Real Madrid vs Barcelona highlights, RMA 3-2 BAR, La Liga: Madrid puts one hand on 36th league title after El Clasico win

Real Madrid beats Barcelona 3-2 in the season’s final El Clasico and goes 11 points clear at the top., with six matches remaining. 

Mathematically, Barcelona is still in contention but in all probability, it is just a matter of time before Madrid confirms its 36th league title. 

That is surely a winner from Jude Bellingham there - Vazquez crosses low inside the box, with Joselu getting to the ball. But he opts for the dummy and lets it roll for Bellingham, who arrives at the far-post and lashes the ball in the top corner. 

Four minutes added at the end of the second half!

Barca booking: Cubarsi is the latest player to see a yellow card. 

The replay shows that Militao was in an offside position at the time of Modric’s delivery, which means even if Madrid found the net, it would not have counted. 

Modric delivers an excellent cross inside the box, finding Militao at the far post. The Brazilian fails to make a proper connection and the ball goes to Bellingham who also, cannot get his shot away. Joselu is the third one to make an attempt but his shot rattles the side-netting. 

Fermin brings down Brahim near the Barcelona penalty area and Madrid has a freekick in a good position.

Gundogan finds Fermin inside the box as the latter tries to get away from his marker on the turn. But Fran Garcia shows good strength to shield the ball, allowing Lunin to come out and collect it. 

Madrid booking: Modric sees a yellow card for clipping Felix from behind. 

Madrid sub: IN- Joselu OUT- Vinicius 

Lunin finds Vinicius with an excellent ball over the top. The bounce is kind for the Brazilian as he races inside the Barca box with the ball. Once inside the six-yard box, he goes for a shot, aiming to find the far-post but Ter Stegen makes a solid save. 

Bookings: Barca’s Kounde and Madrid’s Vinicius are shown yellow cards for getting into a minor tussle. 

Barca subs: IN- Militao OUT- Rodrygo

Barcelona’s lead lasted for just four minutes as Madrid has bagged the equaliser once again. Vinicius spots Vazquez at the far end and expertly finds him with a perfectly-weighted cross. Vazquez, completely unmarked at the far-post, slots the ball inside the net with a first-time finish. Cancelo was there but was too late in spotting the run of Vazquez. 

Madrid subs: IN- Fran, Brahim OUT- Camavinga, Kroos

Lamal puts in a low cross inside the Madrid box and Lunin does not deal with it well. He pushes the ball straight to Fermin, who makes no mistake in finding the net from the rebound. There were shouts of Ferran Torres touching the ball in an offside position but replay shows that Torres did not touch the ball. The goal stands. 

Vinicius’s cross from the left is blocked by Kounde and there is a big shout for handball, mostly from the Real Madrid fans. At the other end, Torres races towards the goal but fails to find the target with his shot from inside the box. But it would not have counted even if he scored, as the assistant had raised his flag for offside. 

Barca subs: IN- Felix, Torres OUT- Raphinha, Lewandowski

Araujo finds Lewandowski with an excellent ball over the top. Lewandowski’s first touch forces him wide, before slicing his shot well wide. The Polish forward acknowledged Araujo’s ball with a thumbs-up. 

Fermin gets the ball inside the box and tries to flick it past Rudiger, who stands his ground. The Barca player goes down inside the box and there is an immediate shout for a penalty from the Barca players. But the referee asks Fermin to get up and waves play to continue. 

Fermin’s flick does not come off, allowing Tchouameni to get the ball and send it to Kroos. Kroos threads the ball between two Barca defenders, sending Vinicius on the run. Once inside the box, Vinicius goes for a shot but cannot hit the target. 

Modric sweeps the ball to Bellingham, who drags it around Gundogan. Finding some space, Bellingham goes for the shot but Ter Stegen does well to hold on to the ball.

Barca sub: IN- Fermin Lopez OUT- Christensen 

The second-half of the El Clasico kicks-off at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Goals from Vinicius and Christensen keeps scores level at the break in El Clasico. 

Barca sub: IN -Pedri OUT- De Jong

It seems like the end of night for De Jong, after the Dutch midfielder twisted his foot. He tries to limp off the pitch but he will need to be carried off the pitch. 

A horrible error as Christensen gives the away to Vinicius, as the Brazilian darts towards the Barca goal. Instead of going for the shot, he tries to set up teammate Rodrygo for the shot. But Christensen recovers well to send the ball away to safety with a sliding clearance. 

Gundogan goes for goal from a Barca freekick. He gets the ball over the wall but it did not dip enough in time, and goes out of play. 

Four minutes added at the end of the first-half!

Real Madrid stitches a good attacking move with some snappy one-touch passing football. It ends with Modric taking a low shot from the edge of the box but the ball goes straight to Ter Stegen. 

Vinicius drives in a low cross from the left and Rodrygo almost connects with the ball. But Cubarsi did well to stay with Rodrygo and put the Brazilian under pressure. 

Cancelo tries to find Lewandowski with an in-swinging cross but Lunin comes off his line and punches the ball to safety. 

Rodrygo makes a run inside the Barca box and tries to slide a pass to Valverde but Cancelo is in a good position to anticipate the pass and thwart the danger. 

RMA booking: Camavinga had seen a yellow card for his challenge on Yamal earlier. 

Yamal is brought down by Camavinga just outside the box and Barca has a freekick in a dangerous area.

Raphinha takes the freekick but cannot keep his effort on target. 

No goal - After a lengthy deliberation, the evidence is inconclusive and Barcelona is not given the goal. It looked like the whole of the ball had not crossed the line. Surprisingly, not much protest by the Barcelona players after the goal was not given. 

A big moment in the match here. Raphinha’s corner is flicked towards goal by Yamal. Barca players are convinced that the ball had crossed the entirety of the line before Lunin pushes it out. VAR is having a look at the replay from various angles. 

Lewandowski comes close to giving Barca the lead again as he gets at the end of a corner kick. He heads the ball towards goal from close distance but cannot keep his effort on target. 

Raphinha finds himself with time and space on the left flank. He goes for a cross but it is blocked by Tchouameni. 

Camavinga does well to go past Yamal on the left flank. He makes his way inside the box but his touch is too heavy and he ends up losing the ball. 

Even a draw would favour Real Madrid as it will go nine points clear the top. For Barcelona, a loss would practically end its title hopes. 

Vinicius Jr keeps his composure to find the net from the spot and bags the equaliser for Real Madrid. Ter Stegen dived in the right direction but could not get his hand to the ball. 

Penalty for Madrid - Cubarsi brings down Vazquez inside the box and Real Madrid has a penalty. 

Madrid gets a freekick at the edge of the Barca box. Kroos steps over the ball and lobs it towards it the far-post, with the aim of finding Vinicius, but the Brazilian cannot make a clean connection. 

Modric gets at the end of a low cross inside the box and shows his class by finding Vinicius with a first-time flick. The Brazilian connects with the ball but skies his effort from close distance. 

Raphinha swings in a good cross inside the box from a Barcelona corner. Lunin comes off his line to collect but misjudges the flight of the ball, which finds Christensen at the far-post and he makes no mistake in heading the ball inside the net. 

Madrid launches a dangerous attack with the Barca players out of position. Bellingham spreads the ball to Vinicius on the left. The Brazilian attempts a shot from the edge of the box but his effort is blocked by Kounde. 

Lunin makes an early mistake at the back, as he gives the back straight to Raphinha. But Madrid escapes danger as Tchouameni tracked back in time to snatch the ball away from the Barca player. 

The season’s final El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona is underway at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain. 

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Barcelona must dust itself down after its Champions League defeat to try and slow Real Madrid’s steady march towards the La Liga title in Sunday’s Clasico.

The Spanish champion can make a last stand by reeling Madrid’s lead in to five points at the Santiago Bernabeu, even if overhauling its arch-rival with seven matches remaining to defend the trophy is a tough task.

Paris Saint-Germain brought Barcelona’s European adventure to an end in painful fashion on Tuesday, overhauling the Catalans’ two-goal lead in the tie.

Picking up his squad emotionally after that defeat will not be an easy task for Xavi Hernandez, with some Spanish reports saying the coach may leave his post after the game with reserve team coach Rafael Marquez a possible replacement.

Xavi said in January he would depart at the end of the season and despite a strong run of form since leading to a clamor for him to stay, has not changed his mind.

Defeat by PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals may have ended any chance of that happening, beyond a miracle comeback in La Liga.

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When and where will Real Madrid vs Barcelona La Liga match kick-off?

The La Liga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona will kick-off at 12:30 am IST on Monday, April 22, 2024, at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. 

Where to watch Real Madrid vs Barcelona Spanish La Liga match in India?

The La Liga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be live telecasted on the Sports 18 and Sports 18 HD TV channels in India. The match will also be live streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website.