David Alaba opened the scoring on his El Clasico debut with his first Real Madrid goal. Real Madrid beat Barcelona in a new-look El Clasico to go top of La Liga’s table and leave Ronald Koeman’s side down in eighth.
It was the first Clasico without Barca icon Lionel Messi or Real legend Sergio Ramos – who both joined Paris St-Germain in the summer – since 2004. David Alaba started and finished a counter for Real’s first and Lucas Vazquez scored a second in injury time.
Sergio Aguero scored his first Barca goal but it was almost the last kick. Alaba’s goal was the best of the game. The former Bayern Munich defender won the ball from Barca striker Memphis Depay on the edge of his box before starting a counter-attack.
He finished it off by running onto Rodrygo’s pass before slamming a shot across home keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen into the far corner. The final two goals came in injury time with Vazquez tapping in after Marco Asensio’s shot was saved by Ter Stegen. Substitute Aguero buried Sergino Dest’s cross, in what was only Barcelona’s second shot on target, but the final whistle went seconds later.
