El Clasico Certainly Was

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When Benzema put Real Madrid in front of Barcelona 2-1, you thought it was going to be a two-team race for the top of the La Liga ladder. But if you thought that, you were sadly mistaken...

A Messi hat trick (of course) put FCB in front for a hotly and highly-contested 4-3 final that puts these two teams and Athletico Madrid all separated by one point in the top of the table...

Here's the goals...


Cristiano, of course, after the match felt he wuz robbed...via Football Espana

“We played against 12. It's always the same. They don't allow us. Maybe they wanted Barca back in the League. I don't want to leave this inside of me and I’m not looking for excuses, but the ref is not at the required level for a game like this. If Barca lost today they would have been out. After five years here, I understand how things work."

He also promised the team would win the league and feels Real Madrid never gets their calls in game...

Ah, rivalry...

OSG Clasico: Barca Up At The Break (UPDATED W/Barca 2-1 Win)

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And here's how... it had nothing to do with Messi or CR7

Post by beIN SPORT USA.

The game is being seen by a billion people- about three times the Roman Numeral Clasico played here in the States...

Chew on that for a second...

More game details at the final whistle...

PM UPDATE: A ridiculous goal by Alexis Sanchez gave Barca enough cushion to survive el Clasico, 2-1. But one point of contention for the Real fans came from this no-call that should have given an equalizer to the visitors...
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Oh, here's the Sanchez goal... see for yourself...

Barca's Valdes Suspended Four Games For El Clasico Rant

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FC Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has been handed a four-match suspension after being sent off in the 2-1 La Liga defeat to Real Madrid. He was shown a red card for verbally abusing referee Miguel Angel Perez Lasa after Lasa didn't award a PK in the last minutes of stoppage time in their loss to Real Madrid in last weekend's el Classico...

Here's the highlights with Valdes outburst at the end
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Barcelona actually has what they call a "legal department," and will appeal the decision.

Valdes will miss Primera Division games against Deportivo La Coruna, Rayo Vallecano, Celta de Vigo and Real Mallorca if the suspension is upheld- none of them all that important...

El Clasico... Was... Again...

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We're not even really going to talk about it...
Let's just show you... and the Messi free kick was ridiculous...


See...???
we told you...