El Clasico For Barca

Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid

FC BARCELONA, Spain -The cold, wet night marked the 110th anniversary of the Catalan club’s founding, and the 159th meeting between the arch rivals took on added significance following Madrid’s €250 million ($365 million) summer spending spree on the likes of Ronaldo, Kaka, Benzema and Xabi Alonso. The signings followed a record 6-2 defeat at the Bernabeu last season,FCBarcelona preserve its 61st win over its opponent – and third in a row.

After a deadlock in the first half Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four minutes after coming on as a substitute to lead Barcelona to a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in the season’s highly-antipated Spanish “clasico” match, and send the defending champion to the top of the Spanish league standings, moments after Barcelona’s defense had denied a Gonzalo Higuain effort when Carles Puyol had blocked Higuain’s shot, Daniel Alves found Ibrahimovic at the far post with a lofted cross in the 56th minute and the Sweden striker never broke stride as he volleyed past Iker Casillas with his left foot.

FCBacelona Lead La liga with 30 points overtaking Madrid on 28 , Sevilla is third with 26, followed by Valencia with 25 and Deportivo La Coruna , also on 25 points.