April 22, (THEWILL)- Real Madrid extended their lead at the La Liga summit to 11 points with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Barcelona, needing a win to maintain their floundering title defence, took a sixth minute lead through an Andreas Christensen header. However, Vinicius Junior equalised from the penalty spot after Lucas Vazquez was fouled in the box.
The second half witnessed controversy as a close call from Lamine Yamal wasn’t definitively ruled out by VAR. Fermin Lopez put Barca back in front before Lucas Vazquez levelled again with a close-range finish.
With the game seemingly destined for a draw, Jude Bellingham popped up in stoppage time to smash home the winner for Real Madrid, to earn a famous El Clasico victory.
The result ends Barcelona’s 10-match unbeaten run and leaves them needing a miracle if they are to overhaul Real’s huge advantage at the top. For Carlo Ancelotti’s men, a 35th La Liga title is now within touching distance.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
