! [English version] The sporting event of this weekend was undoubtedly in the hands of “El clásico”, which as you know is played by Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona. The expectations of this match were, among other things, due to the fight for the leadership of LaLiga, the difference in favor of the culé team was of only 3 points and in that sense Madrid had a very serious opportunity to reach them in the table, they were local and such objective did not seem to be impossible to fulfill.
However, nothing is ever said in the Spanish derby, they are matches played at elite intensity, so playing at home or away could matter little if one of them has a good night. FC Barcelona came with a better competitive rhythm both in LaLiga and in Europe, with a very clear game, with a perfectly executed game idea and with a young team that seems not to be affected by the lack of experience in important scenarios.
On the other hand, Real Madrid came with doubts, it is true that they still won their games, but they were not convincing in some lines despite having a team with a deep roster and therefore with several options on the bench. All this I mentioned was undoubtedly a warning, but we must not forget that “Madrid is Madrid”, that it is the team of big, important matches and magical nights.

! [English version] So we witnessed what I call “two matches in one” as the first half was characterized by a suffocating intensity in which I think Madrid had more clear chances, especially one that Vinícius Júnior had, which he built himself, but does not usually miss. In addition, Madrid fell into a striking amount of offsides that made us think that at any moment they would break it and open the scoreboard, but that did not happen, so we went to the break predicting an even more exciting second half, no doubt both were playing a good game.
So, from my point of view, the second half started a different game, one in which Flick's hand was much more noticeable than Ancelotti's. Changes were made in the blaugrana team. Changes were made in the blaugrana team that consolidated it in the midfield, especially with the entry of De Jong and Olmo, from then on we saw an overwhelming team, with much clearer ideas and with the opportunity to inflict a scandalous defeat.

! [English version] Now, why was there such a big difference in the second half, well, everything seems to indicate that “Carletto” did not succeed in the decisions he made to make the team react, I think the departure of Camavinga was a mistake because he was quite sober in midfield, instead Bellingham was a better candidate to be replaced, he was not comfortable or in a clear position. In addition to this, we did not see the best version of the great player that we know Mbappé is, beyond the scandalous times he was offside, he did not know how to finish the plays that were worth, defining strangely to the body of Iñaki Peña who of course does not detract merit.
On the other hand, Mendy seemed to be in another galaxy while Lunin did not stand out in absolutely nothing, although it is true that the goalkeeper was not directly responsible for the 4 goals, it is in these games where you must demonstrate that you are at the level of a goalkeeper of a big team like Real Madrid and therefore you must stop a couple of impossible balls as Courtois usually does.
So we witnessed another Spanish classic, one in which La Masia showed that it can generate players with temper, character, pride and who are capable of facing any scenario beyond the young age of most of its players, I must emphasize that in the starting lineup of Barca there were at least six players who came out of the aforementioned quarry.

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