The only thing better than Lionel Messi's cross was the diving header from Cesc Fabregas to put Barcelona up 3-1 in the 67th minute of El Clasico. After Cristiano Ronaldo stunned the Bernabéu crowd with a terrible miss, Barca answered with a brilliantly executed cross and a smooth finish from Cesc. It was a pivotal two minutes or so that might just seal Madrid's fate today.
Here is the miss by Cristiano Ronaldo. Considering what happened just minutes later, the gravity of the mistake is amplified.
...and here is Cesc Fabregas' lovely diving header finish of a wonderful Dani Alves assist:
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