Real Madrid win El Clasico

Real Madrid win El Clasico
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Real Madrid trimmed Barcelona\'s lead at the top of La Liga to one point when they recovered from conceding an early goal to secure a stirring 3-1 comeback win in the \'Clasico\' on Saturday.

Madrid: Real Madrid trimmed Barcelona's lead at the top of La Liga to one point when they recovered from conceding an early goal to secure a stirring 3-1 comeback win in the 'Clasico' on Saturday.

Neymar stunned a packed and hostile Bernabeu with a superb goal to give Barca a fourth-minute lead before Cristiano Ronaldo levelled with a penalty in the 35th, the first goal the Catalan side had conceded in nine league outings this term.

Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema (centre) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Barcelona in El Clasico in Madrid on Saturday. Madrid won the match 3-1
Pepe made it 2-1 six minutes into the second half and a misunderstanding between Andres Iniesta and Javier Mascherano led to Real's third just after the hour when Karim Benzema finished off a swift break with a clinical strike.


Barca are top with 22 points with Real, who had an early-season wobble but have been in scintillating form in recent weeks, second on 21. Sevilla, who host Villarreal on Sunday, are third with 19.

There was no dream return for Luis Suarez, making his Barca debut after a four-month ban for biting an opponent at the World Cup.

The Uruguay forward looked reasonably sharp and had a hand in Neymar's goal but did not come close to scoring himself before being replaced by Pedro midway through the second half.

Sanchez double for Arsenal
Meanwhile, in Sunderland, Alexis Sanchez scored twice as Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0 at the Stadium of Light on Saturday to ensure veteran manager Arsene Wenger avoided his worst start to a Premier League season.
Chile forward Sanchez seized on two defensive errors to take his tally to eight goals in 15 appearances for the Gunners since his £30 million ($50.4 million, 37.6 million euros) pre-season transfer from Barcelona.

Victory was just Arsenal's second Premier League win in their last eight games and third in nine overall this term as they took their points tally to 14, eight behind leaders Chelsea.

Such was Arsenal's dominance, they had no need to call on Theo Walcott. The England international made his return to the squad as an unused substitute after a nine-month absence following a serious knee injury suffered against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup in January.

Sunderland restored a degree of pride after last week's 8-0 humiliation at Southampton.
However, their latest defeat left them in danger of dropping into the bottom three if north-east rivals Newcastle avoid defeat at Spurs on Sunday.

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