Real Madrid dominates Barcelona 3-1 with Benzema and Valverde's magic
The joint-La Liga leaders faced each other on Sunday as Real Madrid took the La Liga lead from their arch-rivals after a 3-1 victory at Santiago Bernabeu, with Benzema, Rodrygo, and Valverde scoring for Real Madrid and Torres scoring Barca’s only goal in the game.
The joint-La Liga leaders will face each other at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday as
Barcelonawas leading the table due to a goal difference. However,
Real Madriddominated from the beginning of the game as they scored the opener by
Karim Benzemaafter a cutback from Vinicius in the 12th minute. Federico Valverde doubled the Los Blancos' lead in the 35th minute with a stunning out-of-the-box shot.
Despite having most of the possession in the second half, the Catalan giants failed to find a way past Lunin’s goal as Carlo Ancelotti’s side held to their first-half victory. Barcelona finally broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute with a well-worked goal by
Ferran Torres, assisted by Robert Lewandowski. However, Rodrygo doubled Real Madrid's lead against the game's process from the penalty spot in the 91st minute after Eric Garcia committed a foul on him.
Securing a 3-1 home victory over their arch-rivals, Real Madrid stole the
La Liga leadership
as they are now separated by three points.
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