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Barcelona effectively knocks Real out of league title race

cde.news desk · 1 min read
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epa07409634 FC Barcelona's Leo Messi (C) reacts next to Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos (R) during a Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, 02 March 2019. EPA-EFE/Juan Carlos Hidalgo

Barcelona returned to the Santiago Bernabéu three days after knocking Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey and in effect knocked them out of the league title race too.

A single goal from Ivan Rakitic did for their biggest rivals and left Real 12 points behind with 12 games remaining. It also put Barcelona ahead 96-95 in clásicos across the history of this fixture – the first time the Catalans have led in 87 years and testament to their dominance in the last decade.

This was their 11th win in the last 18 meetings in this stadium and their fourth consecutive win here in the league.

Via The Guardian

Topics BarcelonaelclassicoFootballReal MadridSpain

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