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Real Madrid beat rivals Barcelona for the first time on Sunday, ending a run of 18 straight defeats in the ‘Women’s Clasico’.<\/b><\/p>\n
Real won 3-1 at Barcelona, with Scotland international Caroline Weir coming off the bench to score a late match-winning double.<\/p>\n
Norway forward Caroline Graham Hansen had cancelled out Alba Redondo’s first-half header for the visitors on 67 minutes and Barca thought they had gone ahead with nine minutes left, but Jana Fernandez’s goal was ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n
Substitute Weir then put Real 2-1 up with three minutes left, slotting home a left-footed shot after being picked out in the box by Linda Caicedo, and she sealed the shock victory with a header in the sixth minute of injury time at Estadio Olimpic Luis Companys.<\/p>\n
Real’s win is a surprise given that Liga F leaders Barcelona had had already beaten them four times in all competitions this season, most recently an 8-1 aggregate victory in the Copa de la Reina semi-finals.<\/p>\n
The result sees Real close the gap at the top of Liga F to just four points, with seven matches remaining.<\/p>\n
It is only the second time that Barca have dropped points in the league this season after suffering a surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Levante on 1 February – a result which ended a 46-match unbeaten streak in Liga F.<\/p>\n
Real’s next match sees them take on Arsenal in their Champions League quarter-final at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday with a 2-0 lead from the first leg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n