Aubameyang scores twice as Barcelona thrash Real Madrid 4-0

MADRID: Barcelona shocked Real Madrid with a 4-0 victory on Sunday (Mar 20) as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in a Clasico demolition on the Santiago Bernabeu.

The match was billed as a take a look at of Barca’s progress below Xavi Hernandez, they usually handed with flying colors – a humiliation of their fiercest rivals suggesting that they’re primed to problem once more for La Liga subsequent season.

And whereas the end result may need little bearing on the title race this time period, a defeat of this magnitude, at residence, and towards Barcelona, will trigger critical reverberations at Real Madrid.

Questions will probably be requested about Carlo Ancelotti’s future, with Madrid outplayed tactically and technically by Xavi’s Barca, who had been sooner, slicker and, maybe most worryingly, might simply have gained by extra.

Madrid had been admittedly with out the injured Karim Benzema and Ferland Mendy whereas there might have been a level of complacency, given they kicked off 9 factors clear on the prime of the desk after Sevilla had been held to a goalless draw by Real Sociedad.

But none of that may excuse a loss as dramatic as this one, the one reduction now {that a} resurgent Barcelona are nonetheless 12 factors behind, albeit with a recreation in hand.

When Barca had been crushed by Real Madrid within the Spanish Super Cup in January, the Catalans had been criticised for celebrating the style of their slim defeat.

“We are getting closer,” stated Gerard Pique.

After 5 consecutive losses to Madrid, a win of any sort was the subsequent step for Barca, however a hammering like this may very well be transformative, delivering an enormous enhance to confidence, vindication of Xavi’s venture and optimism for subsequent season multi function fell swoop.

“WE ARE BACK”

Shortly after the ultimate whistle right here, Pique tweeted: “We are back.”

Eder Militao clattered Pedri within the opening minute and that was about as shut as Real Madrid acquired to him all recreation. Fede Valverde had an early shot tipped large, however Barcelona settled, and by the twenty third minute, their followers up within the prime nook had been cheering each move.

Soon, the possibilities began coming as Ferran Torres pulled again for Aubameyang however he scuffed straight at Thibaut Courtois, who then needed to palm large a curling effort from Ousmane Dembele.

Pedri scooped a pleasant ball by for Torres, just for the sliding Casemiro to dam, however Barca’s dominance was rising and within the twenty ninth minute they scored, Dembele racing spherical the surface of Nacho Fernandez and crossing for Aubameyang to go in.

Vinicius Junior may need modified the sport if he had transformed after being despatched by, however a heavy contact allowed Marc-Andre ter Stegen to save lots of.

Instead, Barcelona doubled their lead when Ronald Araujo headed in from a nook earlier than half-time and after it, the humiliation started. Within seconds of the restart, Torres was clear and whereas he shot large, one other likelihood got here a minute later.

David Alaba and Militao each dedicated themselves to sliding tackles and each missed, Aubameyang executing an excellent flicked move to Torres, who this time made no mistake.

The Real Madrid followers had whistled at half-time, however they weren’t a lot annoyed now as shocked, their workforce trying misplaced, flat and crushed.

Worse was to come back, as Pique’s ball excessive allowed Aubameyang to scoop in an excellent end for a fourth within the 51st minute. Madrid thought they had been spared by the offside flag however VAR intervened and the purpose stood. Barca celebrated, the substitutes becoming a member of in on the touchline.

Aubameyang, Torres and Dembele might all have furthered the embarrassment for Madrid, the latter poking large after skipping in behind and holding off Militao.

By then, Aubameyang had gone off, the victory already full and the stadium shortly emptying.