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Real Madrid

  • Raúl 12’
  • Robben 20’
  • Higuaín 62’
  • Van Nistelrooy 77’ (pen.)

Barcelona

  • Henry 86’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Real Madrid
    • Barcelona
    • 90+3' The final whistle goes! A wretched night for Barcelona, a glorious season for Real Madrid. 4-1 the final score at the Bernabeu.
    • 90+2' Xavi is off! He receives a second yellow card for speaking out of turn, and Barca's capitulation is complete.
    • 90+1' Pepe is booked for upending Henry.
    • 90' Sneijder is caught offside at the back post. There will be three minutes of added time.
    • 87' GOAL! 4-1! Henry races onto a through-ball from Messi before curling the ball around Casillas with trademark ease. A consolation for the Catalans.
    • 86' Casillas blocks Messi's near-post effort with his knees. Messi then whips a shot narrowly over the crossbar from the edge of the area!
    • 85' Van Nistelrooy's dinked cross from the right is comfortably fielded by Valdes.
    • 84' Casillas easily gathers Henry's low shot at the near post.
    • 83' Heinze goes into the book for dissent.
    • 82' Tremendous save from Casillas! Messi's curling effort from just outside the area appears destined for the bottom-left corner but Casillas just manages to tip it around the post! Wonderful stuff from the Spanish number one, who's had nothing else to do all night.
    • 80' Valdes denies Van Nistelrooy! The Dutchman attacks Robinho's low cross from the left but Valdes bravely dives at his feet to save! Robinho then bamboozles Zambrotta with a flurry of stepovers before putting in a low cross from the left that is cleared.
    • 78' GOAL! 4-0 Real! Van Nistelrooy steps up, and with his first touch of the game he tucks the ball into the bottom-right corner to claim his 50th goal in Real's colours!
    • 77' PENALTY TO REAL! Robinho's shot from the left is deflected over the bar by Puyol, and the referee decides it was a hand-ball and points to the spot! It's technically correct, but it's harsh.
    • 76' A final substitution for the home side, with Raul heartily applauded from the field to be replaced by Ruud van Nistelrooy.
    • 74' Abidal shepherds the ball back to Valdes, but with Raul closing in the Barca keeper hacks the ball behind for a corner.
    • 73' Robinho wins a throw-in on the near side.
    • 72' Real make another change, with the slick-footed Robinho replacing Guti. Pretty much the last thing you want to see if you're a battle-worn Barca defender.
    • 71' Ramos's cross from the Real right drifts across goal and out of play for a Barca goal kick.
    • 69' You could put a picture of Frank Rijkaard's face in the dictionary alongside the word 'glum' and you wouldn't need any definition to accompany it. Where do Barca go from here after such an underwhelming season?
    • 67' Valdes denies Marcelo! The Brazilian cuts inside onto his weaker right foot and fires in a rising drive that Valdes tips around the right-hand post!
    • 66' Xavi is penalised for a foul on Guti.
    • 63' GOAL! 3-0 Real! Diarra bursts down the right and squares the ball to Higuain, who coolly lifts the ball over Valdes and into the net! He's only been on the pitch a matter of seconds!
    • 61' Diarra's shot is cleared off the line! Real make a change, with Gonzalo Higuain - fresh from his title-winning goal at Osasuna - coming on for Arjen Robben.
    • 60' After a 15-minute cameo, Sylvinho is replaced by Edmilson.
    • 59' Sylvinho goes down after taking a blow to the mouth and looks to be in some discomfort.
    • 58' Valdes goes into the book. He looks mystified, but replays show that he caught Marcelo with his foot before going down feigning injury. A brave decision, and a correct one.
    • 56' Chance for Real! Marcelo frees Robben on the left, and his attempted return pass is brilliantly blocked by Sylvinho, allowing Puyol to clear!
    • 55' Diarra drags a shot across goal and wide from the about 22 yards out on the right.
    • 54' Diarra fires in a shot from distance that is well held by Valdes. Abidal nicks the ball away from Raul inside the Barca box just as he's about to play it. Raul kicks the back of Abidal's foot and goes down, but the referee rightly allows play to continue.
    • 52' Heinze rather fortuitously wins a free-kick off Messi, having thrown himself off-balance with a sharp turn on the halfway line.
    • 51' Marcelo's cross from the left byline is touched home by Diarra but the flag was up against the Real full-back. It was mighty close.
    • 50' Pepe does brilliantly to race back and dispossess Henry on the Real right and the Frenchman is rightly booked after walloping his opponent on the back of the leg.
    • 49' Guti's delivery is headed clear at the near post.
    • 48' Ouch! Sylvinho kicks Ramos right in the unmentionables on the far side. Free-kick to the home side.
    • 47' Bojan's back-post header from Sylvinho's left-wing cross is deflected behind by Heinze but the ref gives a goal kick! Bojan is not impressed.
    • 46' The second half is underway! Barca have made a change at half-time, with Rafael Marquez being replaced by left-back Sylvinho. Eric Abidal moves into the centre of defence alongside Carles Puyol.
    • 45+2' The half-time whistle goes after a very comfortable first half for the champions. Barcelona require three second-half goals if they are to avoid the qualifying rounds of next season's Champions League.
    • 45+1' ... but Xavi curls the ball over the bar. There will be one further minute of stoppage time.
    • 45' Bojan wins a free-kick after being clipped by Gago just outside the Real box. What a good time to score this would be...
    • 44' Abidal's cross from the left is easily claimed by Casillas.
    • 43' Ramos fires in a vicious cross-cum-shot from the right that narrowly eludes Raul at the back post!
    • 41' Sneijder goes into the book for a trip on Marquez.
    • 40' Three chances in quick succession for Real! Ramos gets to Sneijder's inswinging free-kick ahead of Valdes but sends his header high over the crossbar. Robben then turns the Barca defence inside out before firing in a low shot that Valdes saves with his legs, and then crashes a half-volley over the crossbar!
    • 39' Marquez is cautioned for a crunching challenge on Sneijder.
    • 37' Abidal recovers well to tackle Raul inside the Barca area and concedes a corner. Real play the corner short and Sneijder just runs the ball out of play for a goal kick.
    • 36' Messi is sent sprawling on the edge of the Real box by Pepe, but the Argentine had already been penalised for a foul on Gago.
    • 35' Ramos weaves into the Barca box from the right before being expertly denied by Puyol.
    • 34' Good save Valdes! After a foul by Marquez on Mahamadou Diarra, Sneijder takes a quick free-kick to Guti and his rising effort from the left is parried by the Barca keeper!
    • 33' Dos Santos drifts onto a pass into the Real box, rounds Casillas and is stopped in his tracks by the linesman's flag.
    • 32' Dos Santos wiggles inside onto his left foot from the Barca right before shanking a shot well over the bar.
    • 30' Raul is given offside despite appearing to be played onside by Eric Abidal.
    • 29' Tigrish stuff from Raul - he races back down the Real left to dispossess Messi.
    • 28' Robben is penalised for a shove on Marquez.
    • 26' Messi wins a free-kick in a central position after being tripped by Sneijder and Henry curls the ball just wide of the right-hand post!
    • 25' Bojan fires a shot high over the Real crossbar after being teed up by Xavi.
    • 24' Surprise early substitution for Barca, with Giovani dos Santos coming on for Gudjohnsen. Looks like Frank Rijkaard wants to make a game of it...
    • 23' Messi tries to catch out Iker Casillas with a direct shot from the free-kick but it's straight at the Real keeper.
    • 22' Gabriel Heinze goes down after running into the shoulder of compatriot Lionel Messi, but a free-kick is awarded to the visitors.
    • 21' GOAL! 2-0 Real! Guti's lofted free-kick is headed home at the near post by the unmarked Robben! It's all too easy for the Dutchman, who follows up his header in the title-clinching 2-1 win at Osasuna with another rare headed goal.
    • 19' Ramos wins a free-kick on the Real right for a foul by Yaya Toure, who is booked for protesting. In fairness to the Ivorian, he did his best to get out of the way.
    • 18' Another shaky moment for Valdes! Sneijder's corner is cleared, Gago shoots from distance and Valdes allows the ball to spring from his grasp before snatching it away from the onrushing Raul!
    • 17' Sneijder steps up and sends in a free-kick that is deflected over the crossbar by the wall.
    • 16' Real burst forward and Marcelo wins a free-kick just outside the Barca box after being brought down by Zambrotta.
    • 15' That's Raul's 18th league goal of the season. And he still can't get into the Spain squad. For all the talents of Fernando Torres, David Villa et al, Euro 2008 will be all the poorer for his absence.
    • 13' GOAL! 1-0 Real! Guti toes the ball into the path of Raul on the edge of the Barca box and the Real skipper curls a peerless left-footer around Valdes and in off the left-hand post!
    • 12' Fernando Gago is penalised for a foul on Gianluca Zambrotta.
    • 11' More patient build-up play from the visitors. Pepe heads clear a cross from the Barca right.
    • 10' Xavi's pass forces Bojan Krkic wide on the Barca left, he can't outwit Ramos and ends up running the ball out of play for a Real goal kick.
    • 8' Sergio Ramos starts at right-back for the champions tonight, on the same day he was linked with a world record £55 million transfer to Chelsea. Make of that what you will.
    • 7' Valdes almost gifts Real a goal! He dwells on the ball for just too long and with Raul and Wesley Sneijder closing in he just about manages to scramble it away!
    • 6' A long ball down the Real left is just too strong for Robben.
    • 5' Robben just can't react quickly enough to Raul's pass on the edge of the Barca box and the ball runs through to Valdes.
    • 4' Raul is caught offside.
    • 3' A spell of possession for the visitors. Their passing has been as crisp as ever this season, but even with Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry in the squad they've somehow lacked a cutting edge.
    • 2' Arjen Robben curls in a shot from distance that's straight at Barca keeper Victor Valdes. Eidur Gudjohnsen drags a shot well wide of the left-hand post at the other end.
    • 1' Off we go! Real, in all white, will attack from left to right in the first half. Barca are in their traditional burgundy and blue striped shirts, blue shorts and burgundy and blue hooped socks.
    • 20:57 As promised, Barca form a guard of honour as Real trot out onto the pitch, shaking their opponents' hands as they go. Visiting captain Carles Puyol has a face like thunder.
    • 20:55 Real may already be champions, but the stakes are still high in this one. Second-placed Villarreal's 2-0 win at Recreativo earlier means Barca have to win here to avoid the qualifying rounds of next season's Champions League.
    • 20:45 Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of El Clasico from the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. Newly crowned champions Real can look forward to a guard of honour from arch rivals Barcelona, who will be desperate to save face after a disappointing season that has seen them fall short both at home and abroad. Kick-off in one of the showpiece occasions in world football is at 21:00 BST.

  • Team Stats

    Real Madrid Stats Barcelona
    54% Possession 45%
    19 Shots 14
    12 Shots on target 4
    1 Saves 5
    5 Corners 3
    15 Fouls 13
    8 Offsides 3
    3 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 1
    23 Tackles 21
    407 Accurate passes 335
    50 Bad passes 48

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Real Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Iker Casillas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0
      3 Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 24 1 1
      12 Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 25 2 2
      4 Sergio Ramos 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 27 2 1
      16 Gabriel Heinze 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 32 3 1
      14 José Maria Guti 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 44 8 1
      8 Fernando Gago 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 62 3 10
      6 Mahamadou Diarra 0 3 2 0 2 0 1 65 7 3
      11 Arjen Robben 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 17 3 0
      23 Wesley Sneijder 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 56 12 1
      7 Raúl González Blanco 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 18 3 2
      17 Ruud van Nistelrooy 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      25 Jerzy Dudek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Royston Drenthe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Miguel Torres Gómez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Robson de Souza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0
      20 Gonzalo Higuaín 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 2 1
      19 Julio Baptista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Barcelona
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Víctor Valdés 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      5 Carles Puyol 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 32 2 2
      22 Eric Abidal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 41 11 6
      11 Gianluca Zambrotta 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 26 0 1
      4 Rafael Márquez 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 26 3 3
      24 Gnegneri Yaya Toure 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 4 5
      6 Xavi Hernández 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 58 4 1
      19 Lionel Messi 0 6 3 4 3 0 1 29 2 0
      27 Bojan Krkic 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 23 5 0
      7 Eidur Gudjohnsen 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0
      14 Thierry Henry 1 3 1 2 3 0 0 18 6 0
      16 Sylvinho Mendes Campos 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
      23 Oleguer Presas Renom 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 José Edmílson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 3 1
      21 Lilian Thuram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Jose Manuel Pinto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Santiago Ezquerro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Giovanni dos Santos 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 27 5 2

  • Summary

    • 90+2' Xavi is off! He receives a second yellow card for speaking out of turn, and Barca's capitulation is complete.
    • 87' GOAL! 4-1! Henry races onto a through-ball from Messi before curling the ball around Casillas with trademark ease. A consolation for the Catalans.
    • 86' Casillas blocks Messi's near-post effort with his knees. Messi then whips a shot narrowly over the crossbar from the edge of the area!
    • 82' Tremendous save from Casillas! Messi's curling effort from just outside the area appears destined for the bottom-left corner but Casillas just manages to tip it around the post! Wonderful stuff from the Spanish number one, who's had nothing else to do all night.
    • 80' Valdes denies Van Nistelrooy! The Dutchman attacks Robinho's low cross from the left but Valdes bravely dives at his feet to save! Robinho then bamboozles Zambrotta with a flurry of stepovers before putting in a low cross from the left that is cleared.
    • 78' GOAL! 4-0 Real! Van Nistelrooy steps up, and with his first touch of the game he tucks the ball into the bottom-right corner to claim his 50th goal in Real's colours!
    • 77' PENALTY TO REAL! Robinho's shot from the left is deflected over the bar by Puyol, and the referee decides it was a hand-ball and points to the spot! It's technically correct, but it's harsh.
    • 67' Valdes denies Marcelo! The Brazilian cuts inside onto his weaker right foot and fires in a rising drive that Valdes tips around the right-hand post!
    • 63' GOAL! 3-0 Real! Diarra bursts down the right and squares the ball to Higuain, who coolly lifts the ball over Valdes and into the net! He's only been on the pitch a matter of seconds!
    • 61' Diarra's shot is cleared off the line! Real make a change, with Gonzalo Higuain - fresh from his title-winning goal at Osasuna - coming on for Arjen Robben.
    • 56' Chance for Real! Marcelo frees Robben on the left, and his attempted return pass is brilliantly blocked by Sylvinho, allowing Puyol to clear!
    • 54' Diarra fires in a shot from distance that is well held by Valdes. Abidal nicks the ball away from Raul inside the Barca box just as he's about to play it. Raul kicks the back of Abidal's foot and goes down, but the referee rightly allows play to continue.
    • 43' Ramos fires in a vicious cross-cum-shot from the right that narrowly eludes Raul at the back post!
    • 40' Three chances in quick succession for Real! Ramos gets to Sneijder's inswinging free-kick ahead of Valdes but sends his header high over the crossbar. Robben then turns the Barca defence inside out before firing in a low shot that Valdes saves with his legs, and then crashes a half-volley over the crossbar!
    • 34' Good save Valdes! After a foul by Marquez on Mahamadou Diarra, Sneijder takes a quick free-kick to Guti and his rising effort from the left is parried by the Barca keeper!
    • 26' Messi wins a free-kick in a central position after being tripped by Sneijder and Henry curls the ball just wide of the right-hand post!
    • 21' GOAL! 2-0 Real! Guti's lofted free-kick is headed home at the near post by the unmarked Robben! It's all too easy for the Dutchman, who follows up his header in the title-clinching 2-1 win at Osasuna with another rare headed goal.
    • 18' Another shaky moment for Valdes! Sneijder's corner is cleared, Gago shoots from distance and Valdes allows the ball to spring from his grasp before snatching it away from the onrushing Raul!
    • 13' GOAL! 1-0 Real! Guti toes the ball into the path of Raul on the edge of the Barca box and the Real skipper curls a peerless left-footer around Valdes and in off the left-hand post!
    • 7' Valdes almost gifts Real a goal! He dwells on the ball for just too long and with Raul and Wesley Sneijder closing in he just about manages to scramble it away!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alfonso Perez Burrull

  • Real Madrid

    Manager: Bernd Schuster

    On the Field

    • Casillas
    • Ramos
    • Pepe Yellow Card
    • Heinze Yellow Card
    • Marcelo Yellow Card
    • Gago
    • Diarra
    • Sneijder Yellow Card
    • Guti Substitution Out (71′)
    • Robben Goal Substitution Out (61′)
    • Raúl Goal Substitution Out (75′)

    Subs

    • 25. Dudek
    • 17. Van Nistelrooy Substitution In75′
    • 19. Baptista
    • 10. Robinho Substitution In71′
    • 20. Higuaín Substitution In61′ Goal
    • 15. Drenthe
    • 22. Torres

    Injured

    • 21. Metzelder

    Suspended

    None

  • Barcelona

    Manager: Frank Rijkaard

    On the Field

    • Valdés Yellow Card
    • Zambrotta
    • Puyol
    • Márquez Yellow Card Substitution Out (45′)
    • Abidal
    • Touré Yellow Card
    • Xavi Red Card
    • Bojan
    • Gudjohnsen Substitution Out (23′)
    • Messi
    • Henry Goal Yellow Card

    Subs

    • 21. Thuram
    • 16. Sylvinho Substitution In45′ Substitution Out59′
    • 13. Pinto
    • 18. Ezquerro
    • 15. Edmilson Substitution In59′
    • 23. Oleguer
    • 17. Dos Santos Substitution In23′

    Injured

    • 10. Ronaldinho
    • 8. Iniesta
    • 3. Milito

    Suspended

    • 9. Eto'o
    • 20. Deco