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Barcelona striker Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick as his side beat Real Madrid rivals 5-1 on Sunday in a very entertaining match. Clasico This will certainly mark the end of the fate of the unfortunate coach Julen Lopetegui at the head of the Real.
Philippe Coutinho de Barca opened the scoring in the 11th minute after a delicate team move. Suarez doubled his advantage at half an hour by converting a penalty inflicted after consulting the video assistant referee (VAR).
Real had seemed lifeless in the first period, but had shown courage after the break, following a change of tactics from Lopetegui. They earned a goal back through Marcelo and were on the verge of scoring a tying goal when Luka Modric hit the post and Sergio Ramos came close.
The Barca regained his authority and imposed himself in the last 15 minutes with two more goals from Suarez, while substitute head Arturo Vidal was right in Real, who had lost his last three league games and had seven points behind Barca in the La Liga Ranking in ninth position.
From the start, Real did not seem to have confidence in him and Benzema quickly put a Gareth Bale center over the bar, while he had plenty of time to control the ball.
Barca, meanwhile, was overwhelmed with conviction and his first goal was a joy to see as Ivan Rakitic released Jordi Alba with a fumble pass and the Spaniard passed Nacho, penetrating freely into the surface to allow Coutinho to return the ball close up.
Other signs of nervousness at Real appeared when Nacho misplaced a pass in the area at the feet of Arthur Melo and that it took a magnificent stopping by Thibaut Courtois to repel the shot from the curling of the Brazilian.
The Barca extended their lead when Suarez kicked Courtois' dive after being hit by Varane, who had two goals, which Real conceded in the 2-1 defeat at home against Levante. last week.
Lopetegui resumed his training early in the second period, opting for a double by catching Varane for Lucas Vazquez. His team immediately improved, getting a boost thanks to Marcelo 's attack.
They were about to find an equalizer, but Barca continued to look dangerous during the break and Suarez's ball header from a standing position had killed the match.
The Uruguayan has completed his treble with an end of class while the Chilean international Vidal scored his first goal for the Barca, to further humiliate Real, sentenced to the worst defeat of his country. Clasico from a Barca team coached by Pep Guardiola, beat them 5-0 in 2010.
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