El Clasico kicks off La Liga season
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Ronaldo felt he should have had a penalty when he went down under pressure from Samuel Umtiti, and appeared to shove the referee in the back after he was shown the red card.
In the last season, Real Madrid won La Liga Cup and Barca won Spanish Cup.
Ronaldo’s mocking of the iconic goal celebration backfired somewhat following his red card just minutes later.
Marco Asensio is demanding showdown talks with Real Madrid about his future amid interest from the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool, according to a report in the Mirror.
Our latest poll asks whether you believe Barcelona can turn this final around in the Bernabeu on Wednesday night.
Eight days after the Legia game on 26th October, Madrid began their Copa del Rey campaign away at Cultural Leonesa with Asensio in the starting line-up.
– Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 11 goals in his last 11 games at Camp Nou in all competitions. Of the unsafe trio, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will try to share the goal-scoring responsibility.
The creative midfielder’s most recent contribution was netting the winning goal in Real Madrid’s 2-1 triumph over Man Utd, which saw them lift the UEFA Super Cup yet again.
“We did great and the result showed that things could have been the difference. But of course it is not over”, Zidane said.
Valverde opted to start Gerard Deulofeu in Neymar’s spot on the left side, and the contrast with Neymar was clear.
It had been nearly 60 years since Los Blancos last reigned supreme in both Spain and Europe, withstanding the pressure to hold off Barcelona in La Liga and eventually crushing Juventus 4-1 in the Champions League final to become the first side to retain the trophy in its current guise. We will have to give our best to win, they will be two tough matches. “We are hurting after a loss like this, but we have to regroup and get ready for the next match”.
Barcelona still dominated possession but ended up playing into Madrid’s hands.
The second half came to life with a flurry of goals and opportunities for both sides. Although it was from an angle, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen was well positioned, the Barca goalkeeper had no chance due to the power and precision of his shot which nicked the crossbar on its way in.
Firstly, Real’s best player Cristiano Ronaldo was reportedly on his way out of Madrid after growing frustrated with the tax evasion case now plaguing him.
Despite Neymar’s departure however, FC Barcelona perhaps remain the only team in Europe that Real truly fear.