Barcelona crush Real, City go top, Brentford in 7-goal thriller, what happened overnight
Late goals order of the day across Europe, except at the Bernabeu Stadium, where Real Madrid’s 42-game win streak came to a shuddering halt
Late goals were seemingly the order of the day across Europe on Saturday. Stoppage time decided games in London, Brighton and Bremen, but nothing came close to the match in Lille.
The French side scored a 98th-minute penalty and added a second goal three minutes later for a 2-0 win over northern rivals Lens, in a Ligue 1 encounter that showed no signs of the exciting finish for those hardy fans who stuck around to the end.
A thumping victory
Humiliating, humbling, Karma, really funny for anyone who isn’t a Real Madrid fan. Whatever your emotion, the lopsided nature of Barcelona’s triumph, which was their opponent’s first La Liga loss since September 23 last year, was certainly surprising.
Robert Lewandowski scored a quick-fire second-half double to silence the Bernabeu crowd, teenage superstar Lamine Yamal added a third, becoming the youngest player to score in the Clasico, and Raphinha put the icing on the cake with a fourth, six minutes from time.
It was a miserable night for Real all round, with Kylian Mbappe having a torrid time upfront. The French striker, who was consistently outwitted by the Barcelona defence, had two goals ruled out for offside, and failed to beat second-choice goalkeeper Inaki Pena one-on-one with his team down 2-0.
“For 60 minutes we competed very well and we have to forget the last 30,” Carlo Ancelotti, the Real manager, said.
Pep the Magnanimous
Manchester City did not need a late goal to beat Southampton, Erling Haaland saw to that after just five minutes, but the Premier League champions were made to work for their 1-0 victory, and boss Pep Guardiola was full of praise for his relegation-threatened opponents.
