Ian and Steve talk about Barcelona and Real Madrid. There is a time and a place for this.
Real Madrid went three points clear at the top of LaLiga with a win over Barcelona.
The LaLiga champion took an early 2-0 lead thanks to a pair of goals from Benzema and Valverde.
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The victory was secured with a Rodrygo penalty.
Barcelona lost ground in the league title race after slipping to a disappointing draw in the group stage of the European competition.
Barcelona is in second place with 22 points.
The hosts took the lead after 12 minutes when Benzema scored after Ter Stegen blocked Vinicius Junior's attempt.
He hadn't scored a goal in five games, which was his longest barren spell at the club level since 2020.
Ten minutes before the break, Madrid doubled their lead when Valverde found himself in space outside of the box and scored.
Benzema thought he got a second goal early in the second half, but it was ruled out for being in an area not covered by the law.
After great work from Ansu Fati and Robert Lewandowski, the visitors were able to get a goal back.
When Busquets brought down Rodrygo, Madrid were awarded a penalty.
The spot kick was scored by a Brazilian.
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