The El Classico duel which was presented on Sunday, 16 October 2022 was won by Real Madrid.
Playing at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid silenced Barcelona with a score of 3-1.
Compiled from various sources, SportReviews will present a summary of the match between Real Madrid vs Barcelona.
Madrid had a two-goal lead at the end of the first half through a goal from Karim Benzema in the 12th minute, followed by a goal from Federico Valverde in the 35th minute.
The new Barcelona camp could reply in the 83rd minute through Ferran Torres.
Madrid back away in the 90 +1 minute after the execution of a penalty from Rodrygo successfully thrilled the Barcelona goal for the third time.
Summarized by SportReviews from the Bola Net page, when the first half of the match had only been running for five minutes, Raphinha tried to threaten with a hard kick from outside the penalty box with a cut inside movement.
Raphinha’s effort was blocked by goalkeeper Andriy Lunin under the Real Madrid bar.
In the 8th minute, Madrid created its first chance through Vinicius.
After receiving Ferlan Mendy’s pass in the left halfspace, he outwit three Barcelona players, then fired.
The ball still hits the opponent and only results in a corner kick.
The advantage finally changed in the 12th minute. Again Vinicius became Barcelona’s nightmare.
Vinicius exploited the large space behind the defensive line with his speed.
Vini Jr then fired a shot that was parried by goalkeeper Ter Stegen, but the ball was thrown straight away by Benzema easily.
Barcelona had a golden opportunity to equalize in the 25th minute.
A low cross from Raphinha failed to be met by Frenkie De Jong and Lunin failed to catch it.
The wild ball was met by Lewandowski at the far post, which was just facing an empty goal.
But unfortunately, his touch actually made the ball soar very high.
Then, Madrid doubled their lead in the 35th minute.
Valverde who was not guarded outside the penalty box successfully executed a hard horizontal kick.
The ball failed to reach Ter Stegen and the goal net shook.
Two minutes later, De Jong had a chance to shoot in the penalty box.
His horizontal right foot shot was still aiming right at the position of Andriy Lunin’s catch.
Madrid actually managed to score again in the 52nd minute through Benzema.
While he was celebrating after releasing a powerful shot with his left foot, the main referee Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez had it annulled because the assistant referee confirmed Benzema’s position was in an offside position.
Barcelona made three substitutions at once in the 60th minute.
The Spanish trio of Gavi, Jordi Alba and Ferran Torres came on to replace Sergio Busquets, Alejandro Balde and Raphinha.
The Barcelona defense line has been exploited by Vini many times, including in the 64th minute.
He received a through ball from Benzema. But just as he was about to make the final touch, Ter Stegen quickly got out of the net and saved the ball.
Barcelona had asked for a penalty in the 74th minute when Lewandowski was brought down by Dani Carvajal in the penalty box.
However, the referee did not budge and did not grant the request of the Barcelona players.
Ansu Fati, who had just entered, threatened to take a long-range shot in the 78th minute.
However, his shot was still narrowly wide on the left side of the Madrid goal.
Barcelona’s barrage of attacks finally bear fruit in the 83rd minute.
Ansu Fati’s acceleration on the left, managed to outwit two Madrid players at once.
Farti then let off a horizontal cross to the far post which Ferran Torres managed to strike into a goal.
Madrid finally ended Barcelona’s resistance by scoring the third goal from the penalty spot.
Rodrygo Goes successfully carried out his duties as a penalty executioner in the 90+1 minute after he was violated in the forbidden box.
The defeat against Real Madrid was painful because it was Barcelona’s first defeat this season in La Liga.
This defeat also made the status of the top standings change hands to Real Madrid.
Real Madrid are top of the standings with 25 points, while Barcelona are 22 points adrift of three points from Los Blancos.
