football
FC Barcelona made a big step towards the Spanish championship title with a last-minute goal in the “Clasico” against arch-rivals Real Madrid. The Catalans celebrated a 2-1 home win against the “Royal” on Sunday evening and are twelve points ahead of the defending champions in the table with twelve rounds to go.
After a Barca own goal by Ronaldo Araujo (9th) and a goal by Sergi Roberto (45th), it looked like a 1-1 draw until shortly before the end of the game, but then “Joker” Franck Kessie beat in the 92nd minute. minute too.
David Alaba was still missing at Real because of a thigh injury, but the Viennese is still expected at the ÖFB team camp on Monday.
Barca turn match after false start
The game at the Camp Nou started to the liking of the guests. After a cross from Vinicius Junior, Araujo headed the ball into his own goal. Barca stepped up a gear and Sergi Roberto equalized just before half-time with a shot inside the box.
After the change of sides, the home side presented themselves as the slightly stronger side, but were also lucky that a goal by Marco Asensio was disallowed by the video assistant referee (VAR) for a razor-thin offside position (83′). Kessie, who came on as a substitute in the 77th minute, got the lucky punch after preparatory work by Robert Lewandowski and Alejandro Balde.