Barcelona 3 Real Madrid 2: Xavi and Messi rule as Vilanova's men earn slim advantage
Posted Friday, August 24, 2012 by Dailymail
Duo: Xavi (centre) and Iniesta (right) pulled the strings as usual
However, for all their dominance Barcelona only had another two long-range efforts on goal as Pedro's drive was tipped over by Iker Casillas before Xavi shot just over from similar range.
And it was the visitors who took the lead 10 minutes into the second period as Ozil's corner was bulleted in by Ronaldo for his fourth goal in his last four away games against Barcelona.
The lead lasted less than a minute as a wonderful ball over the top from Javier Mascherano found Pedro in behind Fabio Coentrao and the Spanish international slotted past Casillas.
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