Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets played the 46th competitive El Clásico and became a new record holder. The 34-year-old midfielder held the record alongside Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos, current players at Paris St. Germaine.
Home Benzema’s goal from the 12th minute was disallowed due to offside. After a quarter of an hour, Barcelona happily opened the scoring. Kessié didn’t beat Courtois, but the Madrid goalkeeper hit teammate Militao, from whom the ball bounced into the net.
Photo: Isabel Infantes, Reuters
Gavi celebrates Barcelona’s victory in the opening match of the cup semi-final against Real.Photo: Isabel Infantes, Reuters
The Catalans, without the injured gunner Lewandowski, focused primarily on defense in the second half. Despite the territorial superiority, Real did not create more goal chances and lost the second competitive duel in a row against “Barca”.
At the start of the first semi-final, Pamplona defeated Bilbao 1:0 at home on Wednesday.
| Semi-final of the Spanish Football Cup – opening match |
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| Real Madrid – FC Barcelona 0:1 (0:1) |
| Goal: 27. owned by Militao. |
| The second leg will be played on April 5. |
