Beautiful Barca claim 'El Classico'
December 13th 2008 23:34
Two late strikes from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi have propelled Barcelona to a 2-0 victory in 'El Classico' against arch rivals Real Madrid at the Nou Camp this morning.
After losing their last two games against 'Los Merengue', Barcelona were eager to extract revenge on a Madrid side that was not in the best of form leading up to the much anticipated 'Classico'.
But it looked as if Madrid would get away with a draw at the Nou Camp, despite being outplayed for the majority of the contest.
That was until Eto'o took centre stage in the 83rd minute of the second half.
Even though he missed a penalty early in the match, the Cameroon striker made amends in the second half when he bundled the ball over the line to send the Barcelona faithful into raptures.
Madrid finally showed some intent after conceding, but it was to no avail as French striker Thierry Henry picked out Argentine star Lionel Messi, who lifted the ball over Iker Casillas' head to give Barcelona a 2-0 lead.
With this win, Barcelona stay on top of the table and are now eight points clear of nearest rival Valencia, who earlier today defeated Espanyol 2-1.
As for Madrid, they remain fifth on 26 points and are in danger of falling into sixth position if rivals Atletico Madrid win tomorrow.
Barcelona on the other hand are in rich form at the moment, their victory over Madrid extending their winning streak to 21 matches.
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