Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo score in El Clasico
There was also a red card and other missed calls and goals in a contentious match
Sunday's El Clasico had just about everything you could imagine except a winner. The Barcelona and Real Madrid game at the Camp Nou had it all -- goals from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, controversy and a red card. It finished 2-2 thanks to a second-half goal from Gareth Bale, as Barca's unbeaten league season continues.
Here's how it all went down:
Fast start for Barca
It took just 10 minutes for the opening goal, and it came from the leg of Luis Suarez, who put hope this beautiful cross from Sergi Roberto:
¡Gooooooool!, pronto llegó el primero, goool uruguayo, goool de @LuisSuarez9 que antes de los 10 minutos pone a ganar al @fcbarcelona_es #beINElClasico pic.twitter.com/zG7R7aeAzq
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) May 6, 2018
Rapid response
But that lead only lasted four minutes before Cristiano Ronaldo both things level, finishing a Karim Benzema header from close. Ronaldo appeared to limp off after scoring and was eventually subbed out at halftime:
Gooooooool, rápida respuesta del @realmadrid, goooooool de @Cristiano que se anticipa a @3gerardpique y decreta el empate #beINElClasico pic.twitter.com/3zNqdW7vJo
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) May 6, 2018
Getting feisty
Things then started to get really heated, with Jordi Alba wrapping his hand around Luka Modric's throat:
.@lukamodric10 y @jordialba se hacen de empujones luego de que el juez le mostró la amarilla a @raphaelvarane
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) May 6, 2018
Se calienta #beINElClasico pic.twitter.com/h41lF6eIpJ
More tension
Sergio Ramos may have retaliated by knocking Suarez to the ground:
Sigue subiendo la temperatura y el árbitro corta por lo sano, amarilla para @luissuarez9 y Messi en el @fcbarcelona_es y para @sergioramos tras otro conato de bronca #beINElClasico pic.twitter.com/C4uktYQOVM
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) May 6, 2018
How was this not a red card?
Messi retaliated by bringing down Ramos shortly after. Then, seconds before the halftime whistle, Gareth Bale should have been sent off for this vicious tackle on Samuel Umtiti:
El árbitro perdonó a @GarethBale11, le entró por atrás a Umtiti y el juez le sacó la amarilla #beINElClasico pic.twitter.com/fI09vtn0fi
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) May 6, 2018
Ah, there's the red card
The first 45 minutes probably should have seen at least one red card, but we had to wait till added time for it when Sergi Roberto made a bonehead play, smacking Marcelo:
¡ROJA! Se va @sergiroberto10 expulsado luego de soltarle un golpe a @MarceloM12, El @fcbarcelona_es se queda con 10 en el cierre del primer tiempo #beINElClasico pic.twitter.com/kdQg0XDbnf
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) May 6, 2018
First half recap
First half recap of Real Madrid vs. Barcelona in #ElClasico pic.twitter.com/ZiFWXMigSc
— Roger Gonzalez (@RGonzalezCBS) May 6, 2018
So entering the second half, Barca was down a man, the score was level and Ronaldo was substituted off, with Zinedine Zidane looking to be cautious with the Champions League final coming up in three weeks.
Messi gives Barca the lead
Lionel Messi made sure to leave his mark in the second half. The most prolific scorer in El Clasico history was at it again, scoring a controversial goal with some superb skill. But should it have counted? Suarez knocked down Raphael Varane, and it was a clear foul:
Gooooooooool de Messi, gooooool del @fcbarcelona_es, @luissuarez9 parecía cometer falta, le entregó el balón a Messi que con un par de recortes se acomodó y la mandó guardar#beINElClasico pic.twitter.com/9FBRPBLSJU
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) May 6, 2018
Iniesta's goodbye
Things got emotional in the 57th minute when Andres Iniesta was taken off to a standing ovation. Great touch by Erneste Valverde and the Camp Nou fans on Iniesta's last Clasico:
Se fue del campo @andresiniesta8, que le cede el gafete de a Messi, @paulinhop8 al campo
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) May 6, 2018
Estos son los últimos segundos de Andrés en un #beINElClasico pic.twitter.com/QdJHXMjfAU
The response
Real found the equalizer with under 20 minutes to go off the foot of Gareth Bale. Check out this hit:
Goooolaazzooo de @garethBale11, el galés no se lo pensó dos veces y de primera con un tiro con efecto fuera del área puso el empate a dos, tremendo remate de Bale #beINElClasico pic.twitter.com/slqa3bfRI0
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) May 6, 2018
More controversy
Marcelo was taken down in the box five minutes later and it looked like a clear penalty kick as Alba makes contact with the Brazilian's shin, but no penalty given:
Otra polémica más, @MarceloM12 pedía penalti y la repetición parece darle sustento a su petición #beINElClasico pic.twitter.com/Q6Nf01Cbgj
— beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) May 6, 2018
And rest.
Wild, wild stuff. A red card, numerous vicious tackles, four goals, lots of emotion and more. And while it wasn't a win for either side, Barcelona keeps its undefeated league season alive with two games to go. For Real Madrid, they get a nice draw on the road and they hope a healthy Ronaldo.
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