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Barcelona claim El Clasico bragging rights at Barnabeu

Barcelona claim El Clasico bragging rights at Barnabeu

Barcelona moved six points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table as Hansi Flick’s side walloped Carlo Ancelotti’s side 4-0 in El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu in Saturday La Liga action, Afrosport reports.

Kylian Mbappe failed to make the break for his side in the first half after he found himself offside six times and had a goal chalked off in the 32nd minute.

During the second half, Robert Lewandowski scored from a superb pass by Marc Casado in the 54th minute and headed in a second goal two minutes later to take his tally to 17 overall this season.

Lamine Yamal then became the youngest scorer ever in the history of El Clasico at 17 years, 106 days ,when he made it 3-0 for the Catalan giants in the 77th minute with an assist from Raphinha.

Raphinha, thereafter completed the rout against Los Blancos by chipping the ball over the goalkeeper Andriy Lunin and securing the win for the Hansi Flick’s side.


Meanwhile, at Estadio de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas defeated Girona 1-0 through a first-half goal from Alex Munoz.

Girona had substitute goalkeeper Juan Carlos shown a red in the dugout in the 74th minute for abusive language.

In other Saturday fixtures, 10-man Rayo Vallecano defeated Deportivo Alaves 1-0 at home while Villarreal got the better of Valladolid away from home with a 2-1 win.

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