Finally, LaLiga can be said Only Barcelona can lose it after their epic victory over Madrid. Kessie blew the Camp Nou delirium through Classic sentence at a discount, in the middle of Ansu. Barcelona deserved to win a long time ago, but the crash is not condemned and have to wait for an epic ending. Sergi Roberto equalized Araujo’s initial goal with his own goal, fought in Madrid He left the cave and ended up signing LaLiga at a discount. They marked the ‘fourth midfielders’ in the Clásico without Pedri.
The needs of Madrid conditioned his approach. If he wins the Clásico or LaLiga it is almost impossible. So he raised a game without complexities, in search of goals. however, marker development model that courage. Against a Barcelona that sought dominance at all times and sometimes played good football, it was miserly when it had a point in its favor. Barça, on the other hand, was always looking for dominance, played better than his rival and had chances to win the game without problems.
Another key is the individual duels. Araujo went back to watch Vinicius, but this time the Brazilian was a nuisance, especially in the first half. Later, he showed bad decisions. He developed all the dangers of his team, disappear in the second half, mainly thanks to the help of Koundé. On the wings, the two international full-backs from Madrid, Carvajal and Nacho, found themselves pitted against Balde and Raphinha, everyone wanted. Nacho was forgiven for his second yellow card In the Barça line-up, the surprise was Sergi Roberto, decisive in his goal and with good moves. Without Pedri, there is not enough light. De Jong put it in a bit, but despite Barça’s dominance it lacked cleanliness.
really, the start of the party that was promised alternatives. Pressure from Madrid from the start, with a shot by Benzema after losing Sergio Busquets before the end of the first minute. Lewandowski responded with a deflected shot from outside the area after long possession by Barcelona’s midfield. He denied Coutois, who soon after repeated a header from Raphinha when finishing off a pass from Busquets, in a partnership that seemed to work between the two.
A near-costly accident
Barcelona started well but an accident, after a great internship by Vinicius, broke the balance. The Brazilian took a pass from Camavinga in the area and, facing Busquets, launched a cross with a very small angle which bounced off Araujo and misdirected Ter Stegen. The ball entered the goal.
The Uruguayan did not have a holy face, like other nights against Vinicius, who shortly after making a tunnel, grew up after the action of the goal. But Koundé was there to establish himself as the leader of the defense; or Christensen, that slightly away a center of Raphinha. Minutes later, the Uruguayan cleared the slab with an own goal.
Christensen returns to disturb Courtoi on a big heel in the middle by Frekie de Jong. And the Belgian avoided a Barça goal again by narrowly deflecting a fine left-footed shot from Raphinha after a run from the right. De Burgos apologized a book card to Nacho when he already has when Raphinha is stopped for a foul with a slap to the face.
Barcelona got stronger his search siege After the tie as the break approached, Sergi Roberto ended Barcelona’s long siege. After a mistake by Raphinha when shooting, a cross from Araujo led to a series of shots and rebounds. The last one, from Militao, landed at the feet of Sergi Roberto, who restored the equalizer in the last game of the half.
After the break, Barcelona didn’t leave that Madrid sought new advantages. He pressed it and a Lewandowski shot went past Rüdiger’s sticky mark. The Pole pressed and looked for the goal and tried an earwig to the center of Sergi Roberto, growing into the game, which went wide. Madrid, for its part, could not dominate despite its need.
Again Raphinha, motivated like no other, appeared to test Courtois, who sent in a corner as the Clásico headed into the final quarter of an hour. Ancellotti, after the week of the Champions League against Liverpool, renewed his entire midfield in search of new energy. An error by Koundé, who until that moment was replaying a good game, created a chance for Benzema who was interrupted by Ter Stegen. AND, shortly after, one of the newly incorporated players, Marco Asensio, scored but offside. Scared and, after another exchange of goals, Kessie produced delirium after Lewandowski’s heel, Ansu’s cross and the ‘President’ shot. from the hope of Madrid to the bliss of Barcelona.
TECHNICAL FILE
FC BARCELONA: Ter Stegen (3); Araujo (2), Koundé (3), Christensen (3), Balde (2); Sergi Roberto (3) (Kessie (3), 76′), Sergio Busquets (2), Frenkie de Jong (3); Raphinha (3) (Ferran (2), 83′), Lewandowski (3), Gavi (2) (Ansu Fati (3), 90′)
REAL MADRID: Courtois (3); Carvajal (1), Militao (3), Rüdiger (3), Nacho (1) (Mendy (1), 62′); Kroos (2) (Rodrygo (2), 62′), Camavinga (2) (Tchuameni (1), 76′), Modric (2) (Ceballos (1), 76′); Valverde (1) (Marco Asensio (2), 76′), Benzema (2), Vinicius (3)
THE OBJECTIVES: 0-1, Araujo, pp, 9′; 1-1, Sergi Roberto, 45′; 2-1, Kessie, 90’+2
REFEREE: From Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Committee). Cards to Nacho (18′), Raphinha (33′), Sergi Roberto (64′), Modric (69′), Balde (91′), Ceballos (90’+5)
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Source: La Verdad
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