Real Madrid 1 x 3 Barcelona ● La Liga 11_12 Extended Goals _ Highlights HD

The referee tonight could be a very busy man. Senor Fernandez Borbolan. In the last 11 Clasicos, there have been seven red cards. Well, the only neutral man in the stadium kicks off the game. An estimated world audience of 500 million take a peek at this more than local affair. Real Madrid have a three point lead over Barcelona. And I dare say, Gerry, for the first time in Guardiola's reign, the underdogs. And he's a very nervous Barcelona from the kick off. A mistake for me from Victor Valdez. I think he's made a mistake. They're trying to play their way out of the fence and he's given the ball straight away to Di Maria. His pass was intercepted. The shot from Ursul falls kindly for Benzema and he rivals it in the back of the net. What a disastrous start for Barcelona. Well, that's a goal that has got the statisticians all excited. 22 and a half seconds after kicking off. Karim Benzema scores the Real Madrid goal. They've also got the best player in the world with Lionel Messi. Well, that will be decided, Gerry, in January when the votes are in. Here goes Lionel Messi into the penalty area. They have to watch their step. And Messi brings out a world class save from the Spanish international captain Iker Casillas. Yeah, Sergio Ramos' mistake. He slipped. Messi pounced on it. Have a look. There he is, slipping a set. There is Messi taking control of the game. Xavi, wide to Dani Alves. Alves almost allowed to put the cross in and on the end of it was Alexis Sanchez. I think he's going to give a foul, though. There was a little bit of a nudge from Alexis Sanchez and Fernandez Borbalan, I think, was given the free kick. Yeah, this one went straight to his mouth. Halfway line, just below Gerry. Di Maria has a four-man team waiting for him. They get the cross in and Puyol is beaten by Benzema. Puyol never got off the ground on that one, Rob. Good cross from the right foot of Di Maria. Have a look. He gets up well above Puyol. Good header down and Puyol, he'll want to press. And now here comes Di Maria. He's going to press and it's given him a problem. They really are having a problem. They're not having it their own way. And Di Maria has hurt himself. He's gone down. He's hurt himself. I think he's hurt his knee, Gerry. He's just twisted there and Busquets has got the message now to put the ball out of play. What is it? A freak four. Now there's Messi. Just not allowed to get into his drive and a good tackle. The eyes of you and the referee. Cristiano Ronaldo with the first chance to express himself. Draws the defenders and, well, tests the uncertain handling of Victor Valdez. Fabregas to Lionel Messi. Messi, great tackle. Top tackle from Pepe. Ronaldo. Alonso. 80,000 fans get on the edge of their seats. Only 500 Barcelona supporters in here, up in the top tier. Great cross from Ronaldo. Cut out by Carlos Puyol. It's Xavi who tests Iker Casillas and it skims off the top of his gloves. And it's on target. And again on a greasy surface like tonight. That's the tackle. It's definitely a free kick. Referee's spot on. Ozil. Marcelo. Pique loses the run of Benzema. Benzema plays it back inside. It's a fantastic ball and should have been a second. And Cristiano Ronaldo, of all people, knows that. Well, I'm not being funny, Rob. He should hit the target. He's got Di Maria totally unmarked. I thought he was going to open his body up and slot it in there. Have a look. All he's got to do is pass it to Di Maria, who is completely unmarked. And that is selfish play from Ronaldo for me. I just wondered, Gerry, if you see it there, whether again it skipped off the water. Well, the only excuse... Osana Diarra to Ramos. Acrobatic clearance for Puyol. Only as far as Diarra would be accepted for the books if Osana Diarra scored from distance. Well, I couldn't see him scoring from that distance. And he had a good pass on to Karim Benzema as well, who was asking for it. And Roll in midfield tonight. Lionel Messi. Shrugs off Ozil. Takes on two. Threads it through to Alexis. Sanchez. Sanchez! Barcelona are back! Messi, the creator. And Alexis Sanchez on his Clásico Liga debut. Brings Barcelona back into the game. Well, what a scintillating runner was from Lionel Messi, Rob. He really does do fantastically well. Pushing forward, drives into the heart of the fence. There's loads of white shirts. And the pass was brilliant for Alexis Sanchez, who right-footed. Zonal marking from Real Madrid. Xavi plays it in. Superman punch away from Iker Casillas. Pique. Fabregas. Overrun the ball. Osana Diarra. This is a don't take your eyes off the ball. It's just end-to-end stuff. It's breathtaking stuff. And the referee does bring a halt to it temporarily. OK, but I'm sure nobody wants to stop. It's been amazing stuff from the Virginia personnel. Both managers sticking to the same elevens. Do you know what I watch a lot of Saturday night television? Diana Ronaldo. Rides in the stadium. Iconic. That's a good save by Valdez. A lot more difficult save than it looks in these greasy conditions. Absolutely, Rob. I agree. It was a shot. Busquets. Iniesta showing. Lionel Messi rides the challenges. Xavi gives it back to Iniesta. Fantastic tackle from Goan Traut. ...into a defensive midfield position. Tonight he was the surprise inclusion at right-back. It's been a fantastic show. Iniesta. A little lay-off from Sanchez. And a volley from Xavi. The goalkeeper has to readjust. Oh, another free goal. Xavi is claiming that, but he took a massive loop of help on the way. Well, that's unfortunate. That's what happens, though. But if you don't shoot, you're not going to score. And the celebrations are continuing here for Barcelona. Let's have a look at it again. There's a little one, too. There's the clearance. There's the shot. It comes off Marcelo. And it's very unfortunate. Goalkeeper had it covered. It spins. It zips. It comes off the grass. Alves. Spare man is Iniesta. Fabregas in support as always is Xavi to Messi. Alexis to Messi. Tries to play it through the Real Madrid defence. And there's a loose ball there. Very quick. The year in the shape of Kaká, the second costliest player in the world when he joined Real Madrid. Messi. Alexis. Now they're beginning to tease and tantalise Real Madrid. Iniesta, great ball. Fabregas was offside. Evaded his players. They're beginning to dictate what happens here now. It's Lionel Messi. Threads it through to Alexis, and it needed the save by Casillas. Iniesta holding off Contrao, somehow keeps it in play. And finds Alexis Sánchez. Contrao prevents the corner. Sánchez has done well to get the shot in from there. Oops. A very strong and fair tackle from Alves. Messi flips it through, and there's a foul after the ball had gone there by Pepe. And the yellow card. He can't be reckless. I've said it before and I'll say it again. He doesn't need... Goal up. A big opportunity to take it to 3-1 here. It's Lionel Messi! Oh, it's incredibly close. That looked very close. Did the wall do its job right? Kaká will get a second stab. Xabi Alonso, great ball in! Oh, what a miss! What a chance! Cristiano Ronaldo is speechless. Well, I am too. It's on a plate for him. What a brilliant delivery from Xabi Alonso. It's a free-header on the edge of the six-yard box. He has to score, Rob. Well, he is human, but they could have done with it as Kaká, who's looked very bright since he's come on. Pique. Iniesta. Holds off Contreras. Now to Lionel Messi. Messi steps on the gas. Alves. Right across the six-yard box! What a goal! Oh, what a fantastic team goal! On the end of it, it's Cesc Fabregas! He can't hold them down for long. And Barcelona have a two-goal advantage at the Bernabeu. Rob, I tell you what, you talk about deliveries and crosses, have a look at the cross that comes in, and what's a fantastic run from Cesc Fabregas. Great delivery coming up here, have a look. Dani Alves, one touch and then bang! Pace, curls away from the goalkeeper, and then at the back post is Cesc Fabregas to steal in, and scores a brilliant goal. It certainly was. You have to take your chances when they come, especially at this level. Here's a little man missing. Messi, it has to be said, has been behind two of the three goals tonight, and that was a bad tackle by Ramos. Who hasn't been booked yet. He has now. I think there's three yellow cards in the last 10, 15 minutes, and that's where the discipline's gone. He's come in two-footed, and Messi's done well to get away from that. He's jumped to get out of the way of the tackle. To Iniesta. To Xavi. Everybody back now for Real Madrid. Fabregas. Alves. Several screaming for the ball in the air, and it had to be a clever back-flip header from Pepe with Messi bearing down on him. A superb defender from Pepe, and the free kick was given for the foul. Again, brilliant counter-attack movement. Good ball in again. Barcelona's passing it better at the moment. Here's Messi. There's Alves. Alves prays at the cross and at the head of the cue. Was that Xavi? With a flying header. He's actually had a free header. It was a good ball in. Dani Alves has shown them how to put the ball in the box. That's three. Marcelo. Great ball. Over the head of Piyol. Lots of workspace here for Benzema. Cuts inside, loses Piyol. Went for the far post, and it was a step away from Higuain. Well, that is unbelievable. Was he trying to shoot, or was he trying to pass it to Higuain? He's... I think he's offside if he touches it anyway. Piyol, the anchor man, and now he's playing centre-back. A continual adjustment of the Barcelona side. First minute to 90 minutes of work in progress for Guardiola. This is Iniesta. Sales pass Pepe. Feeds Alexis Sanchez, but walked downtown into the Plaza Mayor. Every way you go, there's a Real Madrid memorabilia. I think they planned a very long party tonight to celebrate a victory over Barcelona. It's not looking that way, as Kaká tries to keep... or catch Valdez as he's near post. It must be so difficult to get straight into the thrust of a game like this. Iniesta wins it back to Messi. To Iniesta. Asking a lot of him. Iniesta across. Casillas somehow keeps it out. Iniesta again. Messi. Absolute mayhem in the Real Madrid defence. They may lose another life, but they've kept it down to 3-1. Well, I can't believe Pepe's trying to play a square ball to Sami Khedira in that situation there. That's where it's come from. Mourinho's come into the reckoning, but maybe the pendulum hasn't swung. But he's definitely onside. David Villa. All squares the pass to Marcelo, and that's maybe the reason that David Villa isn't in the starting 11 at the moment. A little lack of confidence and self-belief. Absolutely. Should have been driving into the box. Just over two and a half minutes of regulation time remaining. Xavi drives inside right across. And oh, they just catch it away from Khedira. Marcelo clears to score three goals in a game. The only time that Real have conceded three. Against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup. They're driving. They're going for their fourth here. Casillas is down on the floor. Chasing it. Ramos gets it away. And it's just a damage limitation. It is. And yes, they're driving in the box. And if he touches him, it's a penalty. He's brilliant. Great balance here. And he tries to set it up. And Sergio Ramos almost given away. A penalty kick. Cristiano Ronaldo. Maybe a tale of two headers. He missed a header seconds later. Fabregas had a diving header to make it 3-1. And a free kick. He was falling over, I thought. Ronaldo. And he was moving forward. And they reduced the damage. Real Madrid. Alonso leaves it for Ronaldo. Ronaldo can't go through the wall. Alonso to the back post. Benzema takes a little bit too long. And while throwing his body in the way is Carlos Puyol. Another massive performance from him. Another massive performance from Pep Guardiola's team. The two coaches will shake hands down the tunnel. There's a long way to go in this La Liga season. But Barcelona yet again have regained control They were down in the opening seconds of the game. Real Madrid got off to a fly when Benzema scored after just 23 seconds.