David Alaba's goal was his first for Real Madrid
David Alaba's goal was his first for Real Madrid

El Clasico | Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: Los Blancos beat struggling Barca


Real Madrid returned to the top of La Liga with a narrow win at struggling El Clasico rivals Barcelona to heap further pressure on Barca's boss Ronald Koeman.

Goals from David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez saw Real Madrid secure a 2-1 victory at Barcelona to increase the pressure on Ronald Koeman.

Alaba registered his first goal since joining Real over the summer when he fired past Marc-Andre Ter Stegen just after the half-hour mark.

Vazquez doubled the advantage for Carlo Ancelotti’s men in the third minute of stoppage time with a close-range finish, before substitute Sergio Aguero opened his Barca account by pulling a goal back with almost the last kick of the contest.

It made it three defeats from three Clasicos as Barca boss for Koeman, whose side have a LaLiga record this term showing 15 points after eight matches.


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