Real Madrid vs Barcelona
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Who won: Barcelona 6-2
Barcelona beat Real Madrid 6-2 on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Santiago Bernabéu. Goals for Real Madrid: Gonzalo Higuaín (14') and Sergio Ramos (56'). Goals for Barcelona: Thierry Henry (18', 58'), Carles Puyol (20'), Lionel Messi (36', 75') and Gerard Piqué (83').
Play by play
- 89'
A brief sniff for Huntelaar as the final whistle goes. What a win for Barcelona. They have surely wrapped up the title tonight, winning by the biggest margin in Madrid for 35 years. Simply, a wonderful preformance. What a football team.
- 88'
We want seven! We want seven!
- 86'
Pique looks unbeatable tonight. He hasn't put a foot wrong, and thoroughly deserved his goal.
- 86'
Messi should have made it seven! Bojan skips past Heinze and crosses, but Messi, again, doesn't get good contact on it.
- 85'
The 400 or so Barca fans in the Bernabeu are having the time of their lives!
- 84'
Javi Garcia is the latest to be punished for a petulant kick at one of Barca's stars. Iniesta and Toure come off, Busquets and Bojan are on.
- 83'
This is utter humiliation for Real Madrid. COmplete and utter humiliation.
- 82'
Astonishing! Messi releases Eto'o, he crosses for Pique and when his first shot is blocked he gets up and hits one on the turn past Casillas. Breathtaking.
- 82'
GOAL! Pique!
- 80'
Messi is still buzzing in the faces of Madrid's defenders to get the ball whenever Barca don't have it. Great desire from the little fella.
- 78'
Keita is down now after Cannavaro lost control of the ball. He's past it. By five years. Go back to Italy and rot. And to think you used to be good on Champ Man.
- 77'
Robben shuffles off, to be replaced by Garcia.
- 76'
I've no allegiance either way but I have to say, its nice to see Madrid spanked like this. They've been poor this season by their standards, and were crushed by even a lacklustre Liverpool side in the Bernabeu. They're not a very good team.
- 75'
Messi is unplayable in this mood. Xavi finds him inside the area as Madrid's pathetic defenders watched the ball, and he finishes from close range. Brilliant. Just brilliant.
- 75'
GOAL! Messi!
- 74'
Van der Vaart gets frustrated with Barca's keep ball and gets a booking. He hasn't touched the ball yet but he's hacked Iniesta down.
- 73'
Messi embarrasses Metzelder again and slips Iniesta in, he refuses to hit it fiorst time in favour of more unnecessary twists and turns and though Cannavaro brings him down he doesn't get a pen. Sometime they should just hit the thing.
- 71'
Sergio Ramos comes off as VDV is on. Juande Ramos hardly got any defenders left on the pitch!
- 70'
Xavi gets a round of applause as Diarra goes down after a clash with Toure.
- 69'
Barca are playing keep ball now, taking the sting out of the game.
- 67'
Van der Vaart will be next on the field as Ramos goes for absolute broke.
- 65'
Abidal and Toure double up on Robben now and the move breaks down. Iniesta then spins away from two players in white shirts effortlessly.
- 64'
Pique stands up and makes an excellent challenge on Robben, who is visibly shrinking.
- 63'
Henry's second goal has taken the wind out of Madrid's sails it seems. The pace has slowed considerably.
- 62'
How much will Wednesday's game with Chelsea weigh on Guardiola's mind now I wonder? Does he think the job is done? Or leave all his big guns on and finish Madrid off?
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