Malcom's second-half strike on Wednesday means Barcelona and Real Madrid are level after the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie. Lucas Vazquez's opener helped Los Blancos get away goal advantage.
Match Report
Barcelona and Real Madrid played out a hard-fought 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Malcom's second-half goal cancelled out a sixth-minute opener from Lucas Vazquez and ensured there will be plenty to play for in the return fixture on February 27.
With Lionel Messi fit enough only for a place on the bench, the onus was on Barca to show they could cope without their talisman in the first of a difficult run of fixtures this month.
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Match Events
6'GOAL! Barcelona 0-1 Real Madrid (Vazquez)
GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! VAZQUEZ PUTS MADRID AHEAD!!! 1-0!!! The visitors take the lead in the tie as the Spaniard converts from close range. Vincius did well once again down the left with a probing run. He lifted a cross to the back post that was controlled by Benzema. He placed a low ball across the face of goal for Vazquez to stab home.
19' Malcom wastes a one-on-one chance
FFSIDE! Suarez releases the run of the forward through on goal, leaving him with only Navas to beat. However, the Brazilian scuffs his strike straight at the keeper. The Barcelona man will be relieved to see the offside flag raised, although the decision looked to be tight.
31' CLOSE! Rakitic's header hits the bar
OFF THE BAR! Rakitic hits the bar for the home side. Malcom whips the ball in with pace and the midfielder rose to head at goal. He flicked the ball on and beat Navas, but saw his effort cannon off the bar.
34' SAVE! Navas denies Suarez's shot
SAVE! Navas makes a fine save to deny Suarez. Malcom causes havoc down the right flank for the home side. He sidesteps two challenges before teeing up his team-mate for a strike at goal. Suarez goes to place his effort into the bottom corner with his left foot, but the Madrid keeper gets across to palm it behind.
57'GOAL! Barcelona 1-1 Real Madrid (Malcom)
GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! MALCOM EQUALISES!!! 1-1!! Barca are level through a fine strike from Malcom. It came after a flurry of incidents in the box. Alba was released over the top, but Navas just beat him to the ball to clear, although he wiped out the full-back in the process. Suarez curled a strike towards the net, only to see Varane get back in time to clear it off the line. Malcom pounced on the loose ball and took a touch before bending his effort past Varane, Ramos and the recovering Navas into the net.
81' Bale wastes a golden chance
CHANCE! Casemiro almost breaks in behind the Barcelona defence. Ter Stegen comes out to meet the ball to clear ahead of the midfielder. However, he plays the ball straight to Benzema. He finds Bale on the edge of the box, but Semedo makes an important challenge to force his strike behind for a corner.
Line-ups
Barcelona XI: L. Suárez, Piqué, I. Rakitić, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, Philippe Coutinho, M. ter Stegen, Lenglet, Semedo, Arthur, Malcom
Subs: L. Messi, Prince, Vidal, Jeison Murillo, S.Roberto, Carles Aleñá, Iñaki Peña
Real Madrid XI: Sergio Ramos, L. Modrić, Benzema, T. Kroos, Marcelo, K. Navas, Daniel Carvajal, R. Varane, Lucas Vázquez, Marcos Llorente, Vinícius Júnior
Subs: Bale, T. Courtois, Casemiro, Isco, Nacho, Marco Asensio, Ceballos
dettaboss4l
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Gareth Bale??? More like Gareth Fail
Elesiro
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The Glass was just to hard to break
IndianUTuber
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The GREAT WALL of Real Madrid🥅 Sensational saves and reflex 🔥🔥 Hope he will play more for Real Madrid❤️
leofrankid12
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👌👌who is MALCOM 👌👌 👉according to Oxford dictionary🙄🙄 👉someone who can MISS an OPEN GOAL 😔😔 👉repeatedly😒 especially One-on-One😭😭
EminenceBASIT
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This is the real wall with original concrete but courtoise is just ordinary soil who want to be the wall. Navas save Solari from press qualms
Thiago_
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We really miss dembele tonight 😭💪🏻💪🏻👑
follower
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Gareth bale future with real Madrid seems it is over 🤔🤔🤔🤔
JoshuaUlloa
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I mean I know everyone is talking about only the goal scores right but come on some one give a around of applause 👏🏾 for Nelson Semedo who amazing on the right flank with his fantastic moves and helping in the attack and yeah maybe he messed up here and there a bit but what he brought was the attacking prowess that is needed from the RB since Alves left come on both he and Malcom were just clicking together!!!!!
SidhBarca4ever
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I could not believe what Arthur did Today...Xavi's DNA
neymartito10
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am I the only one who thinks the clasico was just boring 🤔
miniochoa29
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Real Madrid with navas=1-1, Real Madrid with courtois=5-1 barcelona win
Ab740
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I will take a draw from this game First half was good for Real Madrid 2nd half Barca came hard and I noticed something through the years that when Messi comes in pitch Barca play a different ball game jeez the way he connects with his teammates is just amazing . Again bale missed the opportunity to score .[Cry]but the man of match for me is keylor Navas he was brilliant today because of him we didn't conceded much .
wetbcmruy
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After watching this Madrid today, I will say that they need Hazard more than Chelsea. So i will suggest they get their spending hands ready because hazard will not be cheap and they should try and swap Bale plus cash with Neymar so they can have both Hazard and Neymar in their squad, maybe add Fakir or Icardi because they need to build a really strong young squad that will last the next decade because madrid are known to be having the best players in their squad and looking at the time of Zidane, Raul, Ronaldo 9, R.Carlos, and many more. Madrid doesn't need just one star, they need up to five stars if they are to rule Spain and Europe again.
prakashcr7
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Sergio ramos be like after playing important away draw against Barcelona in Copa del rey. 😍😍
abdulkware
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Before the commencement of the match, Barcelona fans were busy saying another 5 goals are loading they have forgotten that: -This is Solari's coaching tactics not Lopteque -Navas is the goalkeeper not Courtuis -We are looking to reach final for a trophy not to get 3 points -Lastly they have forgotten that our young stars are shining right now unlike before So we look forward to see at Santiago
Barcelona-Arsenal
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Arthur outplayed "the best player of the year" modric Regulon would have been a better option at leftback for real, Marcelo was allowing malcom to much space Keylor navas did very well, though malcom could have left with a brace here today Coutinho again did poorly Vinicius not really having much an impact other than his cross, bale wouldve been more threatening Rakitic looked a bit shaky, a rarity Jordi alba was a key part in both goals, both not tall enough to meet vinicius' cross, and fast enough to meet a through ball Alena gets his clasico debut, many more matches to come for him we will come back stronger with Dembele, messi, and maybe even umtitti in the second leg! visca el barca
Mushaid_FCB_FOR_LIFE
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Navas is better than curtois and i am better than suarez... 😏😏
khiladisuman
53
messi came and just looked like playing with kids in back garden sometime ..
zucceikmst
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The GREAT WALL of Real Madrid🥅 Sensational saves and reflex 🔥🔥 Hope he will play more for Real Madrid❤️
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Navas is better than Courtois. Not gonna lie. I've always thought Real Madrid and Perez's pursuit of David De Gea and Courtois was kinda disrespectful to Navas who had always been a solid #1 for you. De Gea I understood, hes the best keeper in the world, classic Madrid signing and it would've been a great one. Courtois isn't even as good as Navas imo, he's never really had exceptional save numbers, or anything like that. Don't get me wrong Courtois is a talented player, but I just don't think he brings as much to the team as Navas does. As a Barca fan, I'd rather face Courtois than Navas. That's all I'm saying.
MessiGirl10
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👌👌who is MALCOM 👌👌 👉according to Oxford dictionary🙄🙄 👉someone who can MISS an OPEN GOAL 😔😔 👉repeatedly😒 especially One-on-One😭😭
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Are you serious? Malcom was brilliant tonight! The best among all the attackers, he really showed his potential