A walk in the park for Barca

This is exactly the best way to describe Barca's win against Real Madrid at Bernabeu tonight. A 2-0 win, scoring a goal on each half (Messi and Pedro) and frankly, if it wasn't for Iker Casillas, the goal margin would have been larger.

 

Prior to this game, Real Madrid had 15/15 home league win record this season, while Barcelona had never won 2 seasons in a row at Bernabeu.

 

 

 

 

First half was the usual ball possession, endless passing and total domination of the midfield my Barcelona. Messi just scored another brilliant goal. The Madrid players were losing every personal battle and simply couldn't keep up the pace, despite the fact that they tried and pushed high, trying to prevent Barca's usual style of play. And the latter , was the main reason for Madrid players getting yellow cards so easily.

 

Xavi was the real great man tonight, with plenty of passes coming from his feet and controlling the tempo of the game really good. The second half gave me the impression that Barca wouldn't do the same mistake they did against Arsenal. Pedro's goal was a matter of a nice team work once again. Van Der Vaart's 1on1 chance against Valdes was Madrid's only true opportunity to try and save a point, but the Dutch sent the ball straight to Barca's keeper.

 

Three points clear for Barca now. The Blaugrana still have a tough match schedule until the end of the season, but those 2 wins (both home and away) against Real Madrid give them the priviledge to still win the league, even if the finish the season with the same points as their competitors.