Real Madrid's Karim Benzema in action with Barcelona's Frenkie De Jong. (File)Barcelona vs Real Madrid, El Clasico Highlights: Real Madrid climbed to the top of the La Liga table with a 2-1 win against Barcelona in the season’s first El Clasico at the Camp Nou Stadium on Sunday.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men started off well as David Alaba opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a left-footed strike from the edge of the box. Barcelona put the pressure on their opponents but failed to convert a single chance before Lucas Vazquez doubled the lead for Real Madrid in injury-time. Sergio Aguero scored his first goal for the Catalan club in the dying seconds of the contest but the strike came too late.
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All over! Despite Sergio Aguero's first goal for the Catalan club in the dying seconds of the contest, Barcelona fail to win at home. Goals from David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez help their team to go top of the table with a 2-1 win at Camp Nou.
Vazquez seals the deal for Real Madrid! From a Barcelona attacking phase of play, Real break away down the left side of the pitch. Asensio takes the ball into the opposition penalty box and Vazquez taps it in. All over for Barcelona now.
Seven minutes have been added on as injury time, considering the breakages of play due to the on-field treatments to Pique, Valverde and Courtois. Barcelona up their ante through Aguero now but no answers yet. Frustrating.
A clash of heads at the Camp Nou! The team doctors are on the pitch now after Pique and Valverde suffer a clash of heads while contesting for an aerial ball. Meanwhile, Sergi Roberto and Luuk de Jong have come on for the Catalans.
Real Madrid bring on Valverde in place of Rodrygo, while Barcelona introduce Aguero into the fray.
Barcelona are still looking for the equaliser but Fati, Coutinho, Depay and the lot fail to conjure a proper move. On the other hand, Vinicius and Benzema continue to be a threat, forcing Ter Stegen into a couple of saves. Tight affair.
Barcelona players have a collective shout for a penalty but Pique goes into the book for protest.
Barcelona have upped the ante in the second half in search of an equaliser, but Real continue with their game-plan. They break away again in blistering fashion but Mendy's weak-footed strike at goal is saved comfortably by Ter Stegen.
The second half is underway! Barcelona have brought on Coutinho in place of Mingueza.
David Alaba's goal is the only difference between the two sides at the break! Real Madrid have played well on the counter and defended very compactly against Depay and Fati. Can Koeman manage a comeback in the second half?
Barcelona are on their backfoot now as Real put them under constant pressure. After Pique's header goes wide off the target from a corner, Vinicius has a shot saved by Ter Stegen on the other end. The match has come to life now!
And we have our opener! Real Madrid break away on the counter through Vinicius Jr. as he controls the ball well and finds Rodrygo on the right, who then plays in a sprinting Alaba on the left channel. The defender, making his El Clasico debut, converts the chance well with a measured left-footed hit from the edge of the box. Camp Nou left astounded.
MISS! Barcelona with the biggest chance of the contest so far and Dest absolutely skies the ball over the crossbar. Depay collects the ball on the left and he squares it in to Fati, who then lets it go for Dest but the finishing falters in the end.
A penalty shout from the Real Madrid camp as Vinicius tumbles inside the Barcelona penalty box after dribbling past Mingueza. But the referee signals the forward to get back up. A VAR check happens and it confirms the decision.
A couple of fouls from both set of teams but nothing threatening so far. But moments later, Vinicius finds himself at the end of a lofted pass down the left side. He cuts in and gets a corner and it results in another set-piece. No goals though.
After an initial burst by Real, Barcelona are keeping most of the ball now. Sticking to their left side, boasting the likes of Alba and Fati, the Catalans are attempting to carve out a chance with a string of small passes but to no avail.
The ball is set rolling by Barcelona's Fati and here we go! Real Madrid try to attack right from the start as Rodrygo runs down the right side of the pitch to put pressure on Pique, but Ter Stegen collects the ball calmly inside the box.
The players walk out in front of a packed Camp Nou Stadium as the kick-off comes closer.
Starting XI (4-3-3): Courtois; Vázquez, Militão, Alaba, Mendy; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius
Substitutes: Lunin (GK), López (GK), Vallejo, Nacho, Carvajal, Marcelo, Blanco, Camavinga, Valverde, Asensio, Hazard, Mariano
Starting XI (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Mingueza, Piqué, García, Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Gavi; Dest, Memphis, Fati
Substitutes: Neto (GK), Peña (GK), Umtiti, Lenglet, Balde, Roberto, Nico, Puig, Coutinho, Demir, Agüero, L. De Jong
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of La Liga contest between Barcelona and Real Madrid, taking place at the prestigious Camp Nou in Barcelona. Neither of the teams are inside the top-three on the points table now.