With a 2-3
loss to Barcelona, Real have a deficit of one but also an advantage of 2 away
goals which is a big advantage. Since it is the Real Madrid home ground next
week, Real Madrid will also hold the advantage of fan support. A very nice and
aggressive game all in all.
The match
was 0-0 tie till half time, but things were about to get exciting in the 2nd
half with a goal coming from a Mesut Ozil corner kick just 9 minutes in the
game, Ronlado didn't miss the moment and headed home the opening goal of the
thriller. Barcelona leveled within a minute with a nice pass from Mascherano to
Pedro on the far left side for the equaliser. Things looked week for the Real
Madrid defence due to the absence of Pepe. The Spain forward's first touch was
magnificent and he fired past Casillas, though replays suggested he had started
in an offside position. The game opened up and Sergio Ramos brought down
Iniesta for penalty, and Messi netted from the spot. Iniesta dribbled past
three players and threaded a ball through for Xavi to score and soon after
Casillas denied Messi a fourth for the hosts. Substitute Di Maria chased down
Valdes at the end as he controlled the ball in the area, and stole it off him
to grab a lifeline for Mourinho's men.
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