La Liga
Obamayang equals Ronaldo’s nine-year contribution to the Clasico at the Bernabeu without a penalty
Pierre Emerick Obameyang has the same contribution to the Clásico at the Santiago Bernabeu as Cristiano Ronaldo with two goals and one assist when penalties come into play.
Its magical night Pierre Emerick Obamayang With two goals and an assist in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over Real, he put himself in a special comparison with the top scorer in the history of the “Merenges” and the second goalscorer in the history of the Clásico, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portuguese forward is only behind Lionel Messi’s 26 with 18 goals in a derby and has what Alfredo di Stefano has. Still, he has no bigger contribution than the Gabonese striker in home Clasico, even if one has played nine years in La Liga and the other has just made his debut. As long as the penalties just get out of the equation!
Ronaldo has only scored three times in a derby at the Bernabeu without a penalty. The first in the 2-1 defeat in the 2011-2012 Cup, the second in the 2-1 win in the Supercopa this summer and the last in the 2-3 defeat in the league of the 2016-2017 season. In his nine years in Spain, Ronaldo has not assisted in any home derby, so he only has those three non-penalty goals to contribute. If you add the penalties, then it remains small, as there are six goals in total.
Also, Ronaldo always made sure to reassure… Barcelona friends at the ‘Camp Nou’ where he had a much higher production than the home derbies with 12 goals. That is, in the stadium where Obamayang had the same contribution in the Clasico in 71 minutes as the Portuguese did in 1,293 minutes.
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.