Barcelona vs Real Madrid

Franck Kessie scored in injury-time to secure the points after Real Madrid had a goal disallowed following a VAR review.

But the ball rebounded to Sergi Roberto, who took a touch and calmly sidefooted the ball past the diving Courtois from 12 yards. “All you could want from the first half of el clasico. “I mean, just look at the expression on Robert Lewandowski’s face in the lineup photo that the club posted on Twitter. The bounce made it an awkward chance for Valverde, though I’m not sure it would have counted anyway - I think the ball had just gone out of play before Vinicius crossed it. Vinicius ha been Madrid’s main/only threat. The resulting corner is taken quickly to De Jong, who sprays over from a tight angle on the right side of the area. 66 min It looks like Madrid have switched to a box midfield, with Rodrygo and Modric closest to Benzema. 76 min Barcelona work the ball patiently on the edge of the Madrid area. It takes a big deflection off Rudiger and Courtois dives to his left to make a good save. 79 min Kounde allows Christensen square pass to evade him, 25 yards from goal, and Benzema is all over it. 86 min Madrid are having their best spell of the entire match. Vinicius played a good ball to release Rodrygo, who ran from the halfway line to the edge of the area before finding Carvajal.

Los Blancos will be hoping to make it three straight wins at Camp Nou, having achieved this feat just once in their history. French star forward, Karim Benzema, ...

They will then face Girona and Getafe in the next two before squaring off against Atletico Madrid on 23rd April. They will then face Villarreal before their quarter final fixture against Chelsea on 13th April. Barcelona have lost five of the last six meetings in the league against Real Madrid but Xavi's side are currently undefeated in the league at home in their 12 games there.

Europe's most well-known rivalry enters a new chapter as Real Madrid travel to the Camp Nou to meet bitter enemies Barcelona in a potential La Liga decider.

Karim Benzema was withdrawn against Liverpool, but he is ready to go for El Clasico. Real Madrid have gone out of their way to implicate Barcelona in the situation, which has sullied relations between the two clubs. Real Madrid's president Florentino Perez will not travel to the match at Camp Nou, the first Clasico that he has not attended in over 20 years. 68 mins: Cynical stuff from Roberto to bring down Modric and earn a caution. Kroos — 15. Courtois (GK) — 2. Nacho — 10. Gavi — 22. Balde — 21. ter Stegen (GK) — 23. In another team, he'd be one of the most valued players, but here he's heavily criticized." Xavi: "I don't know what to say about Sergi Roberto anymore.

One of the greatest rivalries in sport gets re-ignited today as Barcelona host Real Madrid. The teams meet for a La Liga matchday 26 clash at Camp Nou, ...

Second-half substitute Franck Kessié was the hero with his 92nd-minute strike, but it was thanks to the handiwork of Robert Lewandowski and Alejandro Balde that Kessié found himself with a wide-open net to shoot at, as Lewandowski's jaw-dropping backheel nutmeg pass set Balde up for an inch-perfect cross to the awaiting goal scorer. Coming out of the break, Real Madrid looked as though they would be able to press out of Barcelona's possession advantage, but that was brief and the home side once again found joy all over the pitch. Barca came into the match with a nine-point cushion atop the La Liga standings, with Madrid occupying second place.

Europe's most well-known rivalry enters a new chapter as Real Madrid travel to the Camp Nou to meet bitter enemies Barcelona in a potential La Liga decider.

Courtois (GK) — 2. ter Stegen (GK) — 23. Real Madrid have gone out of their way to implicate Barcelona in the situation, which has sullied relations between the two clubs. Real Madrid's president Florentino Perez will not travel to the match at Camp Nou, the first Clasico that he has not attended in over 20 years. Kroos — 15. Nacho — 10. Gavi — 22. Balde — 21. – Barcelona (4-4-2, right to left): 1. Barcelona took a slim 1-0 lead in the first leg. The two frontrunners for the Spanish top flight meet for the second and final time in league action, with Barcelona holding a nine-point lead atop the table.

Instead, as Madrid surged forward in search of a winning goal they surely needed to maintain realistic hopes of overhauling their opponents' LaLiga lead, Kessie ...

But, with the help of VAR, Barcelona survived before Kessie stuck a late dagger into Madrid's hopes of retaining their title. [Rodrygo](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/267804/Rodrygo) and [Ferland Mendy](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217475/Ferland-Mendy) for [Toni Kroos](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/103173/Toni-Kroos) and [Nacho](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157710/Nacho). However, after a long VAR review, it was ruled that Asensio had initially been in an offside position. [Thibaut Courtois](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134283/Thibaut-Courtois) had to be at this best to keep out efforts from [Robert Lewandowski](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski) and [Raphinha](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231050/Raphinha) while [Sergi Roberto](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/150225/Sergi-Roberto) shot just over the bar. [Sergio Busquets](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/121893/Sergio-Busquets) gave the ball away to allow a clear shot at goal from the edge of the box, the young Brazilian lashed his effort high over the crossbar. [Vinicius Junior](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/252107/Vinícius-Júnior) chipped a cross back from near the byline down the left, and Araujo found his head in the wrong place at the wrong time to divert the ball past [Marc-Andre ter Stegen](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/140740/Marc-André-ter-Stegen) at his near post. [Federico Valverde](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/235818/Federico-Valverde) slashed an effort wide for Madrid and Lewandowski had a shot deflected just wide. [Marco Asensio](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/195821/Marco-Asensio) turned in [Dani Carvajal](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/168531/Dani-Carvajal)'s cross. [Ronald Araujo](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270821/Ronald-Araújo) put Real Madrid ahead in just the ninth minute, but Barcelona responded to claim a deserved equalizer through [Sergi Roberto](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/150225/Sergi-Roberto)'s composed finish right on the stroke of half-time. [Franck Kessie](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/194711/Franck-Kessié) scored a stoppage-time winner to give [Barcelona](/football/team?id=83) a 2-1 victory over [Real Madrid](/football/team?id=86) in Sunday's Clasico at Camp Nou and a massive 12-point lead over second-place Real Madrid with 12 games of the [LaLiga](/football/league/_/name/ESP.1) season remaining. [LaLiga](/football/league/_/name/ESP.1) lead, Kessie turned in a cut-back from Alex Balde in the second minute of stoppage time to send the Camp Nou crowd wild with delight. The goal was the first Barcelona had conceded from open play at home in LaLiga this season and dented their early momentum as Madrid gained confidence and composure.

A season full of Clasico mayhem approaches its next edition of football's biggest rivalry as La Liga leaders Barcelona host Real Madrid at Camp Nou on ...

- Barcelona have, however, won two matches in a row against Real Madrid across all competitions. Real Madrid's weaknesses play into Barcelona's strengths, which is why the Blaugrana have won two straight, but if anyone can take the lessons from the last two matches and apply them here, it's Carlo Ancelotti. Additionally, both goalkeepers have been excellent this season, and it will take something special to see either side through. With these two teams so evenly matched all the time, making a selection based on value is the best way to play this. That projected mark would also best the club's record low for a 30-game season, which was 18 back in 1968/69. Ousmane Dembele, who is nursing a long-term hamstring injury, was oddly pictured [attending a Sunderland match](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1636167076271235072) midweek but remains sidelined. [The Sporting News football betting expert Kyle Bonn](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/author/kyle-bonn) shares his best bets, props, and high risk/high return fliers for some of the biggest matches in the sport each week. ET / 8:00 p.m. Barcelona vs Real Madrid odds The return meeting is in early April. Neither side has been in unbeatable form across recent domestic play, suggesting anything can happen as the two meet at one of the world's most iconic venues. The Blaugrana hold a nine-point lead atop the league table and could go clear by double digits with victory at home.