1746 HALF-TIME Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid That was the last incident of the first half. Neymar is definitely winning the battle of the new boys with Gareth Bale. 1746 YELLOW CARD Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is booked - and its not for diving. The former Tottenham man and Barcelona defender Gerard Pique both go in with high feet but Bale catches Piques and goes into the book. 1745 GREAT SAVE! Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid That is a brilliant save from Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes. Cristiano Ronaldo puts in a cross from the left and Sami Khedira almost much has an empty net to put the ball into but Valdes just gets his foot across to keep it out. I was getting ready to write about a goal there. Great stuff from Valdes but Khedira should still have scored. 1743 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Steve Crossman - BBC World Service Former Real Madrid defender and 2006 World Cup winning captain Fabio Cannavaro said this week that Madrid would take time to adjust from the high blood pressure style of Jose Mourinho. They could do with a bit of that now, couldnt they? 1743 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Andy West - European football writer at Nou Camp Although there havent been many clear opportunities, you feel that Barca are on the verge of creating a goalscoring chance every time they attack. With Madrid, you feel theyre on the verge of giving the ball away every time they attack. 1742 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Lionel Messi has a shot from the free- kick, which is in Ian Woan territory, but unlike Woan it is blocked by the defence and cleared. 1741 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Lionel Messi wins a free-kick for Barcelona down the right. Pepe did brilliantly to shepherd Messi but Marcelo then tripped him, making Pepes fine defending pointless. GET INVOLVED #bbceurofooty Andy Hall: Something missing from El Clasico so far, no not a Messi or Ronaldo goal, but a bit of Pepe madness. 1737 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Barcelona midfielder Xavi plays a wonderful lofted ball over the Real Madrid defence but Neymar is offside when he neednt have been. Shame, that pass deserved more. 1736 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Andy West - European football writer at Nou Camp Madrids attacks are reliant upon the possibility of some individual brilliance from Di Maria, Bale or Ronaldo. Their forward players are too far apart to combine effectively and theres little cohesion - as has been the case for much of the season. Barca, by contrast, are keeping the ball much more easily when they have possession. Plenty of time to turn things around, but its been a very worrying start for Carlo Ancelotti. 1735 YELLOW CARD Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Barcelona defender Adriano is booked for a hatchet job on Cristiano Ronaldo. A slightly under-hit pass by Gareth Bale gave Adriano a sniff at that ball there so he went in hard. Not that Bale is to blame for the foul of course. 1734 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid This is Neymars ninth La Liga appearance and the 21-year-old now has three league goals since joining from Santos for 48.6m in June. GET INVOLVED VIA 81111 Jamie in Cheshunt: Tata Martino carrying on the tradition of sartorially strong Barca managers. Steve C in Blackpool: I think Bale is already wearing his ghost costume for Halloween as he doesnt seem to have any presence on the pitch. GET INVOLVED #bbceurofooty Matthew12341324: I feel for Bale, he looks like a very expensive fish out of water. 1733 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Gerard Pique and Javier Mascherano make hard work out of clearing the ball but luckily for them, it is not costly. Barcelona might have all the attacking talents in the world but their defending isnt the best. GET INVOLVED You can have your say on the Clasico by posting on the BBC Sport Facebook page. Thabang Manganyi Paledi: CR7 will do wonders. Ibrahim Shaw: A year without Christmas is like a year without El Clasico. 1730 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Two bookings inside the opening 15 minutes at the Nou Camp. After Barcelonas Sergio Busquets is booked for a challenge on Angel Di Maria, Real Madrids Sergio Ramos is cautioned for an elbow on Neymar before the Brazilian gives the hosts the lead. What odds on more bookings to come - or a red? 1730 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Barcelona forward Neymar takes on highly rated Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane on the left with a bit of skill and trickery. Unfortunately he spent more attention on that than his cross and its cleared. 1728 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Andy West - European football writer at Nou Camp Interesting exchange on the sidelines between Cristiano Ronaldo and his coach. Carlo Ancelotti was trying to make a tactical point and Ronaldos frustrated gesture in response did not bear the look of a happy man. Rather sums up the feeling that Real Madrid are lacking any threat in attack at the moment. 1728 Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid Statisticians Opta: 4 - Neymar has participated in Barcelonas last four league goals in the Nou Camp (three goals, three assists). Star. BBC
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