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Xavi and Iniesta reunite as Barcelona defeats Real Madrid 2-1 in legends El Clasico

Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in legends El Clasico as Xavi and Iniesta reunited in midfield.
Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 2-1 in legends El Clasico as Xavi and Iniesta reunited in midfield.
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Barçelona Legends defeated their counterparts from Real Madrid in a sensational exhibition game.

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Albert Ferrer's team pressed the all-whites at the back to produce the game's first chances, setting the tone for Barcelona early on.

After fifteen minutes, a beautiful pass from Iniesta put Saviola one-on-one, but Casillas was alert and cleared the ball.

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Barcelona didn't get the breakthrough against Real Madrid until the 31st minute.

Xavi Hernández's wonderful pass released Giuly inside the area/

In front of 45,725 fans at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium, the Frenchman set up Saviola for an easy chance to score past Casillas to make it 1-0.

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Thanks in great part to their own substitutions, Real Madrid Legends kept improving in the game.

In the 78th minute, Balboa scored the game-tying penalty after Rafa Márquez and Edwin Congo.

However, Barcelona pressed for the winner until the very end, with Giuly hitting the bar, since they didn't want the match to go to penalties.

In additional time, Fernando Sanz turned Iniesta's risky cross into his net, giving the Barça Legends the victory.

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