The defensive solidity shown by FC Barcelona within Santiago Bernabeu it is like him real Madrid the first leg of the semifinal of Copa del Rey without a shot on goal, an event that has not happened to the white team at home in thirteen years.
In 2010, as Opta statistics show, when the madridistas ended up without a shot on goal in a home game. those of ancelotti they finished a total of thirteen times but, some due to poor goalkeeping and others due to the success of Barça’s defenders, they failed to put the ball between the three goal sticks of Ter Stegen. In this aspect, the one who attempted the most shots was Modricwith four, more than three attackers combined (Benzema 1, Vinicius 2 and Valverde 0).
Another notable aspect in the shots on goal section was the first time in a Clásico since the 2013/14 season that one of the two teams finished the game without a shot on goal. Ten years of many meetings between the blaugrana and madridistas in which neither was able to cancel the other in the way they were unable to shoot on goal. This Thursday it happened at the Bernabéu. Real Madrid did not test Marc Ter Stegen shooting between his three sticks, largely as a sign of Barca’s effectiveness and defensive excellence.
Source: La Verdad
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