Barcelona ended their losing streak against Real Madrid with a 4-0 win at the Santiago Bernabéu in the 11th round of the Spanish League.
Although Real had a clear advantage in the first half, with a goal disallowed for offside against Kylian Mbappe, the second half witnessed absolute dominance from the Blaugrana.
Robert Lewandowski scored the first and second goals in the 51st and 54th minutes, before Lamine Yamal scored the third goal in the 77th minute, and Rafinha concluded the quartet in the 86th minute.
This is the third victory in the last decade for Barça with a clean four-goal victory at the Santiago Bernabéu after 2015 and 2022.
Barcelona had lost the last 4 matches against Real in all competitions, breaking the streak with a historic victory by all standards.
This is Real Madrid’s first defeat this season in La Liga, and it froze its balance at 24 points in second place.
Barcelona thus ended Real Madrid’s streak of consecutive victories in La Liga at 42 wins, maintaining its record from 2018.
As for Barcelona, it continues to lead La Liga and widens the gap with Real Madrid to 6 points after reaching 30 points from 10 wins and one defeat against Osasuna.
