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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Rakitic, Pique give Barcelona backbone in Clasico win vs. Real Madrid

Ivan Rakitic's goal, assisted by Lionel Messi, proved the difference against Real Madrid, giving Barca their second-straight El Clásico win. Ivan Rakitic scored the only goal of the game as Barcelona beat Real Madrid for the second time in four days, having won 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in the Copa del Rey semifinal second leg on Wednesday. Rakitic ran on to a Sergi Roberto pass and lifted the ball over Thibaut Courtois in the first half to move Barca 12 points clear of Madrid in the table and 10 ahead of Atletico Madrid, who are second and play on Sunday. Positives Beyond the consequences this result could have on title race -- it...

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