Barcelona and Real Madrid played a great match at Camp Nou. Los Blancos could draw the game in the last minutes in a very difficult match for Zidane’s players. The French manager decided to play with a similar team as the one at Vicente Calderón, without Casemiro in the starting 11 and including Karim Benezema in the attack. Real Madrid still have six points more than Barcelona after this match.
The match started with a lot of intensity because of the importance of the game. Los Blancos started really good the match, controlling the ball and having the best opportunities. Sergi Roberto was suffering in the right back because Real Madrid were attacking constantly that side. We could saw again a great performance, especially in the first half of Luka Modric, that was being the best player in Real Madrid midfield next to Mateo Kovacic.
We can say that Real Madrid were being better than Barcelona and it seemed that the first goal was going to arrive. With the pass of the minutes we could saw good Rea Madrid chances and there were two possible penalties of Mascherano, to Lucas Vázquez and to Cristiano Ronaldo. The referee decided that both possible penalties were legal and the first half finished with not too many opportunities but with a lot of intensity and sacrifice.
Los Blancos did not started the second half as well as the fist one. Barcelona began to play with their classic style of having the possession and Real Madrid only were thinking about defending. Suddenly, in the minute 53, Luis Suárez opened the score board from a cross of Neymar. The Uruguayan striker scored from a great header in a possible offside. After this goal everything was becoming more difficult for Real Madrid. Luis Enrique decided to replace Rakitic by Iniesta, and the possession of the ball increased even more.
Zidane reacted giving the opportunity to Casemiro instead Isco that was already booked. We could saw that the Brazilian midfielder is not still 100%. Barcelona were having the best chances and everybody thought that they were going to score the second goal. But they missed the chances and Real Madrid were still alive. In the last five minutes Cristiano could draw the match but his head was stopped by Alba. When the game arrived to the 90 minute Los Blancos had the last chance from a foul that was as a corner. Luka Modric made a great a cross and once again Sergio Ramos appeared again scoring from a wonderful header.
El Clásico finished with a draw and Los Blancos could left Barcelona with a draw that is as a victory. The team manage by Zidane are still six point above FC Barcelona and now is tike to think in the next Champions League against Bayern Dortmund.
