Real Madrid snapped a seven-game El Clasico drought in a major way with a monumental performance at home against Barcelona on Sunday, securing a 2-0 win with second half goals from 19-year-old Vinicius Junior and 26-year-old Mariano. Zinedine Zidane's entered Sunday in second place and two points behind Barcelona in the standings. With the win, they leaped past their bitter rivals to 56 points and a slim, one-point advantage.
It was a frustrating night for Barca as Lionel Messi missed a golden opportunity, as did Antoine Griezmann. Barca finished with four shots on goal. On the other side, Real Madrid looked like the sharper team throughout the night. Los Blancos had 13 shots in the match and five on frame, while also taking eight corners. Real was able to quickly break the back line of a struggling Barca defense but had to wait till the 71st minute for the winner.
With the game deadlocked at 0-0, it was Vinicius Junior that scored the decisive goal just moments after Martin Braithwaite missed a golden chance for Barca. The talented Brazilian youngster had a ball beautifully played into the box by Toni Kroos, and his shot at the near post was deflected in by a sliding Gerard Pique. Here's the goal:
Barca looked to fight back but Real's defense was up to the task. Marcelo made a fantastic stop on Lionel Messi who was through on goal, and then Mariano came on for Karim Benzema and scored in added time to make it 2-0. The Spanish striker faked Samuel Umtiti with a move when trying to receive a throw-in down the line, went in on goal and put it past Ter Stegen to lock up three important points.
The win means Real is now a point clear with 12 games to go this season, while it snaps Barca's four-match winning streak in La Liga.
Real Madrid 2, Barcelona 0 (FT)
⚽ Real Madrid - Vinicius Junior (71')
⚽ Real Madrid - Mariano (90+2')
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