Barca blow for Beckham

13 April 2012

David Beckham's hopes of winning the Spanish title with Real Madrid received another setback as Ronaldinho - the man Manchester United tried to replace him with - masterminded a 2-1 win for Barcelona at the Bernabeu.

Santiago Solari looked to have set Madrid on their way to victory, breaking the deadlock early in the second half, but the hosts then had Figo sent off after Patrick Kluivert had equalised.

Ronaldinho then set up the winner with an outrageous chipped through-ball for Xavi. The defeat keeps Madrid one point behind leaders Valencia.

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