Bale had no shot at goal has Madrid loose 1-2 in first season El-Clasico

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Neymar scored in his first clasico and set up Alexis Sanchez for an exquisite decider as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 at Camp Nou in the Spanish league on Saturday.

With Lionel Messi oddly quiet, Neymar opened in the 19th minute from close range after receiving Andres Iniesta’s pass as the Brazil striker outshone fellow newcomer and rival Gareth Bale.

While Neymar has lived up to his 57-million-euro transfer this summer, questions over the wisdom of Madrid’s 100 million euros payout for Bale will continue after he failed to produce a shot on goal before being replaced by Karim Benzema with half an hour to go.

Benzema went on to hit the woodwork as Madrid threatened to equalize before Alexis took Neymar’s pass and sealed the victory in the 78th with a brilliant chipped shot.

Substitute Jese Rodriguez got Madrid’s consolation goal in injury time after a lightning counterattack.

Neymar followed in the footsteps of former Brazilian standouts Romario and Rivaldo, who scored in their first matches for the Catalan club against Madrid. And his playmaking echoed Ronaldinho’s assist in his first clasico.