Barcelona fans harass Koeman after Madrid wins at Camp Nou

Angry fans surrounded Ronald Koemans car and shouted insults at the Barcelona coach as he tried to leave Camp Nou following his teams latest painful loss since the departure of Lionel Messi Barcelona slumped to a 21 home defeat to Real Madrid in front of 86000 spectators back for Camp Nous first clasico match without crowd restrictions since the pandemicAfter the game on Sunday when Koeman tried to leave in his car the former Barcelona great had to endure the vitriol of dozens of mostly young men some of whom slapped the car as he edged forward until getting away The club run by Joan Laporta who only weeks ago had to publicly back Koeman amid rumours he was about to be fired issued a statement publicly condemning the violent acts and disrespect experienced by our couch outside Camp Nou and promised to take measures to prevent similar incidents in the futureEven the more sensible Barcelona supporters had trouble coping with the loss to a Madrid side that didnt need a stellar performance by Karim Benzema to give coach Carlo Ancelotti his first win at this stadium It was enough to let Barcelona flail against its defense while defenders David Alaba and Lucas Vaquez chose when they could inflict damage by scoring goals in each half The win by Ancelottis side will deepen the crisis at Barcelona which has lost all its matches against major rivals this season with its squad now stripped of Messi and other players due to the clubs financial troubles Barcelona was left in ninth place at six points adrift of Spanish league leader Real SociedadThe victory kept Madrid in second place behind Sociedad which is one point clear after drawing at defending champion Atletico Madrid 22 Atletico needed a secondhalf double from Luis Suarez to erase a twogoal advantage for the Basque Country club This was the first clasico without Messi and Madrids longtime captain Sergio Ramos former rivals who are now teammates at Paris SaintGermain The two between them took part in 45 editions of Spains top rivalry In that time Messi led Barcelona to 19 wins while scoring a record 26 goals for the fixtureThe difference that Messis absence makes was clear in the 25th minute when an attractive team buildup left Sergintildeo Dest all alone in the area The American whose natural position is right back had been drafted by Koeman into a winger position on the right side where Messi had once tormented opponents But when a pass from Memphis Depay rolled on by Ansu Fati reached Dest just outside the sixyard box with goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois at his mercy Dest sent his shot sailing high over the crossbar drawing a collective groan from Camp NouSeven minutes later center back Alaba turned goalscorer with a wonderful curling shot from the left side of the area that the outstretched MarcAndre ter Stegen could not stop We had a very clear chance for the 10 and instead of that they scored the 01 From there on it was very difficult and we know how dangerous they are on the counterattack Koeman said It was such a clear chance You have to put it in Vazquez added a second goal in stoppage time on a counterattack with Barcelona desperately thrown forward in search of an equalizer Sergio Aguumlero pulled one back for Barcelona on a cross from Dest in the final secondsBarcelonas squad from before the pandemic has undergone a major overhaul Where Messi once linked up with Antoine Griezmann on the right flank Barcelonas homegrown youngsters Gavi Paez and Oscar Mingueza now team up with Dest Madrid meanwhile maintains its core of veteran champions led by Luka Modric Toni Kroos and Benzema But it fell to Ramos replacement to give Madrid the lead Alaba robbed the ball from Depay outside his area and charged forward as part of a quick attack Two passes later Alaba looked like a striker when he took aim from an angle and curled a superb strike around Ter Stegen It was the former Bayern Munich players first goal for MadridShooting well from deep is a talent Alaba has said Ancelotti He found space and executed very well My goal was to get more from our attack but we are able to hang in there and not suffer even when we dont have the ball Vazquez added his goal when he was quicker to a rebound than Eric Garciacutea as he slid a foot past the Spain defender to tuck the ball into the net The goal by substitute Aguumlero playing in his third match since joining Barcelona from Manchester City came far too late to spark a comeback It is Barcelonas only goal in defeats to Bayern Munich Benfica Atletico and Madrid this campaignOther ResultsSociedad looked set to record an impressive win at Atletico after Alexander Isak first set up Alexander Sorloth for the opener before the Sweden striker added a brilliant goal from a free kick in the 48th But Suarez headed in a cross from Joao Felix in the 61st against the flow of play to ignite a rally The former Barcelona striker leveled in the 77th from the penalty spot after a video review spotted a foul committed by Mikel Merino on Suarez 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