Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2009-10 La Liga Round 12 - Barcelona vs. Real Madrid (29.11.2009, "Camp Nou" Barcelona)
BARCELONA: V. Valdés, Dani Alves, G. Pique, C. Pujol, E. Abidal, S. S. Kéita (Yaya Touré '66), S. Busquets, Xavi, A. Iniesta, L. Messi, T. Henry (Z. Ibrahimović '51)
Manager: Pep Guardiola
REAL MADRID: I. Casillas, Sergio Ramos, R. Albiol, Pepe, A. Arbeloa (Raúl '74), Marcelo, L. Diarra, Xabi Alonso, Kaká, C. Ronaldo (K. Benzema '66), G. Higuaín
Manager: Manuel Pellegrini
REFEREE: Alberto Undiano
GOALS: Ibrahimović '55 (1:0)
BOOKED: Arbeloa '34, Albiol '41, L. Diarra '48, Busquets '50, Busquets '63 (2nd yellow - sent off), Pepe '69, Marcelo '79, L. Diarra '90 (2nd yellow - sent off)
TIMECODES:
02:25 Zlatan scores goal just after 4 minutes came in
07:13 Zlatan angry on Tito Vilanova during substitution
SUMMARY - Barcelona's £60m striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic came off the bench to score the only goal of a fiercely contested El Clasico against Real Madrid and move the champions back to the top of the league.
Barca, who started the game a point behind their arch rivals, had to play with 10 men for nearly 30 minutes after Sergio Busquets was shown a second yellow card. But by that time they had a lead courtesy of Ibrahimovic's brilliantly-struck left-foot volley from Dani Alves' right-wing cross - the Swede netting just minutes after coming on for Thierry Henry.
Ibrahimovic, who did not start because of a thigh injury, had only just come on for the disappointing Henry but he wasted no time in marking his first Clasico with a goal, expertly slamming in after Alves had done wonderfully to pick him out.
Barca held on and the celebrations - both on the terraces and on the field - showed how much this game means to both club, but there is little doubt that Real have substantially closed the gap and are ready to mount a serious challenge.
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