Barcelona successfully silenced Real Madrid in the El Clasico match of the 35th week of La Liga 2024/2025 at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys, Sunday (11/05/2025) evening WIB.
This match was very exciting and entertaining. Moreover, in the first half, six goals were scored directly.
Barcelona’s goals were scored by Eric Garcia, Lamine Yamal, and Raphinha (brace). Meanwhile, Real Madrid’s goal was scored by Kylian Mbappe (hat trick).
Barcelona vs Real Madrid First Half.
Barcelona opened the first half badly. Within three minutes, they were awarded a penalty, after Szczesny fouled Mbappe in the penalty box.
The execution was then carried out by Mbappe perfectly in the fifth minute. 0-1!
Madrid was then able to double the score. In the 14th minute, they were able to score another goal through Mbappe. From a counterattack, he finished off Vinicius’ perfect pass. 0-2!
Barca then did not panic. They continued to try to break through Madrid’s defense led by Yamal.
Barcelona then reduced the score in the 19th minute. Eric Garcia successfully broke through Madrid’s goal with his header, utilizing Torres’ header in the penalty box after a corner kick. 1-2!
In the 32nd minute, Barcelona was able to equalize. This time thanks to Yamal’s goal, with his left foot kick from inside the penalty box from the right side, after receiving a pass from Torres. The ball curved to the far post. 2-2!
The stadium then roared again in the 34th minute. Barcelona managed to break through Madrid’s goal again. This time from Raphinha’s left-footed shot, who got an assist from Pedri after successfully taking the ball in midfield from Ceballos and Mbappe. 3-2!
After that in the 45th minute, another goal was scored. Madrid’s goal was conceded again. Torres gave a perfect pass to Raphinha to score a brace. 4-2!
That goal also ended the first half. Barcelona 4-2 Real Madrid.
Second Half Barcelona vs Real Madrid
In the second half, the El Clasico duel was still fierce. However, Barcelona had more opportunities at the beginning of the match.
Unfortunately, there were no actions from Torres and Yamal that resulted in goals. In the 56th minute, Mbappe had an opportunity from his right foot shot. However, the ball still went wide of the target.
The duel then went intensely. Several violations occurred. However, Madrid was then able to reduce the deficit in the 70th minute. Again, Vinicius gave a perfect pass to Mbappe to be converted into a goal. 4-3!
In the 79th minute, Barca had a chance to break through Madrid’s goal from Yamal’s shot, which was passed by Fort. However, the opportunity was thwarted by Courtois.
In the 86th minute, Madrid almost equalized. Vinicius advanced towards the penalty box after receiving a pass from Diaz. He fired a shot but was blocked by Szczesny.
In the 90+2 minute, Madrid almost scored another goal. But this time Mbappe’s shot from inside the penalty box towards the left side of the goal was saved by Szczesny.
In the 90+5 minute, Barcelona could score another goal. This time it was Fermin Lopez’s turn to register his name on the scoreboard. He successfully won the ball on the right side of the penalty box and then fired a shot to the far post. But unfortunately after being reviewed via VAR, the goal was disallowed because Fermin had previously committed handball.
In the end, no additional goals were scored in this El Clasico match. Barcelona 4-3 Real Madrid.
Lineups.
Barcelona: Wojciech Szczesny; Eric Garcia, Pau Cubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Gerard Martin, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Raphinha, Ferran Torres
Coach: Hansi Flick
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois; Fran Garcia, Raul Asencio, Aurelien Tchouameni, Lucas Vazquez, Federico Valverde, Dani Ceballos, Vinicius Jr, Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler, Kylian Mbappe
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti