Post Match: Real Madrid fall short against Barcelona once again
![Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi argues with Real Madrid's Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (R) during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on March 2, 2019. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images) Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi argues with Real Madrid's Spanish defender Sergio Ramos (R) during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on March 2, 2019. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP) (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/3fbfb5f33e79568acc28ed6b82eb44cea539c180a425ba8add09e738b3bd9c12.jpg)
Second Half
The bad blood between these two teams continued to boil as the second half of the match resumed. Real Madrid and Barcelona continue to take cheap shots at one another with 39 fouls committed between the two teams.
Santiago Solari opted to switch things up using all three of his substitutions, some of them raising the eyebrows of many. Despite his personnel shuffles though he wasn’t able to effect much change.
Madrid ran hard at the Blaugrana but to no avail. Often times the forward line took too many touches missing the window of opportunity to put one past Marc Andre Ter Stegen. That being said, the German goalie was in exemplary form.
A scoreless second half would see Barcelona return home with all three points and a 12 point gap. The league is still mathematically possible but seemingly more out of reach after today’s loss.