Last El Clasico was WILD 🔥 Barcelona vs. Real Madrid EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS [May 10, 2026] | ESPN FC
Barcelona 2-0 Real Madrid to seal La Liga: Rashford and Ferran Torres deliver
Extended highlights and commentary from Barcelona’s 2-0 Clasico win over Real Madrid that sealed the La Liga title. Rashford opened with a free kick and Ferran Torres doubled the lead; the commentators see Barcelona as clearly superior in intensity, pressing and attacking fluidity, while Real Madrid’s buildup, tracking back and overall structure need major work.
- Real Madrid did not press Barcelona’s ball carriers enough, allowing them to turn and putting themselves in trouble. — Ferran Torres was allowed to receive and turn just outside the box with little pressure, exposing the defense.
- Rashford’s free kick was of the highest quality and gave the keeper almost no chance. — He waited for the whistle, adjusted his feet and found the top corner with power and precision.
- Barcelona were cutting through Real Madrid far too easily, and Real’s players were not tracking back or following runners. — Ferran Torres’s second goal came from a simple combination with no Real player recovering into the situation.
- Real Madrid struggled badly to build through midfield because they lacked movement and players were standing around waiting for the ball. — Barcelona pressed every Real Madrid move and kept them from progressing.
- Real Madrid need major surgery in the summer. — Their buildup and defensive structure were both badly exposed.
- The danger for Real Madrid was that the match could get ugly and spiral further. — Barcelona kept creating chances while Real Madrid’s frustration and defensive problems grew.
- Barcelona were the more consistent and more aggressive team. — Across the match and the season, they showed superior intensity, pressing and chance creation.
- Barcelona deserved the La Liga title for their consistency, solidity and exciting young core, even if the high line can sometimes be exposed. — They were steady all season, scored fine goals and relied on young players who should be around for years.
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The players come out for Eláico. [cheering] >> And that's quite a brilliant display, isn't it? Wow. Fever pitch here at the camp. No. [cheering] Tibbo Corttois is back for Real Madrid. >> The Young have to weigh in for the second half. >> Kamovinga also selected today for Real Madrid. He had a good game in the first classical of the season at the banjo when Real Madrid produced a really good performance to beat Barcelona 2-1 but that's their only win in the last six classical back in goal is big news for Real Madrid. He's missed the last eight games with a hamstring injury. is Eric Garcia feeding the ball inside now. Then Brabraim Diaz looking to end a long La Liga goal drought today. Venicius involved for the first time. He's really in form and gets his shot away. Didn't catch it though. >> That's what Real Madrid is going to look for. A miss ball in the middle of the park. Great transition. It was a stout defense, but it's going to take what more than one press conference, I think, for people to forget everything that's gone on a rail this week. Is Brahim Diaz again. It's a bright enough start by Real Madrid. Good defending there by the defense of Barcelona. No giving, no the movements of Brain there is very quick. >> He's had a big run in central defense. He must make the place. his own. Famine has got in behind here and can go straight for goal. That's exactly what he needs to do. Rashford, can he get there? No, he can't. Gran Garcia did just enough. Fantastic run. The movement of Famil Hamaluca Canel's pass is great. He knows that they are coming from him. But the cross I think that didn't buy it totally rash from the second half. He should have make the run faster and and diagonal to try to get that ball for me. maybe should have been a little bit more selfish, but great run, great attacking play by Barcelona. >> Canelo who's won titles everywhere he's gone in his career it seems and now he's looking to pick up one. >> Sometimes arriving to the position number nine. So yeah, Hans Fleeks loved him. It's Brain Diaz who's been lively early on here. Bellingham taken out of it. That'll be a free kick. Of course, Jude Bellingham has a history of doing very very well in this fixture. Remember his debut season in Spain when he got winners in both the game. Rashford using the afterburners there. Covering good by Ra Asencio who's coming at the last minute into the team and Hson picked up a knock I think in the warm up. >> Yeah, fantastic run once again. Asencio is a very quick and and strong defender. He managed to to arrive on time. Great diagonal once again. He was as well putting pressure on on the play before by Fe Lopez. Good turn by Torres who skips through, goes down on the edge of the box. Referee decides it was just outside. >> Very close. I think it's a it's a good call. He was very close to to the play and Hernandez. Fantastic move for Peran Tor was getting into the box, but as you can see, he's just right outside. It's a good ball, but so easy. He has turn around. I think that Real Madrid not putting too much pressure on the players in those positions. You allow them to turn around, of course, you're going to be in trouble. Rashford hovering over the ball with Danny Elmo. Some reports say Barcelona have cooled on signing Marcus Rashford during the summer. We shall see whether that makes financial sense for them. The fee would be $35 million. He can advance his case in games like this, can't he? >> RASHFORD FOR BARCELONA. OH, [screaming] THAT IS SENSATIONAL. WELL, [cheering] just brilliant. And Barcelona are on their way. He took his time. He wait. He took a breath and again he wait for the referee. He give time and he took a fantastic free kick. Beautiful. We thought that he was going to try his luck over the wall to the near post and I think that did so. I think he made that a small step to the left as you can see. Smaller step to the left and then it's a great great shot. Fantastic power top corner. No chance for any keeper and less with that small step is a great jump for Couttois that doesn't arrive to that one. One nil for Barcelona. 824. It's the second longest run in La Liga history. Only Barcelona themselves in 201213 can top that. Could be more to come. Can Real Madrid come up with an answer? Iraim Diaz again leading the charge. Here's Venicius. [cheering] They'll have to watch Venicious. You know, two goals last week. He's got eight in his last eight starts. Trent Alexander Arnold in charge of all the set pieces with his beautiful deliveries with that right foot >> and that's flicked on pretty dangerously like Kubasi got the last hit on that be another corner >> does everything >> third corner in a row for Trent Alexander Ronald to swing in there it would be a score story wouldn't it if he scored today. >> Rail have just slipped up too often this season. After they'd won their first classic of the season, they were five points clear at the top. They're now 11 points behind. >> Talking about your Bellingham receiver that as soon as he gets to players of Barcelona went on him. Now Rudiger is reportedly in another little uh confrontation. with Alvaro Careras who's been left out of the side recently and is again today. Bellingham gave that away to Rashford who we know is in the mood here. Trent Alexander Arnold to Gonzalo Garcia but Dubasi read that pressure on the ball from Venicious. Free kicks as the referee though was a good pressure. Venicious saw the opportunity. Canelo was looking to the other side and I have to say I don't know if he is too much there for a for a foul but he's going to be such a stylish midfield player. I run out of adjectives for for Pedri. I don't know what to say what else to say about him. So much stalin there. >> DOMA WITH THE LAYOFF. TORRES 2-0. [cheering] WOW. BRILLIANT FROM BARCELONA. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO THE SPANISH TITLE. >> Too much for players here from the Ramadi players. So easy for Barcelona to break through. Great combination of course for for the Flana players. They've been waiting for that opportunity. Feranto is the second time making the run once again about this fantastic play. Ball wide open as you can see. Fantastic runfall from Dannyo. play back and look at that contact. He's just fantastic. No one running behind Ferrane Torres. He's got all the time in the wall to decide where to put the ball. Fantastic goal. But again, so easy for the Barcelona players. No running back, no tracking back into the situation that Real Madrid is is feeling at the moment. >> CW got a fingertip to it. can see so much trouble for Real Madrid to build up to bring the ball to the middle of the park. There's no much mobility, a lot of players just walking around trying to to wait for the ball to arrive and like this very difficult because Barcelona is very active putting pressure every single time that Real Madrid makes a move. Could be an opportunity here for Real Madrid to get themselves back involved and they couldn't do it. Gonzalo Garcia, it all opened up for him. There was the moment it wasn't taken. >> Was a great ball. Maybe it's just too low. It's difficult to put it down. And Gonzalo does a fantastic job. >> Luis, there's going to have to be major surgery at Real Madrid in the summer. >> Yeah, something needs to to have careful here once again. Great ball. beating the high line with Bellingham this time and Venicious was there but what a challenge by Eric Garcia to deny him but that's twice in a minute Real Madrid have exposed this Barcelona high line. >> Yeah, they were complaining about an offside that that is no offid at all. Great run from J Bellinga and Eric Garcia. It's another Trent corner. Well, managed to keep it alive. Campoving was caught there by Daniel. Will be a free kick. Trent Alexander Arnold in charge of the free kick for Real Madrid. Just one goal could change the mood music around here >> for real. >> And these fixtures in recent times have been full of goals. Barcelona have won 4-0, 5-2, 4-3, 3-2 twice, and lost 2-1 earlier this season. Going into this one, there'd been a little matter of 31 goals over the last two seasons between these two clubs. Extraordinary really fantastic load of goals and this Barcelona. He's been fantastic in the la in the last third. But also Real Madrid when they play against this Barcelona with that high line with the speed of Kilan Mbappe with Vinnie Jr. did a a good job and also Jub Bellingham is been always important in these kind of clashes. Pedri always options, always movement ahead. Rashford, I think he meant that as well. He spotted Corttoire just drifted away from his near post there. >> Well, we'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he meant it. >> I think he was trying to cross, but he was deflected. Let's have a look. See, he was trying to make a a a No. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You're totally right. Yeah. But I don't know because that shot with the inside of Yeah, he might he might have tried. But um >> you know better than me. >> Yeah. I was I was thinking it because he always put the the crosses with so much pace. So I thought he was trying to do that. Yes. A hard cross. But yeah, maybe maybe he was trying. >> Trent Alex did well there. rode through a few challenges. He looked pretty furious, but he didn't get the free kick he has now. He looks pumped up for this. Brahim Diaz looks pumped up for this. >> And I'll stop there for the moment. >> Yeah, exactly. Yeah, we saw he was >> hard over there to the tackle trying to win the ball. are in a rush now trying to keep the possession making the players of Real Madrid move around from one side the other side to find the the right space. Lovely ball from Rashford has freed Danny Almo. TORRES WAITS IN THE MIDDLE. Too much pace on it for him to get in. Accusing glare from Torres towards Almo after that. >> It was it was a little bit clear. It was a a little bit too late at that step right there. Offside trolls. No scanning. Wow, that's beautiful. Als Junior. Shuaini. Well, he's had a couple of attempts on goal. rather cruy described by Ali Moreno earlier as the middleweight champion of the world. I think he's more than a middleweight, don't you? I think he's bigger than that. Arriving from Sele tackle to keep the ball also and keep him in play. Even Druig is going on pressure. It's like oneonone all pitch. >> Torres. What a ball that is for Rashford who's in again here. CAN HE SCORE A SECOND? NO, NOT this time. The goalkeeper got something on that. I think that will happen when you go one-on-one full pitch is not easy because uh if there is one player you make that good control, good move and a good pass. Have a look at that beautiful run of Rasford. Great pass from Fernand Torres and he I think is the ask a hornet. Great save. I think he was coming Fil Lopez in the second post but once you are there in front of goal Ras try his luck and it was a great save by >> what a pass by Doris by >> as well before that >> only the pass the control the awareness you know that someone is coming you make the control away from him corner Kab was looking to flick it Almo. >> Well, you expected the net to bulge, but I think it was pretty well wide. >> Yeah, it doesn't even get the goal. I mean, once you're there, what you want is a >> time at Barcelona. Pedri. Oh, it's a gorgeous ball. Rashford. Not quite. So, >> to take his time there. There was no rush, no players around. No need to make a a first contact. [cheering] We want to see the first year. Look out for Kamovinga though right late was otherwise been very impressive today. Yeah, that's a painful looking one. By the way, that Rashford free kick the first. You probably think well we can relax really. Two-0 up. and needed a draw anyway and Barcelona have threatened to add to those two goals. Course likes to punch. Here's Canelo Fermine breaking in behind Trent Alexander but Corttois playing the sweeper keeper role. foul on Trent Alexander Ar who's much involved over there one way and another far away and I saw that he's a bit closer but Frank Garcia on by Bellingham for Venicious he hasn't seen that much of the ball frankly in this first half all The avenues to him have been cut off quite a lot. >> Yeah, Barcelona takes Real Madrid takes maybe too much time to go in transition and then Barcelona is again here. Kamovinga bought a bit of space. Frank Garcia's effort. The ball got rather stuck under his feet. >> To say they're comfortable in this match, I think is an understatement at the moment. And that is Halime. Two goals, one from Marcus Rashford, another from Farane Torres, who was beautifully set up by Danny Elmo, clinching the La Liga title against their deadliest rivals today. Bar get us underway at the start of the second half here at the camp. No. Hedrik. The danger for Real Madrid is this could get ugly. >> Fermine's effort beaten away by Corttois. >> They need to bring something here. They need to bring something different. [cheering] Asencio puts the ball in the net, but had already fouled Torres and carried on. And now there's fisticuffs. Well, no punch is thrown, but the Barcelona players are annoyed with Asencio and it's all got out of hand. There is normally a scene like this at some point in the classicalico. Frustration is there. Asencio arrived late. Free kick keeps the ball. The referee was already running behind to to show the the yellow card. He keeps the ball away. and they complain for Barcelona play as Venicious Junior getting gets involved and and well we've seen so far what will happen. Let's see how manage the situation. He's got the yellow card on his hand probably as he's going to be the first one >> but I think it's not going to be the last one. [cheering] It had all been rather civilized as classos go before that. Like Pedri's got a yellow card. >> I think it's Dmo and and Asencio that both players received the yellow card. >> So that's where we are with that. Bellingham is in the book. Canelo. Lovely ball TO TORRES. OH, NEARLY ANOTHER ONE. CORTTOIS in the way again. But some of these through balls from the Barcelona players today are things of beauty. >> Fantastic from with outside of the four there is Gerard Martin giving a hand. Fantastic pass. Great pace to the run of Aran to arrive in the perfect position once again. He's done it three four times during the game. Ba once again making the save. Here's [cheering] the corner kick. Looking for the near post flick on that. Didn't work. Venicious again. >> A miscue by Martin, but it does the job. >> Yeah, it was a dangerous cross. I think they he meant to to put the ball in the back. >> [cheering] >> A beautiful delivery, wasn't it, from Tan Alexander Arnold. >> BACK IN AGAIN IS BELLINGHAM. HE'S SCORED, but the flags up. It's going to be disallowed. [cheering] Real Madrid thought they were back in it. I thought he was close that one. I saw a lot of players into into the box. Let's have a look at this one. Yeah, it's quite clear. They have five players in offside and I think that Daniel Mo probably is going to be one of the the replacement was played with that second yellow card and that fight that we've been issuing in the last corner. You cannot risk to to be with one man down and moving to these parts on a permanent basis. the return of Rafinia after injury missed the last seven games with a hamstring problem and he was so depressed and devastated when that happened that the club let him go back to Brazil to mentally recuperate for a while as part of his recovery because it was not necessary and he's given the time to Rafa to recover well here >> Benitius oh that's a splendid piece of work by the goalkeeper [cheering] does it seem like Venic just must score for a moment. >> Yeah, it was a great opportunity but not a great touch. And Yan Garcia >> given away by Shumeni and gets it back again. Bellingham Shumeni couldn't quite gather it in. Real will get a corner. [cheering] They quite ahead of Real Madrid. >> Looking for the flick on which they got. >> Came off for Barcelona head last. Corners the decision [cheering] deflection to deliver again. He's gone a long way bouncing around in there. Here's Canel. And once again, I think the physios may have to come onto the pitch here. >> Trent Alexander loose. >> Head to head. >> I know. I thought he was head to head with you know but he's only with his hand canel right there. I don't think there is that much he goes it's going to happen three goals they will meet >> I don't think they'll be hanging around in Barcelona then the coach might be on its way to the airport quite sharply. I doubt Trent Alexanderaldo's frustrations boil over. He gets a yellow card. I think he's the first uh the first classical for trainer. So he might get used to it. And Rafinia too on his return goes into the referee's snow. [cheering] [cheering] That's what he didn't like. And then Rafinia made quite a lot of it. Maybe too much. Yeah, >> not too many marks for artistic impression. [cheering] In truth, it started after about 20 minutes. Masttoano here signed for over $50 million. Here's Leandowski Rafinha. Oh, he tried to score a sneaky one there. I >> think the Barcelona has been the most consistent, more aggressive. Let's see this one with Frankie. Dong Leandowski saved again by Corttois who played in the 50s and 60s and I think he he had that in his head because Fer Lopez was totally free next to him to just step it in was complaining and he apologized about Grafinho skip past one challenge not pass the second. [cheering] I think they can start to crack open that champagne. The whistle goes. Barcelona are champions again. Barcelona lethal league leaders in a league of their own. You saw it today. Two brilliant goals, another title for Hansy Flick on a very difficult day for him. And they can get that party started. Welld deserved this league to to football group Barcelona. They've been consistent. They've been solid. They struggle sometimes with that high line, but they definitely show us a a great football goals, fantastic results, a youth and a young team that we are going to see for many years and this year really really deserve this fantastic trophy on La Liga. Second in a row. Congratulations to the team and the third in four years as well. Not the Barcelona of Javi Inesta, Fusett and Messi. This is the Barcelona of Pedri and Kubasi, Ferman, Rafiniah and Yamal and others who all played their part. Barcelona are the champions. He was never really in doubt today.