New Delhi: Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu, extending their lead at the top of the table to six points with a four-goal performance in the second half. Barcelona’s dominance was on full display in the second half, taking advantage of their opponents’ mistakes and hitting at speed with instinct and incision to blow the hosts away. Despite Mbappe’s best efforts, the first half ended in a scoreless draw, with two goals chalked off for offside either side of the interval.
Just before the hour, Lewandowski scored twice in two minutes, putting Flick’s team in a commanding lead. Casado put the striker in a scoring position to take the lead, then expertly headed the goal to double the lead. Ancelotti’s team had trouble breaking the Blaugrana’s rhythm and wasted several chances by not timing their runs. The referee called the home team offside 12 times, resulting in the loss of two goals.
🔥 FULL TIME! 🔥#ElClásico pic.twitter.com/EKqouP1Pka
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 26, 2024
Raphinha, unselfishly assisted Yamal, who then hammered a finish past Lunin with just under a quarter-hour left to extend the margin to three. However, the Brazilian’s dream start to the campaign also had a goal for him in this game after he put a controlled volley past the helpless Real Madrid keeper, Andriy Lunin, to mark a historic 4-0 win at Santiago Bernebeu.
Player of the match: Robert Lewandowski
Yet another Barcelona win and yet another massive performance from their target man Robert Lewandowski. Yhe Polish sharp shooter turned up for the Catalan side against their main rivals, showing them why he is considered to be one of the best number nines of our generaion. The veteran has been on fire ever since the season started, and he has shown glimpses of his time at Bayern Munich, where he was absolutely unstoppable.
However, there may be a few more candidates for the player of the match such as the youngster Lamine Yamal, and the fantastic Raphinha, but the award would certainly go to Robert Lewandowski. He was involved in every attacking progress that Barcelona made, and his brace was truly and exceptional one that guided the Catalan side to victory.
Here’s Lewy! 💀💀 pic.twitter.com/NGBM4hNV3R
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 26, 2024
Seeing the space between Real Madrid’s center-backs, Casado entered the center circle and played a precisely timed ball across the lines for Lewandowski. Onside, the striker reached the 18-yard box’s edge, and then hit the bottom corner with a low, right-footed shot to open the scoring in the 54th minute of the game.
The Polish superstar didn’t stop there, as it just took him two minutes to score his and Barcelona’s second goal, as Lunin had no chance at the far post after Lewandowski headed the ball into the net after Balde managed to put in a pin point cross towards the Polish international.
