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58' Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona

For all their ball retention, Real just cannot find a way to threaten Ter Stegen's goal.

Should they shake things up and bring on the youngster Alvaro Rodriguez? This game does need a spark...

56' Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona

It's been a pretty stop-start second half, with the organised Barcelona defence continuing to frustrate Real.

Nacho is the latest player to get cautioned for a clumsy challenge on Raphinha.

Ancelotti's side have lacked any sort of quality in the final third. Their crosses have been easily dealt with and haven't really stretched the Barca defence.

The Barca youngster gets into a tussle with Vinicius Jr — who is already on a yellow— and pushes the Brazilian winger.

Gavi gets cautioned for the yellow, while the Barca players protest about Vinicius Jr not receiving any further punishment.

It's always quite a friendly affair El Clasico, isn't it?

They've started the second half in a similar fashion to the first — plenty of possession but lacking the final delivery.

There have also been a few individual errors from Real since the break. Carvajal is the latest to join that list as an unopposed pass completely escapes his foot and goes out for a throw-in.

Barca resume proceedings after the break.

The team to score first in El Clasico won 14 of the last 16 such games (drawing the other two), with Barcelona winning the last come-back in this game all the way back in April 2017.

Despite what the scoreboard at the top of our blog is saying, Barcelona do indeed lead Real Madrid 1-0 after that entertaining opening half at the Bernabeu. Sorry, Real Madrid fans!

A data issue at our third party provider which is impacting numerous websites around the world is incorrectly listing the score as 0-0.

The team that strikes first in El Clasico tends to take home the spoils...

Barca kept Real at bay before snatching a messy goal to lead here at the Bernabeu.

Carlo Ancelotti will have to come up with a Plan B at the break here it seems.

45+1' Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona

Barcelona are very organised here and Real are getting visibly frustrated here in the closing minutes of the first half.

44' Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona

The former Leeds United winger with a tactical foul there.

Vinicius Jr races away on the counter-attack but Raphinha tugs his shirt on the halfway line to stop the Brazilian winger in his tracks.

42' Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona

Well, he certainly has that in his locker, doesn't he?

Valverde is on the right flank and, in a position that appears to be better suited for a cross, fires an effort at Barca's goal.

Ter Stegen, however, is equal to it and parries it away.

40' Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona

Barca's rigid defensive shape is making it very difficult for Real to find a way through.

Real are not really helping themselves either, as Vinicius Jr is tucking inside to make their play extremely narrow.

Camavinga then loops a ball to Benzema, who is surrounded by a sea of Barca shirts and loses possession in the penalty area.

Moments later, Kroos picks out Carvajal at the back-post, but the right-back gets under the ball and skies his first-time volley. He should be doing better there.

38' Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona

Gavi is in space down the left flank, with three Barca shirts racing into the Real box.

He aims for Raphinha at the back post but his delivery lacks precision and goes out for a goal-kick.

35' Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona

Apart from that disallowed Benzema finish, Real are yet to really threaten the Barca goal despite all their possession.

Barca, on the other hand, are growing in confidence, particularly since scoring.

Goes against type, but after Madrid's fast start, Barca succeeded in making the game more stop-start and scrappy.

And then took advantage to open the scoring, thanks to Ferran and Kessie (and also Militao and Nacho).

26' Real Madrid 0-1 Barcelona

Camavinga gives up possession inside his own half, and Torres picks up the ball before slipping it to Kessie.

The midfielder's shot tumbles in off Militao and Nacho but Kessie's flagged for offside.

After a lengthy VAR check, however, the goal stands.

Barca are ahead against the run of play!

24' Real Madrid 0-0 Barcelona

Barca just cannot find a way to keep the ball.

Every time a Barcelona player is on the ball, they're surrounded by a sea of white shirts.

On this occasion, De Jong is hounded and evades two challenges, before a tussle with Vinicius Jr, which sees the Real winger going into the book.

20' Real Madrid 0-0 Barcelona

It's the first real spell of sustained possession that they've had. It's nowhere near the final third at the moment, as possession is cycled from left to right around the halfway line.

But this is certainly more encouraging from Xavi's side.

17' Real Madrid 0-0 Barcelona

The Barca manager repeatedly stated Real were the heavy favourites for tonight's game, and so far you can see why. His side have barely had a touch of the ball in the last five minutes and are on 40 per cent possession for the game.