Tuesday night duel between Barcelona and Real Madrid was treat to watch as Real Madrid stunned the Barca with a 3-1 victory, completing a 4-2 aggregate win in the Copa del Rey semi-final second-leg in the Nou Camp.
Ronaldo sent Jose Manuel Pinto the wrong way to open the scoring from the spot
It seemed theat Lionel Messi was some where else and not in the arena as it was Cristiano Ronaldo shinning and striking. And in the match, when the absence of ex-Barca boss Pep Guardiola and his successor Tito Vilanova really started to show, Ronaldo was imperious.
He raced away on 15 minutes to draw a foul from Gerard Pique inside the area, then picked himself up and put the penalty past Manuel Pinto to become the first player ever to score in six consecutive away Clasicos.
In the second half, with stunned Barcelona chasing the game, Angel Di Maria sped past Carles Puyol in another lightning counter attack and when the ball fell to to Ronaldo, the former Manchester United striker scored again — the first player to score doubles in consecutive Clasicos away from home.
In contrast, Messi, who went into the game looking for his 50th goal of the season, cut a forlorn figure as Barcelona repeated the same starting 10 outfield players as they had against AC Milan and delivered a similarly lacklustre performance.
The third and final goal came for the 19 years old Varane, which was a carbon copy of his first-leg equaliser — brought the most emotional of responses from Mourinho, who embraced the centre back on the touchline and was in turn mobbed by most of his players as Madrid celebrated a home humiliation for Barcelona.
As for Messi, he was high and dry and could not complete his 50th goal of the season. It was Jordi Alba who scored a late consolation goal as a face saver for the Barcas.
via Mail Online
