Barcelona’s losing run against Real Madrid came to an end on Sunday as the Catalan club enjoyed a stunning 4-0 win at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, keeping its title hopes alive.
One of the prime architects of their revival, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice, once in either half, sandwiching goals from Ronald Araujo and Ferran Torres.
Aubameyang has now scored nine goals in his 11 appearances since arriving from Arsenal.
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He opened the scoring with a close-range header after a cross by Ousmane Dembélé in the 29th minute, and sealed the victory with a nice flick over goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in a breakaway in the 51st.
The goal was initially flagged for offside but after consultation with VAR, it was awarded.
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Araujo added to the lead with a header off a corner kick in the 38th before Torres scored the third in the 47th after a clever flick-pass by Aubameyang as the Madrid defense collapsed yet again.
Barcelona had several other significant scoring opportunities throughout the match, with Aubameyang, Torres and Dembélé among those missing good chances.
The victory, their first over Madrid since 2019, moves Barcelona back up to third place in LaLiga and now only behind second-placed Sevilla by three points, with a game in hand.
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