That was despite playing a man down from the 77th after a foul by Sergio Ramos on Messi. Just imagine, his 500th goal coming here, a victor in the 92nd minute at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Capello told Fox Sports Italia (via Goal): "You know that every time that there's a Clasico here, at the Bernabeu, it happens that they try to hurt Messi".
But the 46-year-old is not disappointed he will no longer work with Messi, instead appreciating the time he has been able to spend with the player many regard as the greatest of all time. Barcelona pushed hard for a third goal instead of keeping the ball, and they paid for it.
Ramos received an El Clasico red card for the second successive season 13 minutes from time. They were already pushing for a goal, after all.
Over the final five minutes plus stoppage time, Madrid made the same mistake that Barca had made in the preceding eight minutes. It was the 500 goal of the little magician's Barca career and surely one of the most important in reigniting the Catalans' bid to claim a 25 La Liga crown. People are saying Barca will win La Liga, Madrid are worth nothing.
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If Soules posts his $10,000 bond, he will be on pre-trial release and will have to wear an ankle bracelet monitor. According to the Buchanan County Sheriff's Office, Soules was located shortly after at his home near Arlington.
Jeremy Mathieu, Aleix Vidal, Javier Mascherano and Ivan Rakitic may also be moved on as the club undergoes big changes ahead of next season. The Argentine, who moments earlier had needed treatment after being elbowed in the mouth by Marcelo, didn't let that affect his balance as he swerved past Carvajal and fired past Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas from close to the penalty spot.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is adamant he does not regret naming Gareth Bale in his starting XI for Sunday's 3-2 defeat against Barcelona regardless of the Wales international's renewed injury problems.
He was forced to spend over two months out after rupturing ligaments in his right ankle in November and was forced off during his side's Champions League quarter-final first leg at Bayern Munich with an injury to his right calf.
But now Madrid can't lose.
Barca shrugged off being dumped out of the Champions League by Juventus in midweek to record a pulsating 3-2 victory over their bitter rivals on their own patch at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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