The classic in Las Vegas, settled with a Barça victory (0-1), was simply a friendly, with nothing at stake, but when Barça and Real Madrid, eternal rivals, face each other, tension and competitiveness are always present. Proof of this is the tangana that arose as a result of a hard foul by Jordi Alba on Vinícius.
It was the 43rd minute of the match at the Allegiant Stadium when the skillful Brazilian player for the white team took the ball in the center of the field and began to avoid rivals with a great slalom. Vinícius got rid of Gavi, Busquets and Christensen, but as he approached the edge of the box his run was abruptly interrupted by a mistimed tackle from Jordi Alba.
The left-back received a yellow card, although that sanction did not satisfy the white players, who criticized the action against the Barça players. Rodrygo lit the fuse of the brawl with a push to Sergio Busquets, which caused the arrival of more footballers, some with the intention of appeasing the spirits and others with the intention of intensifying the tension.
Hazard tried to separate Busquets from the scene, while Rüdiger got into an argument with Araújo, whom he hugged roughly for several seconds. Eric Garcia, Courtois, Jordi Alba and finally Lewandowski managed to separate the two central defenders and the tangana dissipated. The friendly greeting between Vinícius and Busquets settled the matter.
At that moment, Barça was already leading the scoreboard thanks to Raphinha's amazing goal in the 27th minute. The Brazilian scored the only goal of the game with a powerful shot from outside the area that slipped through the left corner defended by Thibaut Courtois. In general, the Barça team was better, especially in the first half.
