El Clasico

• Rex Newbold, Grade 7
• Short Story
• 2015

In the Barcelona changing rooms, the coach is talking about our formation and strategy for on the field, in 10minutes time we’ll be walking out onto the field to play against our biggest rival,
Real Madrid, they have one of the best players in the World. Cristiano Ronaldo! But then we have Messi and Neymar. As we walk on to our stage at Camp Nou the crowd are going crazy, as the 90minutes of football starts we get the ball up our half as Messi receives the ball from Neymar
He runs up the right side of the goalie box and crosses it in for Suarez with a magnificent header into the left corner of the goal, its Barcelona 1 – 0 Real Madrid.
As half way is under way its Ronaldo with the ball he passes to Gareth Bale who lobs it to Benzema who crosses it back to Ronaldo who does a bicycle and GOAL!!! In the 67minute Real Madrid score now the scores are even what will the game end up to be will it go to extra time?
It's Neymar with the ball his running past everyone his in the box he try’s to shoot but his tripped by Pepe it’s a yellow card, here’s Messi with the penalty he shoots the keeper just gets his hands to it great save by Casillas.
It’s the 89th minute Neymar has a chance to score his running he passes to Suarez who gives a ground pass to Messi he flicks it up for Neymar who scissor kicks at goal it hits the cross bar but the rebound is punched away by Casillas it’s a corner Neymar with the corner its high Messi with the trap and is tripped by Sergio Busquets it’s a yellow.
Neymar with the penalty this time, he goes for the top right corner and hits the cross bar again!! Real Madrid have a quick break through Bale running past Sergio Busquets gets to the goalie box shoots hits the left hand post with all that curve on the ball he gets the ball again and the full time whistle goes
Looks like extra time.
We’re back with no one scoring in the extra time apart from Rex Newbold being subbed on for Suarez now its penalties

Barcelona Real Madrid
Messi = Goal Ronaldo = Goal
Neymar = Goal Benzema = Miss
Dani = Miss Sergio = Goal
Sergio = Miss Marcelo = Miss
Rex = Goal Varane = Miss

As Rex shoots….. GOAL!!
Barcelona WIN!!