Classy Barcelona in Real rout
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December 1, 2010, Wednesday
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DAVID Villa scored twice as Barcelona ripped apart Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid in a 5-0 rout on Monday to go top of the league thanks to a record fifth straight "clasico" win over its bitter rival.
Xavi Hernandez and Pedro Rodriguez put the defending champion 2-0 ahead inside 18 minutes before Villa scored a second-half brace. Substitute Jeffren Suarez scored in the 90th to seal it in front of nearly 100,000 fans at the Nou Camp stadium.
Barcelona's speed and one-touch passing game frustrated Real throughout as it recorded its biggest national derby victory since a 5-0 win here during the 1993-94 season.
Lionel Messi, who set up two goals and was a constant threat, was the star of the show for the hosts, putting Real rival Cristiano Ronaldo in the shade in the much-hyped matchup of two of the world's best players.
Real's frustrations boiled over and Sergio Ramos was sent off in injury time for a wild tackle on Messi.
Barcelona now leads Real by two points with 34 points from 13 games after a seventh straight league win.
"We are proud because the world has seen us play the way we like to play," Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said. "I would like to take more points from Madrid but it's not possible. That team, with all that power, are just two points behind but we are satisfied."
Former Chelsea and FC Porto coach Mourinho suffered his worst ever loss to stay winless in six trips to Barcelona. He had never lost by more than three goals before.
The contrast with the Portuguese coach's last visit to the Nou Camp couldn't be more striking. In April, his Inter Milan side knocked the Catalan side out of the Champions League in the semifinals on its way to winning the title.
Mourinho now has his work cut out to wrestle the league trophy away from Barcelona, the two-time defending champion, and return silverware to the Spanish capital. Madrid hadn't lost in 26 games, stretching to its last defeat by Barcelona in April.
Andres Iniesta picked out Xavi as he streaked between two defenders and the ball flicked off the Spain midfielder's heel before he reacted quickly to direct it past Iker Casillas for the 10th-minute opener.
Pedro capped a mesmerizing 22-pass buildup to make it 2-0 as he pounced on a loose ball after Casillas failed to hang on to Villa's dangerous ball in from the left.
The match threatened to boil over in the 31st when both benches leapt to their feet after Ronaldo shoved Guardiola when he didn't hand over the ball for a throw-in. Even the diminutive Iniesta was in Ronaldo's face. The Portugal forward and Valdes ended up with the yellow cards. "These things happen during the game," said Guardiola, who has never lost against Real and has now recorded two of the club's biggest wins against its greatest rival after last year's 6-2 win at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
Xavi Hernandez and Pedro Rodriguez put the defending champion 2-0 ahead inside 18 minutes before Villa scored a second-half brace. Substitute Jeffren Suarez scored in the 90th to seal it in front of nearly 100,000 fans at the Nou Camp stadium.
Barcelona's speed and one-touch passing game frustrated Real throughout as it recorded its biggest national derby victory since a 5-0 win here during the 1993-94 season.
Lionel Messi, who set up two goals and was a constant threat, was the star of the show for the hosts, putting Real rival Cristiano Ronaldo in the shade in the much-hyped matchup of two of the world's best players.
Real's frustrations boiled over and Sergio Ramos was sent off in injury time for a wild tackle on Messi.
Barcelona now leads Real by two points with 34 points from 13 games after a seventh straight league win.
"We are proud because the world has seen us play the way we like to play," Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said. "I would like to take more points from Madrid but it's not possible. That team, with all that power, are just two points behind but we are satisfied."
Former Chelsea and FC Porto coach Mourinho suffered his worst ever loss to stay winless in six trips to Barcelona. He had never lost by more than three goals before.
The contrast with the Portuguese coach's last visit to the Nou Camp couldn't be more striking. In April, his Inter Milan side knocked the Catalan side out of the Champions League in the semifinals on its way to winning the title.
Mourinho now has his work cut out to wrestle the league trophy away from Barcelona, the two-time defending champion, and return silverware to the Spanish capital. Madrid hadn't lost in 26 games, stretching to its last defeat by Barcelona in April.
Andres Iniesta picked out Xavi as he streaked between two defenders and the ball flicked off the Spain midfielder's heel before he reacted quickly to direct it past Iker Casillas for the 10th-minute opener.
Pedro capped a mesmerizing 22-pass buildup to make it 2-0 as he pounced on a loose ball after Casillas failed to hang on to Villa's dangerous ball in from the left.
The match threatened to boil over in the 31st when both benches leapt to their feet after Ronaldo shoved Guardiola when he didn't hand over the ball for a throw-in. Even the diminutive Iniesta was in Ronaldo's face. The Portugal forward and Valdes ended up with the yellow cards. "These things happen during the game," said Guardiola, who has never lost against Real and has now recorded two of the club's biggest wins against its greatest rival after last year's 6-2 win at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
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