From a 1-2 goal by Marco Ascensio disallowed by the VAR for a slight offside (81st) when a player (Franck Kessié) who had never scored in La Liga (2-1, 90th + 2) was delivered in additional time, Barça was not unhappy this Sunday against his historic rival. By winning a fierce Clasico against Real Madrid, after being quickly led to the score on a goal against his camp from Araujo (0-1, 9th) then equalized by Sergi Roberto (1-1, 45th), the Catalans are clearly going towards a new coronation in La Liga, with 12 points ahead (12 days from the end) on the band to Carlo Ancelotti.
If the unexpected goal of the former AC Milan midfielder capsized a Camp Nou record this season (95,745 spectators), Barça is obviously careful not to formalize its title. “There are a lot of games left, and we can never leave Real Madrid for dead, immediately warned Sergi Roberto at the microphone of Movistar +. Twelve points is a complicated distance to catch up, but it will depend on us. »
A new Clasico on April 5 in the King’s Cup
“We now have a very big lead but we have to stay calm, calm”, confided for his part the hero of the evening Franck Kessié, probably author of the title goal therefore. This collective joy obviously comes against the backdrop of heavy accusations of arbitration corruption that have shaken Barça for several weeks.
On Movistar+, Thibaut Courtois did not hide his dejection: “We have to be honest, we will continue to fight until the end, but there are four games difference between us… There is nothing impossible, but it will be very difficult”. Reigning Spanish champion, Karim Benzema’s Real Madrid will therefore give up their crown in the coming weeks and try to console themselves in the Champions League, as well as in the King’s Cup, where the return semi-final promises to be boiling, April 5 … at Camp Nou.