Real Madrid came away from Camp Nou with a 2-1 win over Barcelona in Sunday afternoon's El Clasico, moving Los Blancos back to the top of the table.
Ronald Koeman's side started the game well, showing great intensity to overwhelm their visitors' usual conductors in midfield, and should've found themselves one up after 25 minutes when an unmarked Sergino Dest criminally blazed over the bar from close range.
The USMNT international was made to rue his mistake shortly after, as Carlo Ancelotti's side broke the deadlock with a deadly counter attack in the 32nd minute. David Alaba started the move by picking Memphis Depay's pocket, before collecting Rodrygo's pass and emphatically finishing past Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
The two sides proved well-matched after the break, with both seeing periods of control and squandered opportunities. In the end, it was another counter attack that sealed the result in the 94th minute.
Following a wave of Barcelona pressure, Real Madrid broke forward with Marco Asensio seeing a shot saved brilliantly by ter Stegen. The subsequent rebound was slotted into an empty net by Lucas Vazquez to make it 2-0.
