Liga: Real dominate Barça, Zidane breathes

Zinedine Zidane can breathe.

Under pressure, even in danger, the coach of Real Madrid played big with the Barcelona rival, this Saturday.

But his team finally won the Clasico on behalf of the 7th day of La Liga (3-1).

What you must remember

A first Clasico looking like a final, already, for the French, after two defeats at home, in La Liga against the promoted Cadiz (0-1) then against Shakhtar Donetsk (2-3) in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The former captain of the Blues offered himself a breath of fresh air, bringing back a precious victory from Camp Nou (3-1).

All in an unprecedented meeting: Covid-19 requires, there was no spectator in the largest stadium in Europe (9900 seats).

It only takes five minutes for Real to open the scoring thanks to Fede Valverde, perfectly found by Karim Benzema behind the Catalan defense.

Without Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembélé, again left on the bench at kickoff, Barça equalized by his nugget Ansu Fati, almost in stride (8th).

🇪🇸 This #Clasico starts off very strongly!

⚡️ Ideally launched by Benzema, Valverde opens the scoring with a superb Golazo 😍 pic.twitter.com/y4QM1ZHrth

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Victim of a foul by Clément Lenglet in the area of ​​the Blaugrana, Ramos himself transformed a penalty (63rd, 2-1) before Luka Modric increased the score in stoppage time.

Entered in the 81st minute, Griezmann and Dembélé did not have the opportunity to influence the meeting.

Easy winner of the modest Hungarians Ferencvaros in the Champions League (5-1), Barça disappointed again in La Liga, after a defeat in Getafe (1-0) and a draw against Sevilla (1-1).

The Catalans are 10th in the standings, 7 points behind Real.

The Madrilenians, they temporarily take the lead in the championship, two points ahead of Real Sociedad.

Man of the match: Lenglet is expensive for Barça

Overtaken on the opener from Valverde, Clément Lenglet was guilty of pulling a shirt on Sergio Ramos, in his area, on the hour mark. Result: a penalty whistled after consulting the VAR, and transformed by the Spaniard (2-1, 63rd).

The number: 17 years and 359 days

From the 8th minute, the Barcelona phenomenon Ansu Fati became the youngest scorer in the history of the Clasico, at 17 years and 359 days.

He thus erases from the tablets one of his opponents of the day, Madrid's Vinicius, scorer on March 1 at 19 years and 233 days.

🇪🇸 #ElClasico

🤩🤩 Huge !!!

🌪️ A few seconds after the opening of the scoring, Ansu Fati equalizes for FC Barcelona !!!!

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