“Barcelona Turned Vinicius Into a Right-Back”: Fans Take Swipe At Real Madrid After Defeat

“Barcelona Turned Vinicius Into a Right-Back”: Fans Take Swipe At Real Madrid After Defeat

  • Barcelona came from two goals down to defeat Real Madrid 4-3 in El Clasico at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday evening, May 11
  • Vinicius Jr made two assists for Kylian Mbappe during the encounter that produced six goals in the first half
  • Raphinha scored a brace while Lamine Yamal and Eric Garcia added one each as Barcelona edged closer to the title

Barcelona delivered a thrilling performance to defeat Real Madrid 4-3 in El Clasico at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday evening, May 11.

Los Blancos took an early lead in the 5th minute through Kylian Mbappe, who added a second in the 14th minute following a swift counterattack led by Vinicius Jr.

Barcelona responded quickly, with Eric Garcia heading home in the 19th minute to cut the deficit.

Lamine Yamal, Vinicius Jr, Real Madrid, Barcelona.
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr during the El Clasico on Sunday evening. Photo by: Pedro Salado.
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Lamine Yamal then levelled the score in the 32nd minute, curling a brilliant left-footed strike into the bottom corner.

Just moments later, Raphinha completed the comeback, slotting the ball past Courtois from the left side of the box to make it 3-2.

Barcelona extended their lead in the 44th minute after a defensive error from Lucas Vázquez allowed Raphinha to pounce again.

Mbappe completed his hat-trick in the 70th minute, finishing off a move started by Luka Modric and squared by Vinicius Jr., but it wasn’t enough to stop Barcelona from claiming a memorable win.

Barcelona have now won all four matches against Real Madrid this season.

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Vinicius Junior.
Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid reacts during the LaLiga match against FC Barcelona. Photo by: Alex Caparros.
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Barcelona fans drag Madrid players

Mubee Dha said:

"Barcelona makes Vinicius play as Right Back."

Mohamed Bari wrote:

"Real Madrid & Arsenal are great example of working hard & dying poor."

Yemi Gashe added:

"Forget about Barcelona, La Masia needs to play against Real Madrid every week."

Hassan Adan Ali said:

"Mbappe scored a hat-trick just to watch his team defend like Wi-Fi—strong in the beginning, disappeared when needed!😀"

Ïts Ricky wrote:

"Look, it doesn't really matter how many they Scores,we will surely Remontonda,they..Real can't beat us this Season..(Lamine Yamal words. 🐐 at 17)."

Mohammad Rabiullah added:

"This Real Madrid team is nothing without penalty & Referee's."

Chanda Mark Chary OPs said:

"They rejoiced more than Inter Milan last week. Yet they can't even rejoice when we play them."

Usman Kolo Damboa wrote:

"Man of the match should be given to referee."

Football Worldwide Update added:

"They were celebrating our exit from Champion league, now let them feel the pain."

Assad A. Isse said:

"This season is our era — four consecutive wins, “El Clásico” We’re unstoppable!"

Ancelotti takes a swipe at Barcelona

Legit.ng earlier reported that Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti revealed that the upcoming clash against Barcelona will be the final El Clásico of the season.

The Italian coach noted that Barcelona will not feature in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup.

The 65-year-old described the match as a do-or-die affair, as Real Madrid aim to close the four-point gap and defend their La Liga title.

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