He real Madrid was, perhaps, the main protagonist of a weekend full of sports information, thanks to its 2-1 victory over the Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabéu this past Sunday. The triumph of the meringues, who fell to their archrival in the four Clásicos of the previous season, included clashes between players and a new controversy with the Brazilian Vinicius.
However, there was also action in Toronto, where the Los Angeles Dodgers they leveled the World Series to one victory per side against the Tiles. Likewise, the Italian Jannik Sinner was crowned in Vienna and Formula 1 celebrated the Mexican Grand Prix.
Real Madrid conquers the Classic
Leader Real Madrid won the first high-voltage Clásico of the season this Sunday, beating FC Barcelona 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu, on matchday 10 of LaLiga. French striker Kylian Mbappé (22′) opened the scoring, a goal countered by Fermín López (38′), but Englishman Jude Bellingham (43′) ended up deciding the victory for the white side. With this victory, Real Madrid reinforces its leadership, with 27 points, now five more than Barça (22), which remains second and which last season had undermined its eternal rival’s morale by beating it in four Clásicos, including both league games.
World Series arrives level in Los Angeles
With another complete game from pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Saturday and tied the Major League World Series 1-1. The current champions thus reestablished their favoritism in the Series, which is played in the best of seven games, and will host the next three games between Monday and Wednesday. The Dodgers recovered from their resounding 11-4 loss on Friday in the opening game thanks to the intractable performance on the mound of Yamamoto, who signed his second consecutive complete game in these playoffs.
Sinner is crowned in Vienna
World No. 2, Jannik Sinner, conquered the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna this Sunday by beating No. 3 in the ranking, Alexander Zverev, for the second time this season in a final, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5. The German’s executioner in the final of the Australian Open in January, the Italian won his fourth title of the season, and the second of his career in the Austrian capital, where he had already won in 2023. Sinner’s indoor victories are now 21 consecutive, before the Paris Masters 1000, also indoors.
Alonso assures that he will speak with Vinicius after his anger
The Real Madrid coach, Xabi Alonso, stated this Sunday that he has “many positive things” about the Brazilian Vinicius in his team’s victory against FC Barcelona (2-1) at the Santiago Bernabéu, although he wants to talk in the locker room about the player’s anger after being substituted in the last part of the match. “I am left with many positive things about Vini’s game and we will talk about it, but I do not want to lose focus on what is important. These are things that we will save,” Alonso declared at a press conference. The Brazilian striker left the field in the 73rd minute, visibly upset and going to the locker room with fuss, while his compatriot Rodrygo entered.
Sauber boss praises the “Czech”
Jonathan Wheatley, who a few years ago served as sports director of Oracle Red Bull Racing, said in a press conference that he was very fortunate to have worked closely with the Mexican driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez while he was part of the team. Likewise, the British engineer also pointed out that he has always been surprised by the energy of the fans in Mexico, in addition to the creativity with which they approach the drivers during their arrival at the Paddock, especially Max Verstappen’s former teammate. “I remember last year (the fans) had fishing rods on the balconies here, lowering the caps for them to sign. I’ve never seen that before,” he revealed.
