Barcelona lose El Clásico - Braithwaite unlucky at the first goal

Real Madrid tilbageerobrede first place in La Liga on Sunday evening as Barcelona and Martin Braithwaite was on a visit and was sent home from the Santiago Bern

Ann McDonald
Ann McDonald
01 March 2020 Sunday 18:00
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Barcelona lose El Clásico - Braithwaite unlucky at the first goal

Real Madrid tilbageerobrede first place in La Liga on Sunday evening as Barcelona and Martin Braithwaite was on a visit and was sent home from the Santiago Bernabéu with a 2-0 defeat.

The Danish striker came on the pitch after 69 minutes after being sacrificed on the experience the alter, as coach Quique Setién chose to put up in a classic 4-4-2 - and there must be space for Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann.

The two stars played a match under their usual standard, while Braithwaite came in and challenged the Real defence.

Unfortunately, he had also briefly moved during swap-in a role in the match's first goal, when he allowed Vinicíus drop the lead on the left flank, and the brazilian got after a series of unsuccessful actions final hole of the abscess, when the end was directed at Piqué, so the cheated on Marc-André ter Stegen in the Barcelona goal.

Vinícius was a constant threat to Barcelona's defensive, and it was the brazilian teen, who opened the ballet, according to to be over within about Martin Braithwaite. Photo: Juan Medina/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

Completely deserved with the turn the fight had taken after one hour of play.

Until then it had been the guests, who had been sitting at the game in a sometimes very cautious match in which both teams played extremely disciplined and with a great deal of respect closed the opposing offense down.

Barcelona had the ball clear the most, and it was also catalonierne, who got the first half's biggest opportunity, as Griezmann after a good half hour of play sent Arthur off in a good race. But Thibaut Courtois came well out of goal and got verfet the ball to corner kick.

Courtois also had to find a rescue, since Lionel Messi five minutes later for once, was played off to completion. Halvlegens biggest chance, but again it was the belgian adventure in the goal.

After the break and repeated the picture - but only for ten minutes. So began the Real Madrid for real to stir, and in under ten minutes had the home side three great opportunities.

First sent Isco a projectile of place against the målhjørnet, but Marc-André ter Stegen delivered a perleredning, as he waved the ball to the corner kick.

Lionel Messi did not play his best El Clásico - the little argentinian is now at 43 of its kind - a after Sergio Ramos. Photo: Javier Sorano/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix

And Isco had five minutes later a header that passed ter Stegen, but not Piqué, who with the thigh saved on the line and got the ball cleared.

And so after a good hour of play found Carvajal, Karim Bemzema, there flugtede the ball past the goal.

A warning that something was brewing.

It came to pass then, when Martin Braithwaite came on the scene, and Vinícius got dotted the ball into.

And so it was 2-0, when substituted Mariano Díaz broke through in injury time.

the Victory means that Real Madrid is crawling up on 56 points - one ahead of Barcelona with 12 rounds left in La Liga.

Mariano Diaz came in and pitched the victory firmly in injury time. Photo: Javier Soriano/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix

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Updated: 01.03.2020 18:00