体坛英语新闻：Neymar and Alexis give Barca win in Clasico

MADRID, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Goals from Neymar and second half substitute Alexis Sanchez gave Barcelona a 2-1 win at home to traditional rivals Real Madrid in the Camp Nou Stadium Saturday evening.

Jese Rodriguez scored a late consolation goal for Madrid, who may count themselves unlucky to return home empty handed after an excellent second half performance.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti produced a huge surprise with his line up, opting to play with central defender Sergio Ramos in midfield, Javier Carvajal at right back and Alvaro Arbeloa left on the subs' bench, alongside Karim Benzema.

With Alvaro Morata left in the stand, Ancelotti opted to play without a specialized striker and instead Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Angel Di Maria formed a trio with the accent on pace.

There were no surprises in the Barca line up, where Cesc Fabrigas played as a false "9" and Gerard Pique, who had recovered from a pelvic injury, partnered Javier Mascherano in defense.

Barca carried the weight of the game, but suffered an early setback when Sergio Busquets was booked for challenging Angel di Maria from behind, although Ramos soon had his name taken after using his elbow on Neymar.

Madrid looked dangerous from set pieces with Carvajal crossing well for Bale to knock the ball down into the Barca box and were well-organized in midfield, happy to drop deep and deny Barca space.

However, on 19 minutes they went to sleep, allowing Andres Iniesta to advance towards the edge of their penalty area before giving the ball to Neymar whose right foot shot from a narrow angle took a deflection on its way past Diego Lopez and into the net.

Messi should have doubled the lead a minute later as he went clean through on goal, but Pepe worked back quickly and Messi's shot slid past the post.

The rest of the half saw Barca control the ball, but Madrid kept their shape and almost snatched a goal on the stroke of halftime. Ronaldo did well to work space on the left and crossed for the onrushing Sami Khedira, whose close range effort was well saved by Victor Valdes.

The second half was a different affair as Madrid pushed their lines forward and looked to pressure in the Barcelona half, which created an early half chance for Bale from another cross into the area.

The Madrid pressure saw Iniesta lose the ball in his own half just before the hour and as Ronaldo's pace carried him into a shooting position, Valdes pulled off another fine save to keep the scores level. Madrid had good appeals for a penalty waved away with 20 minutes remaining as Mascherano looked to have given Ronaldo a push in the back.

Barca were looking ragged and after Benzema replaced Bale, while Madrid looked better balanced and the Frenchman was unlucky to see his 25 yard shot bounce back off the underside of the crossbar.

That was to be decisive as Alexis scored Barca's second with 12 minutes remaining. His pace allowed him to turn Varane and chip Diego Lopez from 30 yards out.

The goal should have killed the game off, but Jese Rodriguez took advantage of a late break started by Ronaldo to score a consolation goal for Madrid in injury time, although Barca were able to manage the last two minutes to virtually ensure no further football was played.