Real Madrid vs Barcelona Champions League 2011
Santiago Bernabeu- 27/4/11- UCL Semifinal First Leg
Final score:- Real Madrid vs Barcelona 0-2 ( Lionel Messi*2)
Two late goals from Lionel Messi leave Real Madrid with a mountain to climb as Barca move into the driver’s seat with a 2-0 win at the Bernabeu. Three red cards in the game- Pepe, Jose Pinto and Jose Mourinho, with Adebayor narrowly escaping being no.4 in Wolfgang Stark’s books.
These two Lionel Messi goals vs Real Madrid gave Barcelona a 2-0 win over their arch rivals in the first leg of 2010/11 Champions League Semifinal. The game was always billed as Messi vs Real Madrid and Ronaldo vs Barcelona and the little Argentine rose to the occasion by scoring two goals against Madrid and putting his side in the driver’s seat ahead of the return leg.
The first Messi goal vs Real Madrid was set up by Dutch substitute Ibrahim Afellay, while the second Messi goal vs Real was a piece of individual genius from the Argentine, as he skipped past three Real Madrid defenders before producing a delightful finish. The second Messi goal in particular, is definitely worth watching.
This Pepe red card vs Barcelona saw Real Madrid reduced to ten men in the first leg of their Champions League 2011 Semifinal against their arch rivals. The Pepe red card came minutes after the Portuguese defender had played his part in getting Javier Mascherano a yellow card. Referee Wolfgang Stark awarded the Pepe red card against Barcelona for a studs up challenge on Barcelona’s Daniel Alves.