball over the top looking for Gareth
18:09Bale who wins a header.
18:12Bale offside.
18:15The free kick goes Barca's way.
18:40Here's Ter Stegen.
18:45Gerard Pique
18:47receiving whistles from
18:50the Santiago Bernabeu.
18:56Jordi Alba goes inside to Luis Suarez
18:59who leaves it for Paco Alcacer. Now it's
19:02Leo Messi.
19:04Into Sergio Busquets.
19:08Picked up on this near side
19:10by Andres Iniesta.
19:13Umtiti
19:14inside to Busquets.
19:17Suarez
19:19with the greatest pass, but it's picked
19:20up by
19:22Sergi Roberto.
19:24Now, Sergio Busquets.
19:31Well, Barca now doing what they do best,
19:33holding on to possession.
19:35Frustrating the Real Madrid players and
19:37the fans here inside the Santiago
19:38Bernabeu as the ball's played long.
19:41Looking for Paco Alcacer who made a run
19:43in behind the Real Madrid defense. It
19:44was too much on the pass though.
19:47And it goes all the way through to
19:48Keylor Navas.
20:00And Umtiti finds Ter Stegen.
20:08Busquets into Piqué.
20:11Back to Gerard Piqué.
20:13More boos and whistles from
20:15the fans here at the Santiago Bernabéu.
20:18The ball with
20:20the German goalkeeper, Marc-André ter
20:22Stegen.
20:26It's flipped on by Suárez, but he can't
20:29pick out Jordi Alba and it's a throw-in
20:30for Real Madrid.
20:38Luis Enrique looking for back-to-back
20:40wins here at the Santiago Bernabéu
20:43against Real Madrid.
20:46His side last season picked up that
20:48incredible 4-0 win.
20:52It was when Rafa Benítez was still in
20:55charge.
21:03The ball almost getting through to Karim
21:05Benzema. Gerard Piqué did well at the
21:07back, just a scramble away and now it's
21:09Andrés Iniesta
21:11into Umtiti. Jordi Alba. Good football
21:13this from Barça.
21:16Brought forward by Busquets into Leo
21:17Messi.
21:21Leo Messi with a nice turn in the center
21:23circle. Still with Leo Messi.
21:25Leo Messi tries to tee up Ivan Rakitić.
21:27Just too much
21:29on the pass.
21:31It was a couple of yards in front of the
21:32Croatian and he was beaten to it by
21:34Keylor Navas.
21:37Great run from Leo Messi who picked up
21:39the ball just inside his own half and
21:41ran all the way to
21:43well, the edge of the 18-yard box.
21:45Here's Suárez.
21:48Manages to get the ball out wide to
21:50Sergi Roberto. His cross picked up by
21:52Casemiro.
21:53Now it's Karim Benzema.
21:57He finds Cristiano Ronaldo. The flag's
21:58up though.
22:00Really good defensive work from Gerard
22:02Piqué and Samuel Umtiti who just stepped
22:05up at the perfect moment
22:08to play Cristiano Ronaldo offside.
22:11As we see a replay now of that Leo Messi
22:13run.
22:15Well, it was a brilliant run and almost
22:17a perfect pass.
22:20Really good defending
22:22by Gerard Piqué. Very, very intelligent.
22:25Knew exactly
22:27where Cristiano Ronaldo was.
22:30Stepped forward at the perfect time.
22:33Forward comes Modrić with the ball.
22:35And he tees up Karim Benzema. He strikes
22:37one early. It's a comfortable save yet
22:38again for Ter Stegen. The Frenchman
22:41didn't get a lot behind it in fairness.
22:46Well, it's end-to-end stuff. Here's Paco
22:47Alcácer inside to Luis Suárez who took
22:50the ball first time. It was a sort of
22:52half-volley on the edge of the area.
22:56But he sprayed the ball well wide of the
22:59target. It was an excellent first touch
23:00from Paco Alcácer who
23:02certainly has grown in confidence in
23:04recent weeks.
23:06He'll be delighted that it's him
23:09who Luis Enrique has turned to in the
23:11absence of Neymar.
23:12There were other options.
23:15Arda Turan back from injury and
23:18was a favorite for some. He's stood in
23:19for Neymar or
23:21another of the front three in the past.
23:23On this occasion though,
23:25Luis Enrique deciding to go with Paco
23:27Alcácer.
23:30He's got four goals in La Liga this
23:32season so far for Fútbol Club Barcelona,
23:34Paco Alcácer.
23:36Wouldn't he love to add to that tally
23:38here at the Santiago Bernabéu in what is
23:40the biggest game on the planet.
23:43Here's Modrić now for Real Madrid inside
23:45to Gareth Bale.
23:48Quite sure what Bale was trying there.
23:49Cristiano Ronaldo
23:51doesn't either from his body language.
23:54He's not too impressed with that.
23:56It was an outside of the boot cross from
23:58Bale, but it
24:00found absolutely nobody.
24:15Here comes Leo Messi.
24:19The ball
24:20falls for Casemiro and now it's Marcelo.
24:23Down the line into Cristiano Ronaldo
24:24who's swapped over to the Real Madrid
24:26left flank with Gareth Bale now on the
24:27right. Ronaldo shot, good save from Ter
24:29Stegen and hooked clear by Samuel
24:31Umtiti.
24:34Chance maybe for Barça to break now.
24:37Messi's down
24:39and
24:40from the close-up you can see that
24:41there's definitely
24:44a problem here for the Argentine.
24:46He's spitting blood onto the field of
24:49play. He was certainly caught in the
24:50face, Leo Messi.
24:52I'm not sure if it's a nosebleed or a
24:53cut inside his mouth.
24:56But he's definitely been caught here.
25:01Well, you can see there was an elbow
25:02from Marcelo.
25:05I'm sure it wasn't intentional from the
25:07Brazilian.
25:09But he catches
25:11Messi right across the face. I think
25:13it's probably a nosebleed.
25:18It's pretty nasty.
25:23Marcelo, I don't think he's
25:25a sort of player who would have done
25:26that intentionally.
25:29It always looks worse in the slow
25:30motion. In fact, Marcelo
25:33is actually bleeding from the elbow.
25:42So, I think he caught Leo Messi in the
25:44mouth.
25:47Marcelo's
25:49also receiving medical attention for a
25:50cut on his elbow. Probably from Leo
25:53Messi's teeth as he caught him in the
25:55mouth.
26:04I'm sure Messi will be able to continue.
26:09He's just receiving treatment on the
26:10sidelines at the moment though. Barça
26:13currently with 10 men on the field of
26:15play.
26:17Suárez
26:20does well to hold up possession, but in
26:21the end he's robbed of the ball.
26:25It's picked up by Toni Kroos.
26:27Ball over the top from Kroos.
26:29Taken first time by Gareth Bale. It was
26:31a really difficult
26:34attempt.
26:36The ball coming over his shoulder, tried
26:37to take it first time.
26:40Made contact with the ball, but
26:43sent it comfortably into the arms of
26:45Marc-André ter Stegen.
26:47Looks like Leo Messi's about to come
26:49back onto the field of play.
26:58Good pressure from Karim Benzema and
27:01Ter Stegen's forced to hook the ball
27:03straight into touch.
27:07Here's Gareth Bale.
27:08Gets a cross into the box. It's not a
27:10good one again though.
27:14More frustration
27:16for Cristiano Ronaldo who
27:18eventually applauds Gareth Bale, but his
27:20body language told you he wasn't
27:21particularly happy with the cross.
27:27Busquets into Andrés Iniesta.
27:32Iniesta back into Busquets. Really tidy
27:34football once again from Fútbol Club
27:36Barcelona as Leo Messi plays it into
27:38space for Jordi Alba. He's going to be
27:39beaten to the ball by
27:42Dani Carvajal
27:44who does well to find Casemiro.
27:45Excellent composure from Dani Carvajal
27:47in defense.
27:52Here's Marcelo.
27:54He's being shadowed by
27:56Sergi Roberto. He finds Cristiano
27:58Ronaldo. Ronaldo on the edge of the area
27:59tries
28:00a strike from distance. He's annoyed
28:02with himself as he blasts it over the
28:04crossbar and into the stands behind.
28:09Leo Messi carrying a tissue around with
28:11him, still bleeding from the mouth.
28:15Really did get clattered by Marcelo.
28:35Here's Leo Messi.
28:38Back into Messi.
28:44Barça
28:46being hassled and harried every time
28:48they're in possession of the ball. It's
28:50played over the top for Paco Alcácer.
28:51This time he gets in behind the Real
28:53Madrid defense, but Dani Carvajal
28:56is back once more
28:58to win the ball back for Real Madrid.
29:25Here's Toni Kroos.
29:27Now Modrić.
29:33Back into Kroos.
29:39Marcelo.
29:43It's the German international Toni Kroos
29:45once again who leaves it for Marcelo.
29:47It's a Karim Benzema now, a long way
29:49from goal, the Frenchman as he picks out
29:51Modric. Handball
29:53by Modric according to the referee.
29:59And it'll be a free kick for Barca.
30:03Well, they've won five of their last 10
30:05trips
30:06to the Santiago Bernabeu.
30:17Probably the most memorable
30:19victory in recent years was
30:24the 6-2 in Pep Guardiola's first year.
30:28Here come Madrid.
30:30Benzema robbed of the ball by Sergio
30:32Busquets who's magnificent once again in
30:35defense.
30:37Brilliant from the midfielder to win
30:39possession back for Barca.
30:43Here's Rakitic.
30:55That 6-2
30:57of course coming in the 2008-2009
31:00campaign, the year that
31:02Barca won the treble under Pep
31:04Guardiola. It was a vital game as well
31:06because
31:09they were only four points ahead of Real
31:11Madrid in the league at that stage.
31:14And a victory for Real Madrid
31:16would have taken them to within a point
31:18of Football Club Barcelona, but
31:21Madrid were absolutely destroyed despite
31:24taking the lead on that night through
31:25Gonzalo Higuaín.
31:28They were beaten
31:296-2
31:31by Guardiola's Barca.
31:34The first night in fact that Leo Messi
31:36was played in that
31:37false nine role.
31:41And what a success it proved to be.
31:45It's Real Madrid who are having more
31:46success at the moment though and it's
31:48the whites at the other end. Gareth Bale
31:50tried to turn back inside.
31:53Gerard Piqué who's just telling his
31:55teammates to calm down a little bit.
31:59As the Spain international put the ball
32:00out for a corner kick. So, it's a corner
32:03for Real Madrid. Good challenge that was
32:05by Gerard Piqué.
32:17Corner for Madrid here.
32:19Plenty of bodies back for Barca.
32:22It's punched clear by Ter Stegen. Gerard
32:24Piqué went up for it as well. Put back
32:26into the mix.
32:27IT'S OFF THE POST. SURELY NOW IT'S
32:29CASEMIRO.
32:31WELL, it's the first goal of the game.
32:34And it's scored
32:36by Casemiro.
32:38It's his third goal of this La Liga
32:40campaign.
32:42It was an excellent cross that was put
32:43back into the box by Marcelo.
32:49The shot
32:50rebounded off the post and fell
32:53very kindly
32:56for Carlos Henrique Casemiro who slotted
32:59the ball home for the first goal of the
33:02game here at the Santiago Bernabeu.
33:06As the cross is played in
33:09Cristiano Ronaldo
33:11is in an offside or in onside position,
33:14beg your pardon, but it's Sergio Ramos
33:15who makes contact with the ball.
33:17It comes back off the post.
33:20And it's
33:21very kind for Casemiro who just has to
33:24put the ball
33:26into an empty net.
33:33Ivan Rakitic was sliding in, but there
33:35was nothing that he could do.
33:41So, Casemiro
33:43with his third goal in La Liga of the
33:46campaign
33:47and the first in this Clasico making it
33:50with 29 minutes on the clock. Real
33:52Madrid 1
33:55Football Club Barcelona nil.
34:04Umtiti
34:06Gerard Piqué
34:12Here's Ivan Rakitic.
34:26Gerard Piqué into Samuel Umtiti.
34:46It's Leo Messi.
34:48Still with
34:51a bit of white tissue in his mouth
34:54after being clattered by Marcelo.
34:58The bleeding still not stopped.
35:00Here comes Gerard Piqué surging forward
35:02with the ball.
35:03Finds Rakitic.
35:06Now it's Messi.
35:09Messi's pass intercepted by Marcelo.
35:15It's now picked up by
35:17Sergio Busquets.
35:22Leo Messi
35:24has got Sergio Roberto ahead of him.
35:26Instead goes
35:28inside to Andrés Iniesta.
35:31Iniesta finds Jordi Alba. Dani Carvajal
35:35momentarily on the ground.
35:39It's really good pressure from Madrid
35:40though.
35:42There's just no way through for Football
35:44Club Barcelona at the moment. Messi
35:46surrounded by three Real Madrid players
35:49and well, he gets a free kick this time,
35:51Leo Messi.
35:54Well, Zidane's not happy. He felt it was
35:56just good pressure.
36:08Well, it was clearly caught Leo Messi by
36:11Casemiro who stood right on his foot.
36:17Free kick taken short.
36:21Here's Samuel Umtiti.
36:33Every white shirt behind the ball for
36:35Real Madrid.
36:37And the Barca side at the moment finding
36:40it very difficult to cut through this
36:42wall of white shirts. Here's Messi.
36:45Into Busquets. Busquets finds Rakitic.
36:47Great football from Barca. Here's Leo
36:49Messi and there's the first goal of the
36:51game
36:52FOR FOOTBALL CLUB BARCELONA WHO EQUALIZE
36:54HERE at the Santiago Bernabeu with an
36:56absolutely stunning team goal.
37:00What a brilliant move that was from
37:03Barca. Just as it looked impossible to
37:05cut through
37:07this defensive Real Madrid side
37:10well, they found a way. Between Iniesta,
37:12Busquets and Leo Messi, they're just
37:15unstoppable this Barca side sometimes.
37:18It was a wonderful move finished off in
37:21real style
37:24by the top scorer in La Liga. Watch
37:26this. Rakitic into Messi. Brilliant
37:29touch from Messi to get away from Dani
37:31Carvajal and a fine finish beyond Keylor
37:34Navas and into the back of the net to
37:37make it Real Madrid 1, Barca 1 and game
37:40on here at the Santiago Bernabeu. What a
37:43goal that was from Football Club
37:44Barcelona.
37:54Well, there you see Cristiano Ronaldo's
37:56reaction to that fine Messi strike.
37:59Nothing he could do
38:00other than watch on. Here's Gareth Bale
38:03now. Strikes one Bale and it's
38:05terrible really.
38:07Gets right underneath it and blasts it
38:09over the crossbar and into the stands
38:10behind. Some fans
38:12would have preferred to have seen Isco
38:14or maybe Marco Asensio in the
38:17starting 11 for Real Madrid here.
38:20It was Bale though
38:24who recovered from his injury and got
38:25the nod from Zinedine Zidane.
38:31Long ball over the top
38:33from Ter Stegen looking for the run of
38:35Paco Alcácer.
38:37Certainly something that Barca have
38:38tried a few times in this game mixing
38:40things up. It's a really poor pass in
38:42the back from Sergio Ramos. Possession
38:44gifted back to Barca and the ball over
38:46the top
38:47for Suárez isn't a good one
38:49from Andrés Iniesta.
38:54As we see this move again, it was
38:56Rakitic who played it inside to Leo
38:58Messi.
39:00What a fine goal that is.
39:03Excellent football from Barca.
39:28It's Toni Kroos. Terrible pass from Toni
39:30Kroos.
39:32Into Suárez. It's not a good pass from
39:34Suárez either. He was looking to pick
39:35out a Messi and it's intercepted by
39:37Sergio Ramos who read that one very
39:39well.
39:44Here's Marcelo.
39:51Toni Kroos.
39:54Carvajal.
39:56To Ronaldo. Now it's Modrić. Space
39:58opening up for Luka Modrić who strikes
40:00one goalwards. It's an excellent save
40:02from Ter Stegen. Put back into the mix
40:04by Cristiano Ronaldo, but it's been
40:06swung out of play
40:08and it'll be a goal kick.
40:10Really good strike this from Luka Modrić
40:12and an even better save from Ter Stegen
40:15diving to his left.
40:17Well, there wasn't enough pressure on
40:19Luka Modrić.
40:21Far too much space for him to get his
40:22shot away.
40:25And it wasn't a bad effort from the
40:27Croatian
40:28but a very, very good stop
40:31from Marc-André ter Stegen.
40:38Well, Gareth Bale at the moment is down
40:40for Real Madrid and they may have to
40:42make a change here.
40:44Bale perhaps forced back too quickly.
40:47He's holding
40:49his calf muscle, I think.
40:54And it's an opportunity for Barca to
40:59have a bit of a drink and a discussion
41:03with the manager.
41:06Luis Enrique chatting to
41:11Iniesta and Leo Messi.
41:24Well, we've just seen confirmation there
41:26that Sergio Ramos certainly wasn't
41:27offside.
41:29He was in line when that ball was played
41:30over the top.
41:31Ramos' shot coming back against the post
41:35and Casemiro finishing off.
41:40As we see Leo Messi's goal.
41:43Wonderful turn to get beyond
41:45Dani Carvajal.
41:47It was a good first time pass as well
41:49from Ivan Rakitić.
41:50Brilliantly finished off
41:52by Leo Messi.
41:53Wonderful team goal from Football Club
41:55Barcelona.
41:57"That's how you do it." says Luis
41:59Enrique.
42:05Just at the point where Madrid had gone
42:07a goal up got everyone back behind the
42:10ball defending
42:12and they were looking almost impossible
42:14to break down as Gareth Bale is going
42:16off here and he's going straight down
42:18the tunnel. This doesn't look good for
42:19the Welshman.
42:25Real Madrid
42:27are going to be forced into an early
42:28change.
42:35Here's Sergi Roberto.
42:37Tees up Messi.
42:39Not the best first touch this time from
42:40Leo Messi and it's Karim Benzema who
42:42brings it forward for Real Madrid. His
42:44pass inside is for Cristiano Ronaldo.
42:47He's challenged by Samuel Umtiti.
42:50Well, it could be a yellow card for the
42:51Frenchman. That's certainly what the
42:52Real Madrid players are suggesting.
42:56It's Marco Asensio who's going to come
42:58on for Real Madrid
43:01to replace Gareth Bale.
43:07And there's the challenge from Samuel
43:09Umtiti. Well, he certainly didn't get
43:10anything on the ball.
43:12It's a late challenge on Cristiano
43:14Ronaldo and it looks like it'll be a
43:15yellow card for Umtiti
43:18and a free kick for Real Madrid.
43:21So, two players in the referee's book.
43:23Samuel Umtiti
43:26for Barca and Casemiro
43:31for Real Madrid.
43:32And it's
43:34Gareth Bale who's forced off to be
43:36replaced by Marco Asensio.
43:56Free kick for Barca.
43:58Foul by Marco Asensio.
44:15Umtiti
44:18into Ter Stegen.
44:21Gerard Piqué back into the goalkeeper.
44:2557% possession for Football Club
44:28Barcelona.
44:31Dominating
44:33at least the possession stats here at
44:35the Santiago Bernabéu.
44:39Here comes Suárez. There's no foul
44:40according to the referee.
44:42Now it's Messi. Back over the top
44:44looking for Suárez. Back to Leo Messi.
44:47Leo Messi's SHOT AND IT'S JUST WIDE.
44:49Keylor Navas was scrambling across his
44:51goal line.
44:52Leo Messi adamant that it should have
44:54been a corner kick that the Costa Rican
44:57got something on the ball. The referee
44:59deciding not and handing Real Madrid a
45:01goal kick here.
45:04Well, no. Keylor Navas got nowhere near
45:06it.
45:08But it did take a deflection off Dani
45:10Carvajal.
45:18I suppose it's easy for us to see with
45:21a couple of replays. Have to say live, I
45:24didn't notice that the ball
45:27took a touch off Dani Carvajal's leg on
45:29the way through.
45:34Ter Stegen.
45:36Good skill
45:37and a good pass out wide into Sergi
45:39Roberto who gets the better of Marcelo.
45:47Samuel Umtiti keeps this one in play and
45:49finds Andrés Iniesta.
45:57Iniesta once again.
46:01Over to the far side where it's picked
46:03up by Sergi Roberto.
46:09Well, it's lived up to the spectacle
46:10this first half without
46:12any doubt.
46:14We've seen some excellent football from
46:17both sides.
46:18That Barca goal without a doubt the
46:20highlight of the match so far, but Real
46:22Madrid have
46:23played their part, too, in what's been
46:26an enthralling contest so far.
46:29They're very well organized this Madrid
46:31side under Zidane pressuring
46:33high up the field giving Barca
46:37no space or time.
46:39However, Barca showing
46:42that they can move the ball like no one
46:44in world football.
46:47And even when a side does get 11 players
46:49behind the ball, they can carve out an
46:51opening which is exactly what they did
46:52for that Leo Messi goal.
46:55Headed one by Sergio Ramos. It's back
46:57with Real Madrid now and it's Marcelo on
46:59the far side.
47:02Marcelo's ball into the box. Not a good
47:05one.
47:06He's brought down by Samuel Umtiti and
47:08flicked into the path of Andrés Iniesta.
47:15And now it's Leo Messi.
47:17Messi down the line into Suárez. Bit of
47:19space here for Barca. Suárez's ball
47:21across. It's to Jordi Alba.
47:23His shot just wide.
47:25Another good move from Barca, though.
47:28Once again
47:30they cut open this Real Madrid side at
47:32the back.
47:49Here's Toni Kroos.
47:54Into Nacho.
47:56Now Cristiano Ronaldo.
48:12There was certainly no offside
48:16in the build up to that chance.
48:37Casemiro for Real Madrid.
48:46It's put out of play by Ivan Rakitić.
48:50It's going to be a throw-in for Real
48:51Madrid deep in the Barca half.
48:54Marcelo into Toni Kroos.
48:58Now it's Casemiro. On a yellow card,
49:00don't forget.
49:03Picked up a yellow for a cynical
49:04challenge on Leo Messi after just 12
49:06minutes.
49:09It's poor from Paco Alcácer straight out
49:11of play and a throw-in for Real Madrid.
49:15Equally poor from the whites, though, in
49:16possession gifted straight back to
49:17Barca. It's a throw-in for Jordi Alba.
49:36Here's Asensio.
49:38Good first touch from Asensio.
49:42He leaves it for Luka Modrić.
49:47Luka Modrić again. Excellent challenge
49:50from Jordi Alba who spotted the danger
49:53there.
49:54There could be a chance for Barca to
49:55break here.
49:57It's Messi with Ivan Rakitić outside and
49:59Messi cuts back inside.
50:02And it's a late challenge by Casemiro.
50:04Messi suggesting that it was a cynical
50:06one and should be a second yellow card.
50:07Gerard Piqué
50:09saying much the same, so too is Sergi
50:11Roberto.
50:12Casemiro, I think he's going to be lucky
50:14here.
50:15This could easily have been a second
50:17yellow.
50:20Well, there's no question that he
50:21catches Leo Messi. It's not as cynical
50:24as the first one, that's for sure.
50:26But he stamped straight on Messi's toes.
50:36Well, Luis Enrique of the same opinion
50:39that that should have been a second
50:40yellow card for Casemiro.
50:43This is third foul of the game.
50:46He's on a yellow card and he's going to
50:47be He's going to have to be very careful
50:49now.
50:52Rakitić plays the ball into the area.
50:53Umtiti underneath it, can't win the
50:55header though. Messi Asensio gets
50:57something on it, turned back into the
50:58area by Sergi Roberto and cleared by
51:00Real Madrid but picked up immediately by
51:02Barca. Jordi Alba into Iniesta.
51:07Andrés Iniesta
51:10weighing up his options.
51:13Just 30 seconds of additional time to be
51:15played at the end of this
51:17first half.
51:19And Barca have got a corner. They're
51:21going to have to take it quickly.
51:24We've had 46 and a half minutes.
51:27And there'll be 2 minutes
51:29of additional time. Well, Jordi Alba was
51:31frustrated with himself there.
51:34He knew that was a really good chance
51:36for Barca.
51:40Well, Gerard Piqué making his feelings
51:42very, very clear to Casemiro.
51:45A wry smile from the Brazilian.
51:51So, there'll just be time for this
51:52corner
51:54to be taken before half-time. Ivan
51:55Rakitić with it. Sends it sailing in
51:57towards the back post and what a chance.
52:00What a chance for Leo Messi. Keylor
52:03Navas came out for the ball.
52:06Didn't make contact with it. There was
52:07Leo Messi but he couldn't find the
52:09target. What an opportunity this was
52:11right on the half-time whistle. It's
52:14almost an open goal.
52:16It does come to Leo Messi very, very
52:18quickly indeed. And in the end
52:21that was the last chance of the first
52:22half. An entertaining first half of
52:24football here at the Santiago Bernabéu
52:26and it finishes Real Madrid 1, Barca 1.
52:34Hello and welcome back to the Santiago
52:36Bernabéu to the second half of this
52:38enthralling clásico between Real Madrid
52:42and Football Club Barcelona. What a
52:44first 45 minutes
52:47here at the Bernabéu.
52:50It was Real Madrid
52:52who's scored first.
52:54Casemiro
52:57putting the whites 1-0 up in the first
52:59half but before half-time Leo Messi
53:02leveled things
53:05with his 22nd goal
53:08in this fixture. 22 goals in clásicos.
53:12He's the highest
53:15ever goalscorer
53:19in these games between Real Madrid and
53:21Football Club Barcelona.
53:22And that's now 30 goals for the season
53:25for Leo Messi.
53:29And not only that, it was a stunning
53:31goal as well.
53:33Putting an end to a really good team
53:35move by Real Madrid by Barca, beg your
53:37pardon.
53:43It was Real Madrid who probably started
53:44the stronger.
53:49They had a good few minutes at the
53:50beginning of the game dominating
53:52possession, creating goal scoring
53:53opportunities. They then found the first
53:55goal through Casemiro but
53:58after about 15 minutes it was Barca who
54:00completely bossed it
54:03here in Madrid.
54:05And they well and truly deserved the
54:07equalizer when it arrived.
54:09Casemiro picked up a yellow card. A bit
54:11of controversy at the end of the first
54:13half when he could have potentially
54:14picked up a second one
54:17and been given a red. However, the
54:19referee
54:20decided not to book him a second time.
54:24Although Casemiro will have to be very
54:26wary in this second half.
54:30You get the feeling he won't be
54:32let off again by this referee.
54:35So, we're under way here then at the
54:36Santiago Bernabéu. Barca in the second
54:39half playing from left to right.
54:41It's Gerard Piqué on the ball who finds
54:44Sergi Roberto.
54:52Ter Stegen
54:53into Umtiti.
54:56Here's Andrés Iniesta with a first-time
54:57pass out wide into Jordi Alba.
55:00Jordi Alba surging forwards, crossing
55:02into the Real Madrid half. He's caught
55:04late by Luka Modrić and it'll be a free
55:06kick for Barca.
55:11Modrić
55:12getting a bit of a talking-to
55:15from the referee.
55:40The ball through to Suárez cut out by
55:42Casemiro and here come Real Madrid. It's
55:44Asensio
55:45on the far side. He was a first-time
55:47substitute, of course, for the injured
55:48Gareth Bale. Asensio goes out wide to
55:51Dani Carvajal. His pass
55:53put out for a corner by Gerard Piqué.
55:54Good defending from Gerard Piqué who
55:57read that one very well indeed as the
55:59ball came across. There's always a
56:00danger of scoring an own goal in that
56:02kind of situation as well.
56:04But it was well judged by Gerard Piqué
56:08who intercepted the cross and put it out
56:10for a corner. So, Real Madrid corner
56:11then.
56:16It's going to be taken by Toni Kroos.
56:20Toni Kroos' corner headed cleared by
56:24Suárez. Picked up by Leo Messi.
56:27Both Real Madrid attackers in
56:30defensive positions at the moment and
56:32Leo Messi's robbed of the ball by
56:33Modrić. Now it's Dani Carvajal.
56:39Here's Casemiro.
56:43Now it's Nacho for Real Madrid.
56:47It's good turn by Dani Carvajal on the
56:49first on the far side.
56:53Now it's Luka Modrić.
56:56His pass intercepted but possession
56:58still with Real Madrid as it's picked up
57:01on this near side by Marcelo.
57:05Marcelo taking on Rakitić, finding Toni
57:07Kroos and that's a good effort and an
57:09excellent save by Marc-André ter Stegen
57:12who got a very strong right hand to the
57:14ball and put it out for a Real Madrid
57:17corner. It's the German Toni Kroos who
57:19goes across to take it. Excellent save
57:21from ter Stegen.
57:24Marcelo's cross into the box headed
57:27cleared by Sergio Busquets
57:29and it rolls out for a Real Madrid
57:31throw.
57:34Leo Messi
57:36putting an end in the first half to a
57:38recent poor run against Real Madrid.
57:41He's scored more goals than anyone in
57:42this fixture, 22 now.
57:44However, he hadn't scored against the
57:47whites since 2014. It was
57:50a six-game barren spell.
57:54But he put an end to that in the first
57:56half with a magnificent solo effort.
58:00Here's Marcelo. Knocks it back into Toni
58:03Kroos who puts a cross in for
58:06Cristiano Ronaldo. It was over him
58:08though. Ronaldo complaining about
58:10something suggesting it should have been
58:11another corner, I think.
58:20In fact, it's going to be a free kick
58:21for offside. Ronaldo in an offside
58:23position when that ball was floated in
58:25by Toni Kroos.
58:36Ter Stegen into Busquets. Busquets
58:38caught by
58:40Karim Benzema.
58:45Well, he looks in a bit of pain here,
58:47Sergio Busquets. I think he's going to
58:48be okay. He was certainly caught late by
58:50Benzema.
58:51Maybe the Frenchman lucky not to pick up
58:53a yellow card. It was a very clumsy
58:54challenge by the Real Madrid number
58:56nine.
59:00But he went right through the back of
59:01Sergio Busquets.
59:04He'd be giving the midfielder a bit of a
59:06dead leg.
59:09Ivan Rakitić
59:11picks out Umtiti. Good skill from Samuel
59:13Umtiti as he sets up Jordi Alba on the
59:16far side for Football Club Barcelona.
59:18Alba cuts inside, finds Andrés Iniesta.
59:21Iniesta back over the top looking for
59:23Jordi Alba.
59:24He was offside though.
59:29The referee's whistle went late. Not
59:31sure if the flag went up late.
59:36Well, I'm not sure he is offside, you
59:37know.
59:39I think Marcelo may have been playing
59:40him on on this near side.
59:52Well, as it stands, it's exactly the
59:54same result that we saw at the Camp Nou
59:56earlier this season. Nothing between the
59:58sides on that occasion.
1:00:01As they played out a 1-1 draw.
1:00:04So far tonight,
1:00:05it's exactly the same scoreline.
1:00:08After Casemiro gave Real Madrid the lead
1:00:10in the first half, and Leo Messi
1:00:12equalized.
1:00:18Asensio.
1:00:22That seemed a strange decision to have
1:00:24brought Gareth Bale back into the
1:00:26starting 11 if he wasn't 100% fit. The
1:00:29Welshman
1:00:30broke down in the first half, was forced
1:00:32off injured.
1:00:34Hence the introduction of Marco Asensio.
1:00:40Toni Kroos switching play over to the
1:00:41far side. It's Dani Carvajal who made a
1:00:43good run, but he can't keep that one in
1:00:45play.
1:00:52It's a goal kick for Ter Stegen.
1:00:55Well, it was wasted by the German as
1:00:57Dani Carvajal picked up possession for
1:00:59Real Madrid.
1:01:00Madrid.
1:01:01It's calm play by Barca at the back
1:01:03though, and brought forward now by
1:01:05Busquets.
1:01:06His pass doesn't quite pick out Messi,
1:01:08but he has won a free kick here. Sergio
1:01:10Busquets.
1:01:12Which Sergio Ramos
1:01:13isn't at all happy with.
1:01:15Well, he got right into the face of the
1:01:17referee.
1:01:19Remonstrating with the official. I
1:01:20thought he was going to talk himself
1:01:22into a yellow, but he's got just a
1:01:24talking to from the ref.
1:01:39Free kick taken backwards by
1:01:42Gerard Piqué into Ter Stegen.
1:01:47It's with the German goalkeeper once
1:01:48again. Now, Samuel Umtiti on the far
1:01:50side.
1:01:56Marc-André ter Stegen.
1:01:58It's a good pass into Sergi Roberto, who
1:02:01just stands on the ball.
1:02:03And possession's back with Real Madrid.
1:02:04It's Toni Kroos.
1:02:07Slid through for Marcelo. Marcelo's
1:02:09cross is a good one.
1:02:11It was Benzema who got his shot on
1:02:13target.
1:02:15Ter Stegen made the save. I'm not sure
1:02:17how much he knew about it, the German
1:02:18goalkeeper.
1:02:20But his positional play once again
1:02:22excellent here. Marc-André ter Stegen.
1:02:25It's good build-up from Real Madrid. A
1:02:26nice pass from Kroos.
1:02:29Into Marcelo.
1:02:31The header from Benzema, and it's Well,
1:02:33it's a brilliant save from Ter Stegen.
1:02:37Pure reflexes from the German.
1:02:39As he got a foot to the ball,
1:02:42and managed to put it out for a corner
1:02:43kick as the shot comes in from Dani
1:02:45Carvajal. You can tell it was close
1:02:47because
1:02:48it had Marc-André ter Stegen scampering
1:02:50across his line and diving to his left.
1:03:04Gerard Piqué tries to switch play over
1:03:05to the far side, but Jordi Alba can't
1:03:08keep that one in play, and Real Madrid
1:03:09have started this second half very well
1:03:11indeed. No time or space
1:03:14for Football Club Barcelona in
1:03:15possession.
1:03:19And they're really struggling to hold
1:03:20onto the ball at the moment. We've seen
1:03:22barely nothing of Leo Messi so far
1:03:25in this second half. Barca just can't
1:03:28get the ball to the Argentine who was so
1:03:29influential in the first 45 minutes.
1:03:31Having said that, here he is. Leo Messi,
1:03:33and it's out wide now to Jordi Alba.
1:03:41Andrés Iniesta into Leo Messi. It's a
1:03:43little one-two
1:03:46between the two of them.
1:03:50Now, it's Sergi Roberto.
1:03:57Gerard Piqué trying to pick out Ivan
1:03:59Rakitić.
1:04:10Well, here's that chance again, and you
1:04:11can just see what a magnificent save it
1:04:13is from Marc-André ter Stegen.
1:04:19Got his left foot across in front of the
1:04:21ball, and put it out for a corner.
1:04:24Good play from Rakitić as he spreads it
1:04:25out to the left, gets the ball back, and
1:04:27now it's Paco Alcácer.
1:04:30What an opportunity there for Paco
1:04:32Alcácer
1:04:33as he tried to
1:04:36poke the ball into the back of the net
1:04:38with the outside of his boot.
1:04:41Had lots of time there, the former
1:04:43Valencia striker.
1:04:46And Keylor Navas
1:04:47did very well in the end to make the
1:04:49save. It's a free kick now for Real
1:04:51Madrid.
1:04:52Well, the Real Madrid fans and players
1:04:54don't feel that was a foul on Leo Messi.
1:04:57Let's see this one again. Well, he's
1:04:58clearly tripped.
1:05:00No question about it. Clearly tripped by
1:05:02Marcelo.
1:05:03And here's that chance again for Paco
1:05:05Alcácer. Well, he had a great
1:05:07opportunity to strike it with his left
1:05:09foot. Instead,
1:05:11tried to toe poke it with his right into
1:05:14the corner.
1:05:15And it was a pretty easy save in the end
1:05:17for Keylor Navas. What a chance that
1:05:19was.
1:05:28Well, it's a free kick now for Barca in
1:05:30a dangerous position.
1:05:31Well and truly
1:05:34in goal scoring range for Leo Messi
1:05:36here.
1:05:37He's standing over the ball. So too is
1:05:38Ivan Rakitić.
1:05:41Looks like it will be Leo Messi to
1:05:42strike it, and he does, and sends it
1:05:44over the crossbar. Well, it wasn't even
1:05:46close on that occasion from the
1:05:48Argentine.
1:05:50Looking for his 31st goal of the season,
1:05:5322nd,
1:05:54or 23rd, beg your pardon, in Clásicos,
1:05:57and 500th
1:06:00for Football Club Barcelona.
1:06:04He's
1:06:05teetering on the edge of that milestone
1:06:07with 499
1:06:10Barca goals currently.
1:06:18Here is Leo Messi.
1:06:20Plays it through the middle for Suárez.
1:06:22Well, it's a heavy touch from Luis
1:06:23Suárez, which takes the ball all the way
1:06:25into the goalkeeper, Keylor Navas.
1:06:27Another great opportunity for Barca,
1:06:29but for a slightly heavy touch
1:06:32from Luis Suárez, that could have been a
1:06:34another fantastic goal scoring
1:06:37opportunity.
1:06:51Nacho being shadowed by Paco Alcácer.
1:06:56It's Suárez who's got the ball here.
1:06:58Luis Suárez tried to play back into Paco
1:07:00Alcácer, who's on the edge of the area.
1:07:03And it's out for a Barca corner. Dani
1:07:06Carvajal with the last touch.
1:07:09Well, here's that chance we saw just a
1:07:11moment ago. Leo Messi threading it
1:07:13through, and a heavy touch from Suárez
1:07:16takes into the grateful arms of Keylor
1:07:19Navas, the Real Madrid goalkeeper.
1:07:26Barca have just their second corner of
1:07:28the game.
1:07:31It's Rakitić who's going to float it in
1:07:32looking for Gerard Piqué, who wins the
1:07:34header. It's a magnificent save
1:07:37from Keylor Navas.
1:07:40Gerard Piqué thought he'd scored there.
1:07:43It was a great run from Piqué.
1:07:46Superb contact on the ball as well.
1:07:51What a save that is
1:07:52from Keylor Navas. Diving to his left,
1:07:54he got both hands behind it,
1:07:57and managed to palm the ball away to
1:07:59safety.
1:08:01Good goalkeeping on this occasion by
1:08:02Keylor Navas.
1:08:06Gerard Piqué though coming very close to
1:08:09putting Barca in front for the first
1:08:10time tonight.
1:08:15Toni Kroos
1:08:17into Sergio Ramos.
1:08:22Now, it's Marcelo.
1:08:23Dani Asensio.
1:08:25Picked up by Karim Benzema into Marcelo.
1:08:28Now, Toni Kroos again.
1:08:31He picks out the run of Dani Carvajal on
1:08:33the edge of
1:08:35the Real Madrid area. His cross gathered
1:08:37by Ter Stegen.
1:08:47Now, it's an opportunity for us to
1:08:49see once again that headed effort from
1:08:51Gerard Piqué. Jumped brilliantly.
1:08:56Made a really good connection with the
1:08:57ball as well, but couldn't direct into
1:08:59the corner,
1:09:02which allowed Keylor Navas to make the
1:09:05save.
1:09:06Here is Gerard Piqué on the ball.
1:09:09Wouldn't he love to score here again at
1:09:11the Santiago Bernabéu?
1:09:27Busquets
1:09:29into Rakitić.
1:09:31Busquets once again right on the halfway
1:09:33line.
1:09:34He picks out Umtiti.
1:09:37Good skill from Umtiti to get away from
1:09:39Marco Asensio and his pass to Suárez was
1:09:42deflected, which made it difficult for
1:09:44the Uruguayan to control it. And it's
1:09:46picked up now by Keylor Navas.
1:09:50Casemiro's pass is a poor one.
1:09:53Intercepted momentarily
1:09:55by Paco Alcácer, but he couldn't keep
1:09:56hold of the ball.
1:09:58And it is back with Barca now.
1:10:01Here's Rakitić.
1:10:08Iniesta
1:10:14A misplaced pass
1:10:16goes out of play. There's nothing that
1:10:17Jordi Alba could do to keep that one in.
1:10:21And it's a throw-in for Real Madrid.
1:10:24A wonderful atmosphere here at the
1:10:25Santiago Bernabéu, as you'd imagine.
1:10:29Not only
1:10:31is it El Clásico,
1:10:34it's a really important El Clásico.
1:10:38A must-win for Football Club Barcelona.
1:10:42Well, Carvajal not happy at the moment.
1:10:45He felt he got clattered by Luis Suárez
1:10:47here.
1:10:58Well, both players getting a talking-to
1:10:59from the referee.
1:11:08Well, I don't think it was deliberate,
1:11:09was it? Having seen the replay,
1:11:12Suárez played the ball while he was down
1:11:13on the ground.
1:11:15Did catch
1:11:19Carvajal, but
1:11:21nothing in it really as the ball's
1:11:22played forward for Asensio.
1:11:25Excellent
1:11:26goalkeeping once again by Marc-André ter
1:11:29Stegen, who came off his line, chested
1:11:30the ball down magnificently well.
1:11:33Cool, calm, and collected as always, the
1:11:35German.
1:11:37Here comes Dani Carvajal now for Real
1:11:38Madrid with a bit of space to run into.
1:11:40He's got Modrić out wide. Finds Modrić.
1:11:44It's back to Dani Carvajal. It's clumsy
1:11:46from Carvajal
1:11:48as the ball gets away from him
1:11:50and it allows Barca to hook it clear.
1:11:54Now, it's Marcelo.
1:11:57Marcelo goes on the outside, gets his
1:11:59cross in, and it's
1:12:00flicked to safety by Jordi Alba. Marcelo
1:12:04trying to get the crowd behind them.
1:12:13It was an excellent cross from Marcelo
1:12:14and really good defending by Jordi Alba.
1:12:16He had to make contact with the ball
1:12:17there
1:12:19because Cristiano Ronaldo made a very
1:12:21good run in at the back post.
1:12:24So, it's a corner for Real Madrid. Toni
1:12:26Kroos with it.
1:12:27Once again, it's headed to safety by
1:12:30Suárez at the near post.
1:12:40There's Marcelo.
1:12:54Luka Modrić
1:12:56His cross
1:12:57gathered by ter Stegen.
1:13:00Ronaldo's been very quiet in this second
1:13:02half. We've barely mentioned him.
1:13:05Neither he nor Leo Messi
1:13:09have seen too much of the ball so far in
1:13:10this second half.
1:13:17Back pass from Marcelo, not the best.
1:13:20And Keylor Navas just decides to hoof it
1:13:23into touch.
1:13:29There's a few Barca substitutes warming
1:13:31up
1:13:32on the touchline.
1:13:35Javier Mascherano amongst them.
1:13:39He's just returning from injury, Javier
1:13:40Mascherano, on the bench here.
1:13:43Maybe Luis Enrique not feeling he was
1:13:45quite 100%.
1:13:48Iniesta
1:13:50Lovely footwork from Andrés Iniesta.
1:13:53Rakitić's ball in. It's cleared by
1:13:54Sergio Ramos. Now, it's Leo Messi.
1:13:57Toe-poked out wide into Sergi Roberto.
1:14:00Messi once again.
1:14:02He runs into
1:14:04Casemiro. And it's a throw-in for Barca.
1:14:25Here's Sergi Roberto.
1:14:28Now, it's Leo Messi.
1:14:30His ball over the top looking for
1:14:32Suárez.
1:14:34And it's a foul by Paco Alcácer on
1:14:36Casemiro and a free kick for Real
1:14:37Madrid.
1:15:00Play switched to the far side by Real
1:15:02Madrid, and it's picked up by Asensio.
1:15:04His cross towards Cristiano Ronaldo, who
1:15:06tried the spectacular.
1:15:09Couldn't send the overhead kick
1:15:10goalwards, though.
1:15:31You see in the replay the ball actually
1:15:34came off Ronaldo's knee.
1:15:36Here's Jordi Alba just outside the Real
1:15:38Madrid area. His cross
1:15:41deflected or blocked, I should say, by
1:15:43Nacho.
1:15:48Now, it's Benzema for Real Madrid. It's
1:15:50a good ball from him into Asensio. He's
1:15:52got Cristiano Ronaldo in support. Finds
1:15:54Ronaldo. Oh, what a miss!
1:15:56What a miss from Cristiano Ronaldo!
1:16:02Woah! What an opportunity for Real
1:16:04Madrid, and Ronaldo really should have
1:16:06scored, and he knows it.
1:16:09The goal was at his mercy here.
1:16:11It's excellent play by Karim Benzema,
1:16:14who sets up Asensio. His ball across for
1:16:17Cristiano Ronaldo was just asking to be
1:16:20tapped into an empty net. Ronaldo got it
1:16:22all wrong. He was leaning right back and
1:16:24lifted it over the crossbar. In fairness
1:16:26to the Portuguese, the pass from Asensio
1:16:28was a little bit behind him,
1:16:31but it had to go backwards to keep the
1:16:32Portuguese onside.
1:16:34At the other end, there's a chance for
1:16:35Suárez. Oh,
1:16:37what a save!
1:16:39Well, this second half heating up now.
1:16:42Chances at both ends.
1:16:44The latest falling for Luis Suárez,
1:16:47whose effort was very well saved
1:16:50by Keylor Navas. What a pass this is
1:16:52from Andrés Iniesta with the outside of
1:16:54the boot into space. Bounces up just in
1:16:57front of Suárez, who catches it on the
1:16:58half-volley very cleanly indeed. And
1:17:01it's an excellent save.
1:17:03Corner kick for Barca. Ivan Rakitić to
1:17:05take it. No chance to take a breath here
1:17:08as the ball
1:17:10falls for Messi, but it won't come down
1:17:12in time.
1:17:15Here's Rakitić, who wins the header.
1:17:17Ivan Rakitić again.
1:17:24Now, it's Dani Carvajal.
1:17:25He's having a great game for Real
1:17:26Madrid, but the ball's been given away.
1:17:29Toni Kroos didn't realize
1:17:31that he had a Barca player right behind
1:17:33him.
1:17:34Now, it's Leo Messi.
1:17:36Chance for Leo Messi here. His shot
1:17:38straight at Keylor Navas, and it's
1:17:40blocked by the Costa Rican.
1:17:44Now, the ball fired up field towards
1:17:46Cristiano Ronaldo.
1:17:53Well, it's end-to-end stuff here at the
1:17:54Santiago Bernabéu. This second half
1:17:57took a little time
1:18:02to get started,
1:18:08but the last few minutes have been
1:18:10enthralling,
1:18:11matching
1:18:12the first half,
1:18:14which was excellent.
1:18:16Substitution now
1:18:19for Real Madrid, and it's an intelligent
1:18:21one, I think, from Zinedine Zidane.
1:18:24Casemiro,
1:18:25who's on a yellow card, is making way.
1:18:31He's going to be replaced by Kovacic.
1:18:43There's a change, too, for Football Club
1:18:45Barcelona.
1:18:46Paco Alcácer has been taken off
1:18:49and replaced by André Gomes.
1:18:55Here's Sergi Roberto.
1:18:59Suárez
1:19:01Ivan Rakitić
1:19:11Ball back with Madrid.
1:19:13Modrić
1:19:15Not a bad pass from Luka Modrić,
1:19:18but it's ter Stegen who gets there ahead
1:19:20of Cristiano Ronaldo and puts the ball
1:19:22out of play for a Real Madrid throw.
1:19:24Luka Modrić once again.
1:19:27It's to Ronaldo.
1:19:29Now it's Asensio.
1:19:38Well, the atmosphere building here at
1:19:39the Santiago Bernabéu.
1:19:41As Marcelo puts a cross in towards the
1:19:43back post where Ronaldo was waiting.
1:19:49Here's Messi.
1:19:52Into Rakitić.
1:19:55Now Gerard Piqué.
1:19:57He finds Samuel Umtiti.
1:20:01Tidy football from Barca as they build
1:20:03slowly from the back. Now it's with
1:20:05Andre Gomes.
1:20:08He finds Andres Iniesta.
1:20:12Andre Gomes
1:20:16drags his cross back, but he can only
1:20:18pick out Nacho.
1:20:20And he clears for Real Madrid.
1:20:25Excellent challenge from Leo Messi.
1:20:28Although the ball immediately back with
1:20:30Real Madrid and it's Asensio in space on
1:20:31the far side. Marco Asensio
1:20:35Still with Marco Asensio. His
1:20:37left-footed strike is very well saved by
1:20:40Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
1:20:46Well, he went for the near post, tried
1:20:48to surprise the German goalkeeper.
1:20:50But ter Stegen well and truly equal to
1:20:53it.
1:20:58Well, it's a belter of an atmosphere
1:21:00here at the Santiago Bernabéu.
1:21:04And this
1:21:05is a really good result for Real Madrid
1:21:07in fairness. Barca really need to win
1:21:09this one that uh put pressure on
1:21:11Zidane's side at the top of the table.
1:21:13Real Madrid already with a three-point
1:21:14advantage, don't forget. Plus that game
1:21:17in hand against Celta.
1:21:20Here's Messi.
1:21:21Just edging his way into the area. Now
1:21:23it's Rakitić who STRIKES ONE
1:21:25LEFT-FOOTED.
1:21:28WHAT A GOAL THAT IS BY IVAN RAKITIć.
1:21:32An absolute stunner
1:21:35to put Barcelona into the lead here at
1:21:38the Santiago Bernabéu. It's his seventh
1:21:41La Liga goal of the season.
1:21:44But he won't have scored many more
1:21:46important than that one.
1:21:48Ivan Rakitić rifles a left-footed drive
1:21:52into the top corner
1:21:54beyond Keylor Navas and into the back of
1:21:57the net. What a strike that is.
1:22:02Brilliant from Rakitić
1:22:04as he buries it
1:22:06to make it Real Madrid one
1:22:08Football Club Barcelona two.
1:22:14And it's a goal which momentarily moves
1:22:17Barca level on points with Real Madrid
1:22:20at the top of the table. It could prove
1:22:23to be a huge huge goal and three massive
1:22:27points for Football Club Barcelona.
1:22:30There's still a long way to go.
1:22:32Over 50 minutes remaining of this game.
1:22:36But Real Madrid after taking the lead
1:22:39are now
1:22:41staring defeat in the face.
1:22:45Barca have managed to turn it round here
1:22:47at the Santiago Bernabéu and after
1:22:49Casemiro's goal, strikes from Messi
1:22:52and Ivan Rakitić
1:22:55make it Real Madrid one, Barca two
1:22:59with 73 minutes on the clock.
1:23:09And Barca have scored two stunning goals
1:23:12in this game.
1:23:16Two goals
1:23:19worthy of victory in any match.
1:23:22As the corner's played in by Toni Kroos,
1:23:25comes out to Luka Modrić who's going to
1:23:27put it back into the mix. It's headed
1:23:29clear
1:23:31by Gerard Piqué and it's a throw-in for
1:23:33Real Madrid on the far side.
1:23:35What a goal that was from Ivan Rakitić.
1:23:37Such a sweet strike with his left foot.
1:23:41He won't have scored many
1:23:43better or more important than that.
1:23:45Ronaldo has a go from the edge of the
1:23:47area and it's gathered
1:23:49by ter Stegen.
1:23:52Momentary panic
1:23:54for Barca as there are a few white
1:23:56shirts in space here.
1:23:58Well, it looked like offside to me.
1:24:00Benzema surely in an offside position
1:24:02when he chested that one down and played
1:24:03it back into Ronaldo.
1:24:06Here's Messi.
1:24:07Into the goalscorer Ivan Rakitić.
1:24:11Here comes Leo Messi, can't get the
1:24:13better of Marcelo and it's back with
1:24:14Real Madrid. Toni Kroos.
1:24:18And now it's Asensio.
1:24:21He's looked good since he came on, Marco
1:24:22Asensio, although he gives the ball away
1:24:24there.
1:24:50Here's Modrić.
1:25:11Toni Kroos
1:25:13into Kovačić.
1:25:15Now it's Nacho.
1:25:27Now Marcelo.
1:25:28Real Madrid of course
1:25:30are desperate to win La Liga. They
1:25:31haven't won it since 2012.
1:25:41Suarez can't keep it in on the far side.
1:25:43It's a throw-in for Nacho.
1:25:52Excellent pass from Toni Kroos into
1:25:56Karim Benzema. Benzema
1:25:58plays the ball into the area towards
1:25:59Marco Asensio and it's
1:26:02out
1:26:04by Gerard Piqué. It's a really poor
1:26:05challenge and a late one. Oh, it's a
1:26:07straight red for Sergio Ramos.
1:26:10It's a straight red card for Sergio
1:26:12Ramos for a late challenge
1:26:15on Leo Messi. Well,
1:26:18I have to say
1:26:20it was a poor challenge, but I never
1:26:22thought it was a red.
1:26:27Well, it's another red card for Sergio
1:26:30Ramos who certainly cleaned his act up
1:26:32in
1:26:33recent seasons, but
1:26:35this was something we saw over and over
1:26:37again a few years back.
1:26:43He catches Leo Messi very very late
1:26:46here. Well, actually, I'll tell you
1:26:48what.
1:26:49He goes in two-footed. It's a two-footed
1:26:51lunge. It's a stupid challenge from
1:26:53Sergio Ramos.
1:26:54Well, that's a red card.
1:26:57It's a two-footed lunge from Sergio
1:26:59Ramos. What was he thinking?
1:27:05It's a ridiculous challenge from the
1:27:06Real Madrid captain.
1:27:09It looks worse every time you see it.
1:27:11And I think the referee's got that one
1:27:13absolutely right. Well,
1:27:18sarcastic ironic applause from Ramos
1:27:23as he leaves the field of play which is
1:27:24exactly what
1:27:26we saw from
1:27:29Neymar which is why he's missing this
1:27:31game.
1:27:32So, that could be a three-match ban
1:27:34for Sergio Ramos or more.
1:27:39Well,
1:27:42that really changes things. Real Madrid
1:27:45with 10 men
1:27:48on the verge of losing El Clásico
1:27:50against Barca and potentially without
1:27:52their captain Sergio Ramos
1:27:54for maybe three or four La Liga games.
1:27:56It's put out of play by Kovačić. It's a
1:27:58corner for Football Club Barcelona.
1:28:04And things are suddenly very very
1:28:06different here at the Santiago Bernabéu
1:28:08and it's mainly because of this this
1:28:10rifle of a strike
1:28:15from Ivan Rakitić
1:28:17which turned the tables here, which put
1:28:19Barca
1:28:21front.
1:28:24And after that, Sergio Ramos
1:28:26literally saw red.
1:28:28He's been given his marching orders for
1:28:31a two-footed lunge on Leo Messi. What a
1:28:33stupid challenge it was from the Real
1:28:35Madrid captain.
1:28:40And maybe just maybe
1:28:45the pendulum
1:28:47has swung slightly in favor of Barca in
1:28:49terms of the league title.
1:28:51Andre Gomes gets his cross IN AND IT'S
1:28:53GERARD PIQUé. Fantastic save from Keylor
1:28:55Navas.
1:28:57An unbelievable opportunity there for
1:28:59Gerard Piqué
1:29:02to make it 3-1 to Football Club
1:29:04Barcelona.
1:29:05His shot charged down
1:29:08by Keylor Navas.
1:29:10What a chance this was. Andre Gomes does
1:29:12brilliantly well, plays a one-two
1:29:14with Suarez.
1:29:17He then picks out Gerard Piqué
1:29:19who can't find the back of the net.
1:29:21Superb goalkeeping from Keylor Navas who
1:29:24smothered that one at the other end.
1:29:25It's Cristiano Ronaldo with the shot.
1:29:33James about to come on for Real Madrid.
1:29:37Zidane
1:29:39determined to get back into this game.
1:29:43And here comes Leo Messi.
1:29:45Well, it's three against two and it's
1:29:46Kovačić who's going to go straight into
1:29:48the book for a
1:29:50really poor challenge on Messi.
1:29:52Well, there's no question that that's a
1:29:53yellow card. The Real Madrid players
1:29:56complaining about it. It's a
1:29:58professional foul. He's got nowhere near
1:30:00the ball. It's a lunge on Messi.
1:30:03And it's quite clearly a yellow card.
1:30:07And he's stopped
1:30:08Football Club Barcelona from what was
1:30:10potentially a three against two. It
1:30:12could have quite easily been the third
1:30:14goal.
1:30:17At the other end, Ronaldo was
1:30:18complaining. He thought this should have
1:30:19been a corner and quite rightly it
1:30:20should have been. The ball
1:30:23evidently coming off Gerard Piqué and
1:30:25going out for what should have been a
1:30:27corner kick. The linesman missed it, so
1:30:29too did the referee and
1:30:30awarded Real Madrid the goal Barca the
1:30:33goal kick.
1:30:34Karim Benzema has been replaced by James
1:30:36Rodríguez by the way.
1:30:40Here comes Iniesta.
1:30:45It's picked up by Kovačić.
1:30:49Now it's Marcelo. 8 and 1/2 minutes of
1:30:51normal time remaining here at the
1:30:53Santiago Bernabéu. So far so good for
1:30:56Football Club Barcelona. It's Real
1:30:57Madrid one, Barca two.
1:31:00What a game.
1:31:03What a game. Best Clasico for a long
1:31:05long time.
1:31:11Real Madrid
1:31:13are also playing the remaining minutes
1:31:14here with 10 men after Sergio Ramos was
1:31:17sent off for a two-footed lunge on Leo
1:31:19Messi.
1:31:21Here comes Messi.
1:31:22Messi's strike. It's another good save
1:31:25by Keylor Navas.
1:31:28And it's out for a Barca throw.
1:31:37What a result this would be for Barca.
1:31:49Corner taken short. It's picked up by
1:31:51Kovačić though for Real Madrid.
1:31:53Well, put straight out play.
1:31:55There was too much pressure on him.
1:31:57Three Barca players around him.
1:32:00And it's a throw-in taken by Sergi
1:32:01Roberto. Here's Ivan Rakitić, very much
1:32:04the hero here.
1:32:08What a performance from Ivan Rakitić and
1:32:10what a goal
1:32:12which could turn out to be the winner.
1:32:147 minutes
1:32:16of normal time remaining. We've had 83
1:32:19here at the Santiago Bernabéu.
1:32:23Real Madrid
1:32:25are the kings of late goals, but they're
1:32:27down to 10 men here.
1:32:35Rakitić with the free kick. It's Gerard
1:32:38Piqué who wins the header
1:32:40the far post. And there's a chance here
1:32:42for Real Madrid to counter-attack.
1:32:43Cristiano Ronaldo has got Marcelo
1:32:45outside him and finds him. Marcelo's
1:32:47first time ball over to the far side.
1:32:49It's going to be picked up by James.
1:32:53James, the substitute for Real Madrid
1:32:55coming on for Karim Benzema, finds Dani
1:32:56Carvajal. He's been absolutely
1:32:58everywhere.
1:32:59The Spain full-back and it's James who
1:33:02strikes one
1:33:03straight into the gloves of Marc-André
1:33:05ter Stegen.
1:33:12Well, it took a deflection which
1:33:14actually made things easier for ter
1:33:16Stegen in the end. Took the sting out of
1:33:17the shot.
1:33:36Iniesta beaten to the ball by
1:33:39Luka Modrić.
1:33:42It's a Real Madrid throw.
1:33:52Here's Kovačić for Real Madrid.
1:33:55Finds his compatriot Luka Modrić.
1:33:59Now it's James.
1:34:01To Carvajal.
1:34:03Back into James Rodríguez.
1:34:07He finds Toni Kroos.
1:34:09Kroos into Marcelo. It's a good build-up
1:34:11this from Football Club
1:34:13from Real Madrid and the ball in and
1:34:14it's converted by James.
1:34:19Well, well, well.
1:34:21With their backs against the wall
1:34:24Real Madrid have managed with 10 men to
1:34:27get back into this game and it's
1:34:29inspired the substitution
1:34:32from Zidane
1:34:34because it's James who's been on the
1:34:35pitch for only a couple of minutes who
1:34:37made the near post run
1:34:39and has made it 2-2 here
1:34:42with just 5 minutes remaining.
1:34:45Would you believe it?
1:34:46Real Madrid with another late goal.
1:34:50And that could be decisive
1:34:54in terms
1:34:56of the La Liga title.
1:34:59It's played in by Marcelo
1:35:02to the near post and it's James who gets
1:35:04there
1:35:06ahead of Sergio Busquets. And on this
1:35:08occasion, there's absolutely nothing
1:35:10that Marc-André ter Stegen can do.
1:35:12It's a really good finish from James.
1:35:15An excellent ball in from Marcelo.
1:35:17And just as it looked that
1:35:22Barca were going to be on top here
1:35:26and take a big step
1:35:29towards potentially
1:35:31winning the La Liga title.
1:35:35Real Madrid have managed to get back
1:35:37into the game with just 10 men on the
1:35:39field of play. And here comes Asensio
1:35:41once more.
1:35:44Marco Asensio.
1:35:46It's Cristiano Ronaldo into James. James
1:35:49crosses the ball for Asensio. Goes for
1:35:51goal himself the second time.
1:35:53And it's saved by ter Stegen.
1:35:56Huh, what a game.
1:36:01Well, it doesn't look like being the
1:36:02result that
1:36:03Barca perhaps deserve in this game.
1:36:09But it has been such an entertaining
1:36:12game of football.
1:36:16Best Clasico for quite some time. It's
1:36:19totally lived up to its billing
1:36:22as the biggest game on the planet.
1:36:25There've been chances at both ends for
1:36:27both sides.
1:36:34And Barca now have 3 minutes
1:36:38to try and win this match. A win they so
1:36:41desperately need. A win that would put
1:36:42them level with Real Madrid at the top
1:36:44of the table
1:36:45despite the fact that the Whites do have
1:36:47a game in hand.
1:36:50They've got some tricky games coming up
1:36:52though Real Madrid. That game in hand
1:36:54of course is away at Celta.
1:36:58The Celta side who
1:37:00like Madrid
1:37:02are through to the semi-finals of
1:37:03European competition. Celta through to
1:37:05the semis to play Manchester United in
1:37:07the Europa League.
1:37:09Real Madrid of course through to the
1:37:10semis to play Atlético Madrid in the
1:37:13Champions League.
1:37:18They've also got to play Valencia at
1:37:19home, Sevilla at home.
1:37:22Málaga away.
1:37:25Next game is against Dépor away from
1:37:27home. So, some tough games coming up for
1:37:30the Whites as Marcelo tries to keep this
1:37:32one in and does, but it's picked up by
1:37:33ter Stegen.
1:37:38Barca's fixture list
1:37:42certainly
1:37:44certainly more appetizing than Real
1:37:46Madrid. Certainly
1:37:48on paper at least slightly easier.
1:37:50They've got Osasuna at home next week,
1:37:52then it's away against Espanyol, at home
1:37:54to Villarreal, away at Las Palmas and
1:37:55then ending the season with a home game
1:37:57against Eibar.
1:38:02Here's Marco Asensio
1:38:03for Real Madrid taking on Gerard Piqué
1:38:05getting his shot away as well. And it's
1:38:07a good save from ter Stegen. How many
1:38:09times have we said that
1:38:10in this game?
1:38:13Marco Marco Asensio's cross picks out
1:38:14Ronaldo. He can't
1:38:16get his shot on target and it's a goal
1:38:18kick
1:38:19for Football Club Barcelona and
1:38:22well, against all odds, it's Real Madrid
1:38:24who are finishing this game on top.
1:38:26They're down to 10 men, don't forget.
1:38:29You wouldn't know it though.
1:38:34Rakitić inside to Andrés Iniesta. Is
1:38:38there one final twist in this match?
1:38:42We're in the final minute of the 90.
1:38:46Jordi Alba
1:38:48into Sergio Busquets.
1:38:51Not the best pass from Busquets. He was
1:38:53looking for Messi.
1:38:54But it's headed down by Marcelo into the
1:38:57path of Keylor Navas and picked up now
1:38:59by the Real Madrid goalkeeper.
1:39:26Sergio Roberto. It's going to be only 2
1:39:28minutes of additional time at the end of
1:39:31this game.
1:39:34Barca, I'm sure
1:39:36would have been hoping for at least
1:39:38three or four.
1:39:40Jordi Alba tried to square it for
1:39:41Suarez.
1:39:43He's been robbed by Luka Modric and his
1:39:45James.
1:39:48He cuts inside Andre Gomes and draws the
1:39:50foul. It's a free kick for Real Madrid
1:39:52and an opportunity for them to waste
1:39:53some valuable seconds.
1:39:55And the seconds do continue to tick away
1:39:58here
1:39:59at the Santiago Bernabeu. We've almost
1:40:01had 1 minute of additional time.
1:40:04And it looks like this goal
1:40:07by James, he makes a brilliant run to
1:40:09the near post. He's not picked up by
1:40:10anyone.
1:40:14It's a really good finish as well.
1:40:19Well, it's heartbreaking for Barca
1:40:21who got back into the game, got
1:40:23themselves in front,
1:40:24were playing against 10 men and were
1:40:26surely thinking that the points were in
1:40:28the bag.
1:40:4230 seconds remaining here at the
1:40:44Santiago Bernabeu.
1:40:49Here come Barca. Could this be their
1:40:50final attack of the game? It's Sergio
1:40:52Roberto who's bringing it forward.
1:40:56Now it's Andre Gomes.
1:40:58He's got Jordi Alba outside him. Here is
1:41:00JORDI ALBA. LEO MESSI!
1:41:02OH!
1:41:03HE'S DONE IT!
1:41:05LEO MESSI, WITH WHAT COULD BE THE LAST
1:41:08KICK OF THE GAME,
1:41:10BURIES IT INTO THE BACK OF THE NET. IT'S
1:41:12HEARTBREAK FOR REAL MADRID, BUT IT'S
1:41:14JUBILATION FOR BARCA.
1:41:17WELL, they've done a Real Madrid.
1:41:18They've scored a last-minute goal.
1:41:2292 minutes are on the clock and Barca
1:41:26have put themselves back in front. And
1:41:28it's Leo Messi with his 500th Barca
1:41:31goal, his 23rd goal in El Clasico,
1:41:37and his 31st strike of the season,
1:41:42who makes it Real Madrid 2, Barca 3,
1:41:48and has surely
1:41:49handed all three points now to Football
1:41:51Club Barcelona. It was Sergio Roberto
1:41:54who burst forward. He found Andre Gomes
1:41:57who did well to hold up the play. His
1:41:59pass to Jordi Alba was perfect. He
1:42:02squared it for Leo Messi,
1:42:05who just had to tuck it beyond Keylor
1:42:06Navas and into the back of the net. It
1:42:08was such a well-worked move from
1:42:10Football Club Barcelona.
1:42:13And it's a goal
1:42:15that has given Football Club Barcelona
1:42:18victory here at the Santiago Bernabeu.
1:42:20The final whistle has gone and this goal
1:42:23from Leo Messi
1:42:26has handed
1:42:28Barcelona all three points. It's all
1:42:31square in La Liga.
1:42:37Real Madrid and Barca both have 75
1:42:41points.
1:42:42Madrid do have a game in hand, but it's
1:42:44a game that they could so easily lose
1:42:46away at Celta.
1:42:49What a climax to this La Liga season.
1:42:53I Liga,
1:42:54there's no question
1:42:57that the league title is there to be won
1:43:00after it's finished here at the Santiago
1:43:02Bernabeu. Real Madrid 2, Barca 3.