The victory of Real Madrid against Barcelona (1-3) it monopolized the main websites around the world. However, the VAR and the refereeing by the referee Martínez Munuera took the role of Messi, Ansu Fati, Valverde, Sergio Ramos, Modric, Zidane and Koeman. Above all, the Barcelona press was very critical of the function of the Sala VOR and the braid.
'Sport': “The VAR steals the Classic from Barça!”
“A double grip between Ramos and Lenglet was solved by video refereeing with the decisive penalty. Ansu had been the Blaugrana's driving force, but the team got stuck after the refereeing scandal.”
'El País': “Madrid takes over the Camp Nou”
“Real Madrid defeated Barcelona at the Camp Nou in the match on matchday 7 of the Santander League. With goals from Valverde, Ramos and Modric, Zidane's team won 1-3 in the El Clásico. Ansu Fati scored the 1-1 transitory. Zidane's team achieves a key victory after the poor results of the last defeats in the League and in the Champions League “
'Mundo Deportivo': “Madrid's controversial victory at the Camp Nou”
“A VAR penalty, more than debatable, sinks Barça in the second half, without the ability to react at the end. Valverde advanced to the whites, Ansu tied in a good response from Barça and Ramos started the victory from eleven meters, which Modric finished off. Koeman bravely bet on the youngsters, but he lacked the ability to react in the end to make the changes. “
'Olé': “For the culé: a REAL nightmare for Messi”
“Real Madrid stayed with the classic: they beat Koeman's Barcelona 3-1. Valverde, Ramos from a penalty and a goal from Modric liquidated the Catalans. Messi, very active but with anger. One more blow … “
'L'Equipe': “Zidane sees that the pressure is gone”
“Real Madrid could not have chosen a better time to revive. After two surprising defeats (0-1 against Cádiz and 2-3 against Chakhtior Donetsk in the Champions League), which had put Zinédine Zidane in an uncomfortable situation, the Merengue club reacted perfectly this Saturday. Winner of a very isolated and balanced Classic at the Camp Nou (3-1), the reigning champion temporarily returned to the top of La Liga, relegating Barça to six points and at the same time silencing critics of his respect“.
'Bild': “Real wins the Classic”
“Real Madrid win the El Clásico. They win with a 3-1 victory in Barcelona and fight a bit to get out of the sports crisis. The peak of Spanish football this year is a little different than usual not only because of the corona pandemic (no spectators), but also because both clubs have recently had difficult weeks behind them. “
'Daily Mail': “Sergio Ramos reigns”
“The legendary Los Blancos captain rises again to score the winning goal in the Clásico while Lionel Messi and company are defeated by their rivals inside an empty Camp Nou. The game came alive from the start, with Federico Valverde bursting in to score in the fifth minute. Barça responded only three minutes later with Jordi Alba assisting Ansu Fati. Madrid took the lead again after the break when Clement Lenglet conceded a penalty, scored by Sergio Ramos. Luka Modric then stayed calm to make the most of Barcelona's chaos on defense to add a third in the 90th minute. Barcelona are six points behind the new leader, as Ronald Koeman savored defeat in his first Clásico as coach“.
'La Nación': “Slapping Messi's team at the Camp Nou”
“In the middle of an incipient crisis, Real Madrid achieved a balsamic victory on their visit to Barcelona: they beat them 3-1 with great authority at the Camp Nou, in a Spanish classic that was entertaining from start to finish. Federico Valverde, Sergio Ramos (from penalty) and Luka Modric scored the goals of Zinedine Zidane's team, which came out stronger, while Ansu Fati had scored the transitory tying goal for a team that had an active Lionel Messi until the Whites took the lead for the second time. “
'La Gazzetta dello sport “:” Zidane from the crisis to business “
“This is not the first time. Zinedine Zidane reached the ropes in a difficult match and emerged triumphant from the crisis. Fati is the youngest scorer in history in the Classical but not enough for the Blaugrana. The whites win 3-1 with goals from Valverde, Ramos (from a penalty) and Modric. Another false step for the Catalans: and on Wednesday there is Juve ... “