Real Madrid Femenino are celebrating after securing a first ever win over rivals Barcelona in a thrilling Clasico on Sunday.
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Visitors win 3-1 at Montjuic Barca hit back and have another goal disallowed Caroline Weir bags late winnerFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Barcelona suffered a first ever defeat to Real Madrid on Sunday in a thrilling game at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. The visitors went ahead just before half-time through Alba Redondo but were pegged back in the second half when Caroline Graham Hansen equalised. Jana Fernandez then saw a goal controversially disallowed before Caroline Weir struck twice late on to secure an historic victory for the visitors.
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The victory for Real Madrid marked their first ever over their great rivals after being unsuccessful in their previous 18 fixtures. Not only does it mark a first victory, but also a first point gained against Barcelona with the Blaugrana winning every single Clasico to date. It is quite the turnaround for Madrid who, just two months ago, were thrashed 5-0 in the Supercopa de Espana by the same opposition. Weir's late winner will live long in the memory of the Madrid fans and may suggest a potential turning of the tides in Spanish football.
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In their previous 18 fixtures, Barcelona had scored 66 goals and conceded just seven. The club, who recently had their lengthy 84-game unbeaten run snuffed out in dramatic fashion by Levante, would have expected to continue their dominance over Madrid and move ten points clear at the top. But, with this unprecedented victory for Los Blancos, Barcelona will have to start looking over their shoulders at their rivals – now just four points off the league leaders.
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The victory is the perfect warm up for Real Madrid's trip to London to take on Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-final. They go into the game with a 2-0 advantage over the Gunners, who enjoyed their own perfect preparation on Saturday by winning 4-0 against Liverpool. As for Barcelona, they have a 4-1 lead over Wolfsburg going into the second leg and will hope that will be enough of a cushion to avoid any upset and make the semi-finals.