Pau Víctor scores brace as Barcelona beat Real Madrid in El Clasico

In an American El Clasico, Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 thanks to a brace by Pau Víctor.

Barcelona's second US stop resulted in a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in a fiercely contested El Clásico in New Jersey, keeping them undefeated in the preseason.

Pau Víctor scored both goals and helped Barça defeat their fiercest rivals in the United States for the fourth time in a row,.

Hansi Flick selected an experienced team other than the one that played against Manchester City in the friendly.

Pau Victor leads Barcelona to win against Real Madrid

Barça had a strong start and had an opportunity to grab the lead five minutes in when Thibaut Courtois made an incredible save to stop Pau Víctor's header.

The match was delayed by 70 minutes due to bad weather, which made the surface very thick and hindered Barça's momentum.

For the next twenty minutes, Los Blancos dominated the midfield due to Madrid's increased ball possession and Barça's inability to hold onto the ball for long periods of time.

After that, Barça once more got into the game and began to pose a greater threat as Marc Casadó, Marc Bernal, and Pablo Torre started to play a bigger role in the action.

Robert Lewandowski was all alone inside the six-yard box when Valle's exquisite cross reached him, and even though he miskicked, Pau Víctor headed the ball home to give the team a lead at halftime.

The halftime break lasted slightly more than a minute due to the weather delay, and both teams remained on the field to rapidly continue play.

Barça took advantage of their superiority as they were by far the better team to begin the second half.

Lewandowski's brilliant pass found Valle alone on the right flank. The full-back then produced a wonderful cross into the middle with the outside of his left foot to find Pau Víctor alone for a tap-in and the young player's second of the game.

Shortly after Barça's second goal, Vinicius Junior entered the game in an attempt to spark a Madrid comeback. The Brazilian came dangerously close to scoring, but Marc-André ter Stegen made a fantastic stop to keep him out of the goal.

With ten minutes remaining, Madrid managed to tie the score thanks to a header from Nico Paz after Güler's corner found him alone at the far post.

However, Barça performed admirably to prevent giving up any late chances, and they prevailed again against Madrid on American soil.

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