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CLÁSICO SPECIAL
Match Report : FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid
Camp Nou, 17th March 2019


Fabio Galletti called it the season decider and it looks set to be just that. Barcelona currently lead Galletti's Madrid by 2 points, so with either a draw or a win, all Barca need is to hold their nerve until the season's end. A win for Madrid puts the ball in their court as they would take a 1 point lead.

FC Barcelona
Valdés
Montoya  Bartra  Enrique  Ansaldi
Iniesta (C)
Fábregas      Thiago
Messi      Farfán      Pedro

Last 3 results:
2-1 v FC Porto (H)
1-0 v Athletic Bilbao (A)
2-1 v RC Deportivo (A)


Real Madrid
Gaj
 Ramos  Ansaldi  Sorensen  Santon
   Wilshere  Casemiro (C)
Di María    Eriksen    Shaqiri
Neymar

Last 3 results:
3-0 v Bayern Leverkusen (H)
4-1 v Sevilla (A)
1-0 v Valencia CF (H)



Barcelona leave club captain Piqué on a strong bench also including Samir Nasri and David Silva. Kompany is out with a knee injury.

Madrid's captain Bastian Schweinsteiger will also miss out due to a suspension, and top goalscorers Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Aguero are both benched after their midweek match with Leverkusen.



KICK OFF Madrid get us underway

11' End to end early on, Madrid have a corner.. It comes to nothing.

17' Neymar is unmarked in the box and Eriksen cross invites a looping header, Valdés barely tips it over.

HALF TIME FC Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid
It's been an uneventful half, Neymar's header the closest anyone came to scoring in a half with just 3 shots, and only 1 on target. Madrid look the more direct but neither side has been troubled defensively.

45' As we restart, David Silva replaces Thiago for Barcelona.

GOAL! FC Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid (Cesc Fábregas)

57' Barcelona goal: From nowhere, Fábregas hits a spectacular 30 yard pile driver straight into the top corner. A goal from literally nowhere and Barca are in front. Madrid respond by bringing on Sergio Aguero to replace Di María.

GOAL! FC Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid (Neymar)

63' Madrid goal: Neymar has dropped into Di María's position wide right, and Aguero plays him a beatiful through ball. The Brazilian beats Cristian Ansaldi and José Enrique to it and calmly slots past Valdés to level the scoreline.

64' Marco Batres Diaz replaced José Enrique for Barcelona. At 16 years and 97 days, he's the 2nd youngest ever Clásico player. The youngest was Madrid's Rafael Ansaldi in this year's SuperCup Espana at 16 years and 45 days.

71'At one end, Batres Diaz looks overcome by the occasion but down the other, 17 year old Ansaldi looks like a world class defender already, the Madrid centre-back covers Andrés Iniesta's run into the box and shepherds him out of play for a goal kick. Intelligent defending.

80' Markus Henriksen replaces Christian Eriksen for Madrid and Samir Nasri replaces Iniesta for Barcelona in a final push for a win here.

FULL TIME FC Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid

It's no change to either side's situation, Barcelona uphold their 2 point cushion but fail to extend it, while Madrid will be disappointed with their lack of chances to win the match and now rely on a Barcelona slip-up to keep their title hopes alive.