Lionel Messi and Barcelona had a night to forget at the Bernabeu yesterday defeated by Real Madrid in "El clasico" 2-0. Brazil youngster Vinicius Jr. however marked his name in the record books. His goal for Real Madrid in the 71st minute of play saw him break a record held by Messi - that of the youngest Clasico goalscorer. He was 19 years and 233 days old yesterday when he achieved that feat, that's 26 days younger than Lionel Messi when he scored his maiden Clasico goal in March 2007. For the first time in over 5 years, Real Madrid got to beat Barcelona in La Liga at the Bernabeu stadium. Barcelona had the uperhand in the first half with Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibault Courtois having to produce two smart saves to keep out goals from Arthur and Messi. Real Madrid picked up the tempo in the second half with Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stergen denying Isco twice with brilliant stops. But there was only so much Ter Stergen could do singlehandedly, with th
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