El Clasico: Real Madrid stun Barcelona 3-2 in La Liga
An entertaining La Liga contest between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona saw the El Clasico finish 3-2. Matchday 32 saw Real come from behind to overcome Barcelona. Andreas Christensen scored in the 6th minute for Barcelona before Vinicius Junior equalized via a penalty. Fermin Lopez put Barca ahead once again in the 69th minute. Lucas Vazquez equalized. Jude Bellingham scored a 91st-minute winner.
79th win for Real in El Clasico meetings (La Liga)
This was the 188th El Clasico meeting between the two sides in La Liga. Real have an edge in terms of wins 79-74. Both sides have played 35 draws. Barcelona have surpassed 300 La Liga goals against Real (301). Real have scored 304 goals against their arch-rivals. In all competitions, this was the 257th El Clasico meeting in what was Real's 105th win.
Real beat Barca for the third time this season
On matchday 11 in La Liga, Real eked out a 2-1 win over Barca this season. Former Manchester City ace IIkay Gundogan handed Barcelona the lead in the sixth minute. Jude Bellingham equalized in the 68th minute before scoring the winner. The two sides met in the Spanish Super Cup final. Vinicius scored a hat-trick as Real thumped Barca 4-1.
7th El Clasico goal for Vinicius
As per Opta, since Vinicius' debut with Real Madrid in the 2018-19 season, no player from any team has scored more goals againts Barca in all competitions (seven, alongside with Karim Benzema). In the 2023-24 season, Vinicius owns 13 La Liga goals (A5) from 22 matches. Across all competitions this season, the Brazilian has 19 goals (A9). Overall, he owns 78 goals for Real.
Key numbers for Bellingham and Vazquez
Bellingham scored his 17th La Liga goal this season. Notably, he has scored in his first two La Liga matches against Barca. In 25 La Liga games, he has 17 goals and four assists. Vazquez had a super match. He scored just his second league goal this season before providing the assist for Bellingham. In 343 matches, he owns 35 goals for Real.
Unique records scripted in the match
Bellingham is now the first player to score for Real in their first two El Clasicos in La Liga since Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2007. Fermin's goal meant Barca have scored 12 goals with substitute players this season, more than any other team. At 16 years and 283 days, Lamine Yamal became the second youngest player to start an El Clasico in La Liga.
Here are the match stats
Real made 14 attempts and clocked eight shots on target. Barca made 15 attempts out of which six shots were on target. Barca had more possession (54%) and a 90% pass accuracy.
Real go 11 points clear of Barcelona
After 32 matches, Real have 81 points, claiming their 25th win (D6 L1). Real are the first La Liga side to score 70 goals this season. Barca suffered their fourth defeat and are 11 points behind Real (70). 3rd-placed Girona have 68 points.
