Barcelona and Real Madrid sign the boards in a Defense Classic

  • Piqué and Varane had been the better of the sport to clear all hazard
  • Madrid claimed two penalties on the French defender in the first half
  • The VAR annulled a little bit of Bale and Messi forgave the clearest of the match
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Every part stays the similar. The Classic didn’t serve to decant the tie at the prime of LaLiga and Barcelona and Real Madrid signed the equalizer, with out objectives, in a very disputed match and defenses. The white field was higher throughout the 90 minutes, with a doable penalty and a purpose annulled, whereas the workforce culé trusted every thing to a Messi who didn’t have his day. With all this, the figures of Piqué and Varane rose to outline what prevailed over the Camp Nou. The battle to be the champion guarantees a lovely 2020.

The wait is over, the days postponed and the controversies that later didn’t come near actuality and soccer appeared on the scene. A ball, which should at all times be the protagonist, and 22 gamers to return the greatest soccer match in Spain to most equality. Valverde and his surprises, laying down Busquets at the begin, and Zidane and a resurrected portray, to finish up signing a 0-Zero that was boring in any respect.

With the novel eleven of Semedo in the proper lane and Rakitic and Sergi Roberto forming half with De Jong, Barcelona left to attempt to shock Real Madrid shortly. Nevertheless, in a workforce the place Isco and Bale had been the predominant novelties, the white field knew learn how to endure the first Blaugrana arreón. Messi pulled that magic that solely escapes his toes, Alba left for Suarez however the Uruguayan didn’t end earlier than the 5 minute.

These of Valverde had been superior like that in the starting, however as the clock progressed, these of Zidane grew to become masters of the social gathering. Till cornering the Blaugrana portray because it has lengthy been seen in the Camp Nou. With the excessive strain launched by Varane and Ramos, the triangulation between Kroos, Fede and Isco and the spearhead of Bale and Benzema. Thus got here the first white, in a shot, free, of the Frenchman who caught Ter Stegen, native livelihood throughout this merengue area.

Piqué saved Casemiro's and Madrid claimed two penalties on Varane

And it was to spend the first quarter of an hour and arrive at what can be the greatest and additionally the most demanded for Madrid. First a header from Casemiro, which solely Piqué got here to clear on the line when a purpose was already being sung, then a fall of Varane inside the space by a few tacos of Lenglet virtually at knee peak and then, a seize of the central Gallic his compatriot. However neither one got here in nor the others had been important for the VAR, to proceed sustaining the tie on the scoreboard.

All in lower than three minutes, earlier than I had one other Casemiro virtually at half an hour, however Barça, which had been idle for a very long time, at all times has Messi's weapon. That though evidently he wanders by the countryside at all times involves his second and with these, Jordi Alba targeted, Courtois averted the arrival of Sergi Roberto and the ball fell to the Argentine. Direct shot at the backside of the internet and Ramos, as earlier than Piqué, taking out the pleasure of Camp Nou underneath sticks.

With the final a part of the first half, Valverde tried once more earlier than the stretch of Ter Stegen, Kroos despatched a distant shot exterior the German purpose and Jordi Alba had the final one after one other grasp cross from Messi. White area, with no arrival, and culés scares that had been saved by Piqué again and then belief every thing to his captain. The second half nonetheless had a lot to say.

And that, from the exit of the altering room tunnel, remained merengue. Casemiro, Kroos, Valverde, Isco and Benzema's aids dominated the pitch, when the Uruguayan midfielder had one other one from a distance that ended in a nook kick, with no subsequent customer hazard.

Messi shocked, throwing the clearest in his boots

Midway by the assembly, Valverde determined to introduce Arturo Vidal and return Sergi Roberto to the proper aspect. Change that led, together with the downturn as a consequence of fatigue in Madrid, that the ball was, for the first time, throughout lengthy minutes of Barcelona. Thus got here the greatest likelihood of the conflict for the Catalans, with an arrival of Griezmann, of the little of the French once more disappeared in assault, which Messi couldn’t outline. The '10', with every thing in his favor inside the space, kicked him improperly when Barcelona was singing the first.

Earlier than this, Madrid reacted firmly and throwing lengthy balls or cons in direction of Bale, in order that in one in all them and after a good driving of Valverde, the Welshman launched a strike towards the aspect of the purpose of Ter Stegen. Casemiro, Bale and Isco himself matched the yellow ones that Rakitic, Suarez and Lenglet beforehand noticed in Barcelona, ​​and when there have been 15 minutes left, the solely ball that slipped into a internet.

Casemiro lit the bulb, put a pumped cross behind the again of the Culé protection, and Mendy left it excellent for Bale to simply must ship it to the backside of the purpose. However the French aspect, extra incised in the arrivals on the left than typical, stepped on the offside and the VAR was chargeable for sustaining the tie.

Already in the ultimate stretch, Suarez despatched the final arrival with hazard to the space very excessive, Ramos and Carvajal completed the playing cards and Zidane tried to take the ultimate arreón with Modric and Rodrygo, whereas Valverde dreamed it with Ansu Fati. Nevertheless, little else needed to be highlighted and as the seconds progressed, El Clasico was disappearing with each groups signing the peace.

Nothing modified, another level for each (there are already 36 in 17 days) and LaLiga that continues to be tight in its greatest model in years. That one which has had in this duel between Barça and Madrid one other symptom of equality. Busquets and Modric gave solution to the new generations, Messi and Benzema didn’t end the magic they use and Piqué and Varane reigned in the fortified defenses. After all, soccer was what prevailed after the long-awaited wait and subsequent 12 months he’s solely requested to proceed this … with objectives.

DATA SHEET

RESULT: Barcelona 0-0 Real Madrid.

BARCELONA: Ter Stegen, Semedo (Vidal 55 '), Piqué, Lenglet, Jordi Alba, De Jong, Sergi Roberto, Rakitic, Griezmann (Ansu Fati 82'), Messi and Luis Suárez.

REAL MADRID: Courtois, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy, Casemiro, Kroos, Fede Valverde (Modric 79 '), Isco (Rodrygo 79'), Bale and Benzema.

REFEREE: Hernández Hernández. He confirmed yellow to Rakitic, Luis Suarez and Lenglet at Barcelona and Casemiro, Bale, Isco, Ramos and Carvajal at Real Madrid.

STADIUM: Camp Nou.