Real Madrid lead Barcelona 1-0 in the first El Classico of the 2021/22 La Liga season at the Camp Nuo on Sunday.
Vinicious Jr. caused mayhem in the Barcelona box in the opening 20 minutes, exposing the fragile defence of the hosts.
Serginho Dest missed a sitter in the 25th minute after a brilliant run by Memphis Depay opened up the Madrid defence but the American blasted it well wide from goal.
David Alaba netted on his Classico debut to give Real Madrid the lead in the 32nd minute thanks to a quick break after Depay was dispossessed in front of the Madrid box.
Gerard Pique came close to drawing Barcelona level almost immediately but his header rolled wide from goal.
Ansu Fati almost pulled one back for the hosts towards stoppage-time as they penetrated the Madrid defence but Alaba blocked the attempt to keep the scoreline 1-0 before the break.
Barcelona came firing in the second half but failed to register a goal that would have thrown the clash open.
Madrid rose up to the challenge in the second half but both sides cancelled each other out as Ronald Koeman’s side chase Carlo Ancelotti’s men closely for an equaliser.
The visitors doubled the lead three minutes into added time as Lucas Vázquez (90+3′) pounced on a rebound from a Marco Asencio attempt to make it 2-0
Sergio Agüero came off the bench to score his first goal for Barcelona (90+7′) since joining from Manchester City in the summer.
But his stoppage-time Classico debut goal only proved to be a consolation for the hosts who were outgunned by their bitter rivals (2-1).
