BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—As Barcelona kept putting the ball past Iker Casillas and into the net again and again, the celebrations among 98,255 fans at Camp Nou stadium increased along with Real Madrid’s frustrations.Barcelona didn’t just beat its rival, it embarrassed Real Madrid and coach Jose Mourinho with a 5-0 victory Monday night, moving into first place in the Spanish league with its record fifth straight win in the `Clasico’ matchup. Barcelona ended Real Madrid’s 26-game unbeaten streak.“For a first `Clasico’
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Before the game, Barcelona fans taunted Mourinho by referring to him as “El Traductor,” a reference to when he worked for the club as a translator in the 1990s under coaches Bobby Robson and Louis van Gaal.Mourinho later coached Porto (2004) and Inter Milan (2010) to Champions League titles before he was hired to revive Real Madrid. A Mourinho-coached team had never before lost by this large a margin.Barcelona’s speed and quick-touch passing game frustrated Madrid throughout in its most one-sided win against Madrid since a 5-0 victory in January 1994. Barcelona has scored 17 of the last 19 goals in head-to-head matchups.Neither Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the meeting of the current and 2008 FIFA players of the year. But Messi had a dominant game, and Ronaldo failed to make an impact. While Messi’s nine-game goal-scoring streak for Barcelona ended, he set up Villa’s goals with passes t
hat sliced open Madrid’s defense.Real Madrid had been 21-0-5 since losing 2-0 at home to Barcelona on April 10, including 15-0-4 this season. It was a measure of revenge for Barcelona, which lost to Mourinho’s Inter last spring in the Champions League semifinals.
“I spoke with my players a few minutes ago and I told them the season had not ended today,” Mourinho said. “Last year I left here with a loss (in the group phase) and a couple of months later I left here heading to the final of the Champions, who knows what can happen this year.”After Barcelona routed Almeria 8-0 a week earlier, Ronaldo quipped: “Let’s see if Barcelona can score eight goals next Monday.” The Blaugrana got more than halfway there.Mourinho, the self-dubbed “Special One,
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Madrid got physical in a bid to slow the game and regain its composure,
Soccer Jerseys with Messi even drawing a yellow card in the 45th.It was only the third `Clasico’ on a Monday, following day-after-Easter meetings in 1964 and 1972. This year’s game was moved so it wouldn’t conflict with regional elections Sunday.Iniesta picked out Xavi as he streaked between defenders, and Xavi deftly flicked the ball to himself with his back foot before directing Casillas.Pedro
capped a 22-pass buildup for the second goal, pushing a loose ball into open goal after Casillas failed to hang on to Villa’s dangerous shot from the left.Villa got behind Pepe in the 55th to receive a pass from Messi and slot past Casillas.