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MADRID, March 20 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 in El Clasico at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday night to end a run of five ...

But for the efforts of Thibaut Courtois in the Madrid goal, his side's defeat would have been even heavier. Mallorca's defeat saw them drop into the bottom three after Cadiz took advantage of that result with a 1-0 win at home to Villarreal, who rested several key players and suffered a hangover after their 3-0 Champions League win away to Juventus in midweek. It is now six consecutive defeats for Real Mallorca after Raul de Tomas' goal at the end of the first half condemned them to a 1-0 defeat away to Espanyol. The win just about assures Espanyol's survival while making De Tomas the top-scoring Spaniard in La Liga.

Barcelona's losing run against Real Madrid finally ended as the Catalan club produced a scintillating 4-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Real Madrid players walk in dejection after Barcelona's Ronald Araujo scores his side's second goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Rial Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. Barcelona's Ronald Araujo celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Rial Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. The stadium screen displays the result during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Rial Madrid and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain.

All eyes were on Carlo Ancelotti's starting XI and which player would replace Karim Benzema ahead of the first league Clasico against Xavi's in-form ...

Marco Asensio—4: Managed one nice touch to draw a foul from Dani Alves, but otherwise saw little of the ball and made little impact. Eduardo Camavinga—5: Came on to try and change the tide of the match at half-time, but instead things only got worse as Carlo opted for another experimental formation. Fede Valverde—5: Ancelotti had the Uruguayan man-marking Pedri for large stretches of the match, but the man-marking role took the midfield out of shape and gave Barcelona opportunities to take advantage of the open space between the lines. Nacho—1: A night to forget for the stand in captain. It was a make-shift line-up with the intent to press high, but it failed on every level. Fede Valverde slotted in on the right wing and Rodrygo Goes was the man chosen to replace Benzema as a number nine.

Real Madrid host FC Barcelona in one of football's biggest games. Madrid won't want to give away any of their advantage at the top of the league, ...

Ousmane Dembele is preferred to Adama Traore on the wing. Ousmane Dembele is preferred to Adama Traore on the wing for Barcelona, while Dan Alves does not appear in the squad. Rodrygo is the one to start for Real Madrid up front in place of Karim Benzema, while Nacho Fernandez — not Marcelo — takes Ferland Mendy's place at left-back. Starting left back Ferland Mendy is also out with Nacho Fernandez chosen to stand in over Marcelo. Jovic is a more natural fit for the central striker role, but he also has just one start all season. However, the Catalan giants have not won at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu since 2019.