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La Liga: Real Madrid beat Barca to move top of table
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- FT: Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona - Benzema deftly flicks in opener before Kroos' second
- Mingueza pulls a goal back & Casemiro dismissed late on
- Real Madrid move top of La Liga
- Barca remain one point behind now second-placed Atletico Madrid
- Atletico in action on Sunday
Live Reporting
Tom Rostance
All times stated are UK
Latest PostGood night
And on that note we shall bid you farewell.
There are four Premier League matches on Sunday so see you there.
FULL-TIME
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
Real win, and go top!
HITS THE WOODWORK
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
Off the bar! With the final kick of the game! Barca launch a free-kick into the mixer, it pops up for sub Ilaix Moriba, and he cannons a shot off the bar!
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Martin Braithwaite now flashes a header wide.
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Four minutes will be added on. Lionel Messi's free-kick comes to nothing. Dare we say he's not been great tonight?
RED CARD - Casemiro
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Would it be an El Clasico without a red card? Just like the old days as Casemiro leaves a boot in and gets a second yellow.
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It's been a cracking game to watch, that crazy rain has abated a bit now. Time for one more piece of drama? Sure.
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Barca were furious, surrounding the referee in numbers. But the referee and VAR don't want to know.
There wasn't much contact, but there was contact.
PENALTY APPEAL
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
Big penalty appeal for Barca! Jordi Alba pokes the ball past Thibaut Courtois, the shot is going wide and Ferland Mendy tries to shepherd it out. Martin Braithwaite chases him down, there's contact and Braithwaite goes down...
No penalty!
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Martin Braithwaite and Trincao come on for Barca, and that completes our 10 changes. Isco thumps a shot way over the top.
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Lionel Messi takes advantage of the break to change his shirt and his undershirt. Sogging wet.
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A stoppage now as some of the ref's communication devices are on the blink. Must be because of the rain.
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Both teams have changed formation about four times each, it's one to keep you on your toes as Marc-Andre ter Stegen has to backpedal and claw out a cross.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
Plenty of changes as Real send on Marcelo, Mariano and Isco for Karim Benzema, Vinicius and Toni Kroos.
Big calls from Zinedine Zidane.
CLOSE!
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
Barca come away, Sergi Roberto plays a lovely ball out to Oscar Mingueza on the overlap and he hits a miscued shot/cross right across goal and out...
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Poor though. The rain-lashed captain hits a free-kick into the wall.
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How has that stayed out? Jose Mourinho would not enjoy how ragged this game is but it's a great watch.
Real swing in a free-kick which is headed on goal and cleared from inside the goalmouth, Toni Kroos misplaced it to be honest, Barca then skip away and Lionel Messi shoots over - but he's fouled in the process.
Free-kick in a good spot for Messi.
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There's that Real counter though as Luka Modric pings one into Vinicius' path and his pace is unstoppable. He should keep going but tries to feed Karim Benzema and Barca can get back.
SUBSTITUTION
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
Sergio Busquets is swapped for Sergi Roberto. Barca have had 60% of the ball in this second half.
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This is a great watch now as once again Barca get left-back Jordi Alba to the deadball line, inside the area. He waits as long as he can before putting the ball across but Thibaut Courtois does really well to shovel it away to safety.