Real Madrid 3-4 FC Barcelona: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 23 March 2014
Result
Real Madrid 3-4 FC Barcelona
La Liga · Sunday 23 March 2014, 20:00 UTC · half-time 2-2
Real Madrid 3-4 FC Barcelona: match report
Real Madrid were beaten by FC Barcelona 3-4 in La Liga on Sunday 23 March 2014. It was 2-2 at half-time.
Andrés Iniesta opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Real Madrid's goals came from Karim Benzema (20'), Karim Benzema (24') and Cristiano Ronaldo (55', penalty). FC Barcelona scored through Andrés Iniesta (7'), Lionel Messi (42'), Lionel Messi (65', penalty) and Lionel Messi (84', penalty).
Discipline: Real Madrid received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card; FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Real Madrid were 1st on 70 points from 28 and FC Barcelona 3rd on 64 points from 28. Real Madrid went on to finish that season 2nd with 87 points, and FC Barcelona 3rd with 85.
Real Madrid lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Real Madrid wins, 2 draws and 6 for FC Barcelona.
Key events
- 7'Goal · Andrés Iniesta
- 20'Goal · Karim Benzema
- 24'Goal · Karim Benzema
- 35'Yellow card · Á. Di María
- 42'Goal · Lionel Messi
- 43'Yellow card · Cesc Fàbregas
- 43'Yellow card · Pepe
- 55'Penalty goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 63'Red card · Sergio Ramos
- 65'Penalty goal · Lionel Messi
- 66'Yellow card · Sergio Busquets
- 84'Penalty goal · Lionel Messi
- 85'Yellow card · Xabi Alonso
- 86'Yellow card · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 88'Yellow card · Luka Modric
Head-to-head
Team news
Real Madrid line-up (4-3-3)
Diego López, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Daniel Carvajal, Xabi Alonso, Luka Modrić, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Ángel Di María
FC Barcelona line-up (4-3-3)
Víctor Valdés, Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba, Dani Alves, Cesc Fàbregas, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Javier Mascherano, Sergio Busquets, Lionel Messi, Neymar