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Barcelona thrash Real Madrid 3-0

 

El clasico friendly: Barcelona thrash Real Madrid 3-0

30th July 2023
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By Awosiji Toluwalase

FC Barcelona put up a brilliant display at the AT&T stadium as rhey beat domestic rival, Real Madrid by a 3-0 scoreline.

The two Spanish heavyweights locked horns in the pre-season friendly match which witnessed strategic game plans from managers of both teams.

Barcelona, who secured the La Liga title last season with a 10-point gap ahead oftheir rivals, got th lead in the 15th minute, courtesy of Ousmane Dembele after an assist from Pedri.

Real Madrid lost a penalty chance after Vinicius Jr strick the ball against the crissbar, sending Barcelona’s Ter Stergen the wrong way.

The match tempo kept building, as highlighted in the 33rd minute mark when Brazilian, Rodrygo played a superb free kick that left Ter Stergen to tip te bakl off the top right corner of thr post.

The White Angels were able to keep possession of the ball in a much-contested El Clasico match, at 53 per cent against Barcelona’s 47 per cent.

Madrid featured French players, Camavinga and Tchouamen, and Valverde.

English midfielder, Bellingham played behind Brazilian attackers, Vinicius and Rodrygo.

The match marks the first to be played after Madrid sold former captain and Ballon d’Or winner, Karim Benzena to Al Ittihad.

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