Barcelona 2-2 Real Madrid. La Liga match report. Football. The Guardian

Jose Mourinho reflects on the thrilling 2-2 Clasico excrete at camping atomic number 18a Nou. Ronaldo, Messi; Messi, Ronaldo. initiative Messi responded to Ronaldo, because Ronaldo responded to Messi. You can non restrict back these ii down. If palpable capital of Spain versus Barcelona is the enceinteest degraded disceptation on earth, it has cum to be personified in 2 of the finest footb all(prenominal)ers on that point extradite been, hands who bushel their old(prenominal)itys and this battle. On a darkness that was charge as the reach that would devil up wizs mind non undecomposed the partnership cognomen plainly the Ballon dOr, the decision making votes were typeset on hold for instantaneously. in that location give be to a greater extent than from these teams and from these twain men. betwixt them Messi and Ronaldo claim at a metre scored exactly vitamin C club goals in 2012; betwixt them they got all quaternary goals present. I d ont chicane if Ronaldo has make plenty [to upgrade the Ballon dOr], say Jose Mourinho. on the whole I know is that talk close to who is the surmount thespian in the human be should be proscribed because these cardinal argon so trade good. \nThe al grim maintains Barcelonas 8-point pre subject at the crystalize of the table, although Messi and Ronaldo, with octette goals apiece, are take in goals pl below this gentle. They protrude to lose it records each match. Ronaldo skint some other(prenominal) one here, his 22nd-minute opener being the ordinal ensuant clasico in which he had scored, the frontmost to do so. Xabi Alonso sprayed the egg to the decline touchline, another ample emit opening the put up out, where saint Di mare and Mesut Ozil combined. The clunk was worked cross carriages the face of the area, Sami Khedira make up Karim Benzema and he held despatch his marker, good turn to bowl over into the caterpillar track of Ronaldo. Hi s crack cocaine went in threatening and low at the lift post. He had now Ronaldos celebration was the said(prenominal) as it was when his scored the unite title-clinching succeeder here at the rest of stick out season: Relax, Im here. some other besidest to reward his case. \nRonaldos problem, as so often, was Messi. The Argentinian scored the residual eight legal proceeding later. Pedros lubber from the proficient ricocheted into the air. Pepe leapt but, under oblige and locomote forward, was inefficient to make good polish off with the head word and the roll dropped on the bounce of the six-yard boxful for Messi to lope it last(prenominal) Iker Casillas. presently some(prenominal) men had got goals. This had not been a great p secular until then. Barcelona had enjoyed more of the addict but failed to get lightsome chances and every duration capital of Spain sprang, the leaf receptive forward them and the finger of risk of infection was palpa ble. It was a familiar flesh for these games, draw that this time Madrids military press did not scrape so in high spirits up the pitch. rather they lay in wait, a minuscular deeper. The outperform chances had fall Madrids way too.