El Clasico this season has been one-way traffic. Barcelona have scored a total of 16 goals in 4 matches against Real Madrid. And this time was no different, 4 goals were scored by Barcelona; 2 by Raphinha, 1 by Lamine Yamal and 1 by Eric Garcia.
Mbappe and France fans had a Deja Vu of the World Cup 2022 final
Although Mbappe and France fans had a Deja Vu of the World Cup 2022 final as Mbappe managed to score a hattrick but failed to win the match for his team.
The last El Clasico was hosted at Barcelona’s home as a star-studded audience was in attendance. Travis Scott, Thierry Henry and Terry Crews were at the stadium to support Barcelona. Travis Scott‘s music label ” Cactus Jack” was the main sponsor of Barcelona’s jersey for the match and the artist was happy to support the team through the stands.
Travis Scott’s music label ” Cactus Jack” was the main sponsor of Barcelona’s Jersey
The match started with the same intensity that Barcelona have been playing in the season and Madrid looked like they would sit deep and attack in counters.
5th minute as Cubarsi committed a mistake
The only problem being Barca were committing mistakes and it proved lethal in the 5th minute as Cubarsi committed a mistake at the back and Mbappe was fast on reacting on it and to stop him, Szczesny took him out in the penalty area meaning a straight penalty awarded to Real Madrid and Mbappe obliged with a calm and cool finish. It looked like finally Ancelotti understood how to nullify Flick’s vertical football.
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Another mistake by Lamine Yamal was caught by Dani Ceballos
Another mistake by Lamine Yamal was caught by Dani Ceballos which sent Real into another counter, Vinicius freed Mbappe on a run and the Frenchman featured again on the scoresheet in the 14th minute. It looked like game over for Barcelona but the football that they have played this season, even Ancelotti knew they would be back.
Barcelona stayed true to the game even after going 2 down and it paid as in the 19th minute, Eric Garcia slotted a header past Courtois and just like that Barcelona were back in the game.
Lamine Yamal scored a world-class goal to bring the score into parity
The goal gave Barca more confidence and the possession of the ball showed. Pedri and De Jong were running circles in the midfield and Madrid could only see and admire. Lamine got into the party as well releasing Raphinha on numerous occasions but it was the 17 year old boy wonder who scored the equaliser against the Spanish rivals. Lamine Yamal scored a world-class goal to bring the score into parity.
And 2 minutes later, Raphinha scored from a Ceballos and Mbappe mix-up leaving the Brazilian to run with the ball and finish into the side netting. He again received another gift as he and Ferran Torres capitalised on a Lucas Vasquez mistake in the penalty area to make it 4-2 in a matter of seconds.
The first-half saw 6 goals in total and the fans expected more goals
Now the game looked done and dusted before the Half-time. The first-half saw 6 goals in total and the fans expected more goals galore but the second-half was a different approach from both the teams. While chances were being created, both teams looked more conservative in their approach.
Second-half saw Ancelotti make some changes as Luka Modric and Brahim Diaz were brought on the field for Dani Ceballos and Arda Guler, respectively. This saw some balance being instilled in the Madrid midfield and also Barcelona started to relax and attack only when needed while keeping the ball. In the 70th minute, Kylian Mbappe scored from another counter attack, which made the score 4-3.
Tchouameni’s hands being in a natural position, dis-allowing Barcelona to go clear
It opened doors for a Madrid Remontada but Barca countered the goal well as they looked pro-active after the goal and started playing the fast-lane football again. In the 78th minute, the referee turned down a VAR intervention as he saw Tchouameni’s hands being in a natural position, dis-allowing Barcelona to go clear.
In the 94th minute, another Barca goal was dis-allowed by the VAR as the ball hit Fermin Lopez’s hand during the buildup of the goal, meaning that Barcelona survived a 1 goal lead but the important thing is that they have gone clear now of the 2nd placed Real Madrid and are now just clear favorites to win the La Liga.
