Lionel Messi Reacts To Barcelona Massive 4-0 WIN Against Rivals Real Madrid In El Clasico.
Lionel Messi has heaped praises on his former team Barcelona following their 4-0 win over bitter rivals Real Madrid in the El Clasico on Saturday night.
The Inter Miami forward who left Barca in the summer of 2021 still remains affectionate towards the team where he played for most of his career.
The Argentine superstar closely follows the club’s journey, showing his support in moments like these.
It happened that in a very fierce encounter at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid could have been ahead before the break but Kylian Mbappe found himself offside six times and had a goal chalked off.
Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick provided a tactical masterclass with his high and tight defensive line resulted in Mbappe becoming frustrated in the first half and continuously running offside.
Madrid were caught offside 12 times in the game and when they did break through goalkeeper Inaki Pena was equal to their efforts.
The experience of 36-year-old Robert Lewandowski came to play in the second half as he beat the offside trap to break the deadlock and then netted a looping header three minutes later setting their way to a 4-0 massive victory.
Lewandowski should have settled the tie but missed two guilt-edge chances giving Carlo Ancelotti's side hope of a fightback.
Lamine Yamal smashed Barca's third goal into the top corner past a hapless Andriy Lunin, as he mocked Vinicius Jr. by copying his celebration dance with Alejandro Balde, and also pointed to the name on his back in front of the home crowd like Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo once did at Camp Nou.
The 17-year-old made history by becoming the youngest player ever to score in an El Clasico. It's no surprise that the Spanish star has already netted six goals and supplied seven assists for Barca this season.
Raphinha who scored a stunning hattrick against another rival Bayern Munich in the Champions League game midweek, wasn't left out of the party, as he also got on the scoresheet to condemn Los Blancos to their first LaLiga loss in 43 matches.
Real Madrid came into El Clasico with a streak of 42 La Liga games unbeaten and just one away from Barcelona’s own record.
After the final whistle of El Clasico, Messi reacted to Barcelona’s win by interacting with the team’s official Instagram post celebrating the victory.
“What a beautiful victory!!,” he wrote.
The result means that Barcelona are now six points clear at the summit of La Liga.
Barcelona now hold a record of played 11, won 10 and drawn one in Liga this season.
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