Pau Victor bagged a brace to help Barcelona beat arch rivals Real Madrid 2-1 in a Clasico Friendly staged on Sunday morning in New Jersey.
The game had to be suspended for one hour due to heavy rains but when both teams returned for action, the players wasted no time getting back up to speed, with the likes of new Real Madrid signing Endrick enjoying his first Clasico.
But the young Brazilian whose biggest impact in the first half was bursting the ball after seeing a snapshot blocked by a Barcelona defender as half-time approached.
There was to be a breakthrough before the break, when Robert Lewandowski miscontrolled a cross from deep inside the area but his fumbled touch laned on the head of Pau Victor to nod home from five yards.
A truncated half-time break made sure the momentum was maintained and Victor grabbed his second soon after, sliding in from close range after a fine Alex Valle cross.
Barca were comfortable but VInicius Jr’s introduction changed the tide somewhat in Madrid’s favour, the Brazilian linking up well with compatriot Endrick and coming close to reducing the deficit at a corner only to see a poor touch let him down.
Nico Paz set up a thrilling finale after thundering home a header with eight minutes to go but, almost three hours after it started, the match was finally brought to a close and Hansi Flick took home the spoils in his first Clasico.
