BARCELONA comfortably beat bitter El Clasico rivals Real Madrid in a tasty Texas ‘friendly’.
Ousmane Dembele out-smarted Thibaut Courtois to put the Catalonian giants ahead.
And then Fermin Lopez’ own goal saw Xavi‘s men double their lead before Ferran Torres sealed the deal in America.
- RESULT: Barcelona 3-0 Real Madrid
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- Barcelona XI: Ter Stegen; Araujo, Kounde, Christensen, Balde; De Jong, Romeu, Gundogan; Dembele, Lewandowski, Pedri
- Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Tchouameni; Valverde, Camavinga; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr
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Barcelona 3-0 Real Madrid
Barca may have ended up with the win, but it was nowhere near as clean-cut as the scoreline would suggest.
Real put up a fight, and clattered the woodwork on what felt like countless occasions, but simply couldn’t find that clinical finish needed to get past the brick wall that was Ter Stegen.
Fittingly, the German was handed the man of the match honours following the game.
Fulltime: Barcelona 3-0 Real Madrid
And that’s all she wrote as Barcelona walk away with the bragging rights.
Goals from Dembele, Lopez, and Torres gave Barca their second win of the preseason.
GOAL BARCELONA
90. Ferran Torres makes it three for Barca!
After a cheeky chip over Courtois, he volleys it into the back of the net to all but give Barcelona the win.
Barcelona 2-0 Real Madrid
86. Vinicius hits the woodwork yet again!
The Brazilian has been extremely unlucky tonight not to have found the back of the net after a series of narrow misses.
GOAL BARCELONA
84. Femin Lopez scores an absolute STUNNER with just six minutes to go to give Barca a 2-0 lead.
Some Real fans may take issue with that as Kroos had been left on the deck following a tackle just prior to the shot.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid.
82. Vinicius shoots just wide before Rodrygo is taken off for Abdelkader.
Some fans have slowly begun to make their way to the exits as this one draws to a close.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
80. Garcia is booked for Barca as the game enters the final ten minutes.
Time is running out for Ancelotti’s men if they’re to even things up and force a penalty shootout.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
75. Xavi makes multiple changes as De Jong, Lewandowski, Romeu, and Balde make way for Dest, Alonso, Fati, and Torres.
They’ll be hoping these fresh legs can inject some life into a game that has quietened down this half.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
74. The official attendance is 82,026.
This marks the highest for a football game in AT&T Stadium’s history and marks the highest attended El Clasico in U.S. history.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
72. Substitution for Real Madrid as Bellingham is replaced by Joselu.
The England international’s first El Classico had its moments but was ultimately relatively quiet on the whole.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
70. Romeu is handed a yellow card as things get chippy between the sides once more.
The crowd have been notably quiet for much of this second half as tension grips AT&T.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
65. Barca make two changes with Raphina and Lopez replacing Dembele and Pedri.
More changes look imminent with further substitutes warming up for both sides.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
61. A thumping effort from Tchouameni rattles the crossbar, before bounding off of Ter Stegen’s head behind the goal for a corner.
Shortly after, Madrid are awarded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
57. The old guard has arrived as Kroos and Modric take to the pitch in place of Valverde and Camavinga.
Let’s see if these veterans of many an El Classico can be the difference here in Texas.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
55. Barca shows off some lovely passing as they charge their way down the field.
Unfortunately for Xavi and Co. it ultimately leads to nothing more than a goalkick.
The second half has seemed a little tense so far with both sides struggling to penetrate their opponents’ back lines.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
50. Early chances for Barca as they try and find a way through a stout Real back line.
Meanwhile, it looks like Modric is warming up on the sideline.
Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
45. The second half kicks off and both sides remain unchanged.
Real keep a hold of the ball early on as they continue their search for an equaliser.
Halftime: Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid
And breathe…
It’s been a captivating half of football here in Texas, with the two sides separated only by an early goal from Dembele, via a Gundogan free kick.
Tempers have flared on numerous occasions, most notably resulting in a De Jong yellow card as both teams clashed in the center of the park.
Both sides have already made changes, but this hasn’t done much to quell the fiery nature of this game so far.
Heading into the second half, keep an eye on who Ancelotti and Xavi look to bring on with the likes of Kroos, Modric, Fati, and Torres all still available as both sides fight for a win they clearly want – friendly or not.
Substitution and Booking
Mendy is taken off in place of Garcia with just three minutes of added time to go.
Shortly after, Ter Stegen is sent diving to maintain’s Barca’s slim lead.
Carvajal is subsequently booked as tempers continue to flare up between these two old rivals.
DIVING SAVE!
Now down at the other end, Courtois is sent diving to save Dembele from scoring a second.
Shortly after De Jong is booked as it all begins to boil over in the middle of the park with players clashing around the center circle.
REAL HIT THE WOODWORK!
Real Madrid hit the woodwork TWICE as they continue to pile on the pressure.
First a shot from Vinicius narrowly misses out before Bellingham tries his luck.
Applause rolls around AT&T
The crowd applauds Araujo as he returns to his feet to continue.
This game remains on a knife-edge after 36 minutes with Barca leading 1-0.
Yellow card Camavinga
A yellow card is handed to Camavinga after a foul on Araujo.
The Barca defender remains on the deck as trainers come over to tend to what appears to be a lower leg issue.
SAVE!
After a foul on Vinicius, Real Madrid are handed a free kick just yards outside of the penalty box.
Rodrygo fires a dart towards the top corner but at full stretch, Ter Stegen manages to keep it out.
Managers watch on closely
Both Xavi and Ancelotti are standing on the very edge of their boxes watching on as Real continue to press.
Half an hour gone and Barca continue to hold onto their 1-0 lead.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk