Barcelona suffered their first ever defeat to Real Madrid in a thrilling encounter at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Sunday.
The visitors went 1-0 up just before half-time courtesy of Alba Redondo 41st minute strike 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.
The win marked Real Madrid’ first ever over their arch rivals after being unsuccessful in their previous 18 fixtures. Not only does it mark a first victory, but also a first 3-point gained against Barcelona with the Blaugrana winning every single Clasico to date.
The win on Sunday is quite the turnaround for Madrid who, just two months ago, were thrashed 5-0 in the Supercopa de Espana by the same opposition.
In their last 18 matches, Barcelona had scored 66 goals and conceded just seven. The Blaugranas, who recently had their lengthy 84-game unbeaten run snuffed out in dramatic fashion by Levante, were expected to continue their dominance over Madrid and move ten points clear at the top of the Spanish table. But, with the unprecedented victory for Los Blancos, R. Madrid are now just four points off the league leaders.
The victory appears to be a perfect warm up for Real Madrid’s who will make a trip to London to take on Arsenal for a second-leg encounter 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 with a 4-0 win against Liverpool.
On the other hand, Barcelona already have a 4-1 lead over Wolfsburg going into the second leg.
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