The first half ended in a goalless draw.
An entertaining and tension-filled first half, but still goalless.
The second half clearly had no intentions on taking the example of the first as just 2 minutes after coming on, the deadlock was finally broken.
Real Madrid scored!
It came from a lightning-fast Real Madrid counterattack.
Having started kickoff in the first half, in the second half, FC Barcelona started kickoff and as the zealous Catalan players loomed over Real Madrid's 18-yard box, eager to score, a stalwart presence in Federico Valverde stole the ball.
As soon as Valverde stole the ball, Pedri and Frankie De Jong closed him down, initiating Hansi Flick's favored high pressing approach.
And yet, they couldn't get the ball because Valverde didn't take the risk of holding onto possession longer than usual, knowing what was at stake.
