The first classic of the year opens in Las Vegas. In the preseason of the two most anticipated teams of the season: the Real Madrid to repeat their triumphs and the Barcelona to shine again. Ancelotti will have the new signings available with which he will begin to give minutes in the ‘perfect machine’ that he has created. Xavi, after having overcome the problem of the trip, will do the same with the newcomers to evaluate in what position and what role they can have in his team. The arrival of Lewandowski He will have everyone waiting to see his plays while for the white team Hazard will fight to finally win a relevant place in the team.
Farewell!
Thank you for joining us during the preseason classic, we’ll see you at the next game. All the best
In the first outing from Madrid, Ancelotti’s men lost the duel against their usual rivals by one-nil in a very useful game to analyze the physical condition of the players
Finish the match! Barcelona win
1 to 0 by the Xavi in the first classic of the year
Min. 90 | Courtouis takes a shot by Dest from outside in a corner
Min. 90 | two extra minutes
Min. 89 | One minute to ninety, Barcelona’s advantage continues
Min. 86 | Dembelé misses the 0-2 chance. Shot with the diagonal right, Courtouis takes it in a corner
Min. 84 | For minutes now, Barcelona seems to give up attacking. At the same time, Real Madrid cannot materialize chances. The fatigue of the preseason if you see and feel it in the legs of the footballers
Min. 81 | Even without spaces, the whites who fail to approach the area in a dangerous way
Min. 75 | Last fifteen minutes of the game, foul in favor of Barcelona, Casemiro pushes Depay
Min. 72 | Option for the Barcelona double, Kessié failed to materialize after the shot in the small area
Min. 70 | Beeps are heard every time Pique touches the ball, the Catalan center-back is not far from criticism in Las Vegas either
Min. 68 | Second part where Real Madrid presses to be able to reach a draw but Barcelona continues to maintain possession
Min. 64 | First yellow card for Real Madrid, Lucas Vázquez booked after losing a dangerous ball and committing a foul on Depay
Min. 62 | Barcelona also makes changes: Piqué, Nico González, Dest, Sergi Roberto, Depay and Iñaki Peña enter
Min. 62 | Militao leaves for Jesus Vallejo. The Brazilian had finished the first half with ankle discomfort
Min. 59 | Asensio’s wall with Lucas but the shot comes out little by little
Min. 54 | Yellow for Busquets after a clash with Modric, third card of the match, all for Barcelona
Min. 53 | Toni Kroos shoots but the ball goes wide
Min. 52 | Lack of an interesting position for Madrid. Araujo lands on Vinicius and the referee gives a foul
Min. 50 | Management of the ball for Xavi’s men, second part that follows the script of the first
Min. 47 | Raphinha’s center for Aubemayang who with his head finishes off little
Start the second part
Changes by teams, including Aubameyang, Balde, Kessié, De Jong and Dembelé in Xavi’s team. Remember that the changes are unlimited but there will only be three windows. Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Asensio, Nacho, Mendy and Casemiro enter Real Madrid. Both teams revolutionized
Rest, 0-1 for Barcelona
The first part is over, advantage for Xavi’s men
Min. 45 | Outside the lack of Alaba
Min. 44 | Jordi Alba, author of the foul, reprimanded
Min. 43 | Vinicius does the typical thing. Slalom to overcome the rivals and a foul at the edge of the area… now tempers heat up and the referee must separate the players
Min. 41 | The end of a fun first half is approaching, with Madrid in difficulty and with few spaces
Min. 35 | First yellow card of the match, central defender Christensen booked
Min. 32 | Lewandowski shot at 5 meters but Alaba saves and takes it out in a corner
Min. 30 | After a good phase for Real Madrid, Xavi’s team took advantage of an individual mistake to get ahead on the scoreboard
Raphinha’s goal! 0-1 for Barcelona
Min. 27 | What a great goal from Barcelona’s new signing, Militao’s mistake and the Brazilian takes the opportunity to shoot with his left foot in the corner of the goal, Courtouis can’t do anything
Min. 26 | Rudiger shoots from outside, the new defender’s attempt from distance ends up long
Min. 25 | After half of the first half and the score is stagnant at 0-0
Min. 22 | The game has been lit up with chances from one side and the other.
Min. 20 | Ansu Fati shoots out! Theft by Pedri, served by the striker who wasted the opportunity by shooting to the side
Min. 18 | First chance for Madrid to go very close to the lead, Valverde shoots from 25 meters and the ball hits the crossbar… Ter Stegen has no options
Min. 16 | Rodrygo seems the most fired up so far, showing off his technical skills
Min. 12 | Real Madrid appears in attack with Rudiger’s center, but Barcelona’s defense compacts
Min. 11 | First chance for Lewandowski, the counterattack that allows him to shoot from the angle, Cortouis responds well
Min. 09 | Real Madrid’s perfect defensive phase so far, Barcelona try to dominate the game showing their style
Min. 06 | Raphinha loses the ball at the back of the field, good pace from Barcelona so far
Min. 03 | First phase of the match with Barcelona that presses a lot
Min. 01 | Lewandowski’s first foul
Starts the match!
Real Madrid will play the first ball of the match
Players take to the field, all ready for the show
The stands explode with white shirts and Barcelona, the atmosphere shows the importance of the two teams in the world
The teams will be far from the maximum competition level but it will serve to measure the current situation of the teams during the preseason
In 10 minutes the most anticipated game of the preseason will begin. Xavi against Ancelotti, the new signings to prove their own value
It is the first classic title in three years for the white striker Eden Hazard
The debut of the Lewandowskis
Xavi has chosen to use the Polish striker for the first time. However, he arrived a few days ago with the group and had few training sessions available, Xavi decided to try him as a starter in the first classic of the preseason
The official alienations are already present
The stadium, the Allegiant Stadium, is the second most expensive in the world. Its construction cost around two billion dollars; it is estimated that it generates 610 million dollars per year
The temperatures in Las Vegas these days have been very high, we expect breaks during the game to allow the players to hydrate. Yesterday Barcelona had to stop the training sessions because of the heat
Goodnight!
We are here to accompany you during the most anticipated game of the preseason, the Real Madrid-Barcelona classic, which will be played in less than an hour in Las Vegas
