Barcelona beat the away champions Real Madrid 4-0 in the Spanish league derby. The Catalans broke a streak of 42 consecutive matches without defeat for the "Whites" in the Primera Division, and Robert Lewandowski scored two goals, reports BTA. The match began with pressure for the hosts, who had the advantage and executed several corner kicks in front of the Catalans' goal. In the 12th minute, Kylian Mbappe tried to sign off with a transfer kick, but the ball went out.
After nearly a quarter of an hour of play, Lamin Yamal remained in goal position, but his shot was saved by Andrii Lunin. Two minutes later, Iñaki Peña made a decisive intervention after an attempted shot by Jude Bellingham. In the 22nd minute, Rafinha shot inaccurately, and in the next attack, Vinicius also failed to score in the opponent's goal. After nearly half an hour of play, Mbappe's goal was disallowed for offside.
Frenkie de Jong appeared at the break in the game for the "blue-reds" and the Dutchman brought freshness to the visitors' game. Immediately after the start of the second half, Robert Lewandowski scored twice and gave a serious advance in favor of Barca. In the 54th minute, Mark Casado assisted for the Polish goalscorer, who coolly opened the scoring in the Spanish capital. Just two minutes later, Alejandro Balde passed for Lewandowski and he again left no chance for Lunin to make it 2-0.
In the 64th minute, Mbappe missed the mark, and three minutes later, on a quick counter, top scorer Lewandowski hit the side post of Real Madrid's goal in an empty net. In the 70th minute, the Polish striker again failed to realize a hat-trick from close range.
Misses from Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe followed, and the decisive third goal came for the Catalans. Its author was Lamin Yamal in the 77th minute. The Spanish international received from Rafinha and with a very technical shot he beat Andrii Lunin for 3:0. Five minutes before the end of regular time, a long pass from Inigo Martínez found Rafinha, he advanced and elegantly passed Lunin for the final 4-0.