Real Madrid climbed back atop La Liga by beating Barcelona 2-0 in a frenetic edition of El Clasico on Sunday in the Spanish capital.
Teenage winger Vinicius Junior scored the opening goal in the 71st minute, bursting down the left wing and beating Marc-Andre ter Stegen with a low shot that ricocheted off Gerard Pique‘s leg and in. Mariano Diaz came off the bench to double the advantage in the waning seconds.
With their first league win over Barca since 2016, Madrid move to 56 points on the season, one clear of their Catalan rivals.
1 – Vinícius Júnior (19 years and 233 days) has become the youngest player to score in #ElClásico in @LaLigaEN in the 21st century, breaking the record previously held by Lionel Messi in March 2007 (19y 259d). Explosion. pic.twitter.com/cUnEb3tmeR
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 1, 2020
Coming off a debilitating Champions League defeat to Manchester City, Zinedine Zidane knew that a loss on Sunday could have potentially derailed his side’s season.
Though the contest was an open, chaotic affair that often lacked the necessary poise at the crucial moment, Real Madrid always looked …read more