2024-10-26 22:26:00
TOP/FLOP – FC Barcelona humiliated Real Madrid (0-4) on Saturday evening at the Santiago-Bernabéu for the eleventh matchday of La Liga. The Catalans increase their lead at the top of the championship.
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Robert Lewandowski hovered over the meeting
Hitman. The Pole, already La Liga’s most prolific scorer before the match, scored two more goals on Saturday evening. The Barça striker scores two goals in two minutes (54′, 56′) in this Clasico. The first goal was scored from the right with composure and the second was the result of a breathtaking uncrossed header. Is the great Lewandowski of Bayern Munich back? It seems so because “RL9” has seemed in seventh heaven since the start of the season with 17 goals on the clock. The Catalan striker, often perfectly served by his attacking friends Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, has found his terrible composure in front of goal and he demonstrated it this evening.
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Masterful Yamal foils
An alien. The Blaugrana prodigy once again put his innate talent on the field. The Catalan striker scored his team’s third goal on Saturday evening (77′). A monumental shot into the top corner by Andriy Lunin. The Spanish player knows how to do everything with the ball, pierce the defensive lines, serve his teammates, score… a gem in the rough. His association with Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha has left Madrid in pieces.
Raphinha inevitable
Barça’s strong man at the start of the season. Author of a sensational hat-trick on Wednesday in the Champions League against Bayern Munich, the Brazilian once again demonstrated his change in size. The Catalan striker completed his team’s performance at the Bernabéu with a lob over Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin (84′). A goal that conveys confidence. It’s normal, Raphinha has been full of it for several weeks now. His attacking trio with Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal is (more than) formidable. Real Madrid’s defense was demolished.
Hansi Flick, the necessary changes
At half-time Real and Barça find themselves side by side (0-0). The German coach then decided to make two changes in the second half. Frenkie de Jong and Dani Olmo came in and completely changed the face of the game. The two Catalans have greatly densified the Blaugrana midfield. The Dutchman spoke about his volume of play and quality of passes while the Spaniard highlighted his quality and technical precision. Hansi Flick took the blow and taught Carlo Ancelotti a lesson, who was overwhelmed on Saturday evening against this formidable Barça. If the Catalan team has returned to impress in recent weeks, it is partly thanks to the former coach of the German selection, who has transformed this team.
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Kylian Mbappé was “offside”
Expected at the turning point for his first Clasico, the France captain generally missed his match and was disappointed. The Real Madrid striker was flagged offside seven times in this match. Amazing. Even scary. Even on the goal he thought he had scored, at the hour mark the former PSG player also wasted many opportunities, always thwarted by Barcelona goalkeeper Iñaki Peña. For his first big match with the White House he will have to return…
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Truly humiliated
It hung above their heads. Poor at play since the start of the season but always saved by individual exploits, Real Madrid had to deal with their limitations and shortcomings on Saturday evening. Between offensive friends who are struggling to find each other, a Jude Bellingham who has not existed in attack since the arrival of Kylian Mbappé, who is still struggling to find his rhythm in this team and a more than feverish defense, this Madrid has work to do. Carlo Ancelotti also seemed short of solutions against Hansi Flick in this Clasico. The Merengues, already in great difficulty on Tuesday evening in the Champions League against Dortmund but saved by a stratospheric hat-trick from Vinicius Jr, suffered a huge humiliation against their historic rival. A correction from which we will need to recover, especially since the Catalans are now six points clear at the top of La Liga.
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