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“Whenever I win they can’t say anything,” the young star once stated, but this time he didn’t win and opponents were coming for him. Comments were made he was overly vocal; came the response that, indeed, they would see him outside; they told him talk is cheap. This included just the players: further remarks from the preachers in media platforms, individuals who never lose.

On the eve the clásico, young Lamine Yamal who says he left fear back in his hometown implied that Real Madrid rob and moan, or so it goes. Additionally, he offered a reminder that on his previous visit he had been Madrid’s home ground – as a youngster with blaugrana dental work, a spark in his eye and his shooting ability was unexpected he possessed – his team triumphed 4-0. Yet that was past and this was now. Moreover, an adult now, precisely twelve months later, he was beaten back. He knew, they told him so.

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As the match conclusion went on an intense, heated latest clásico that felt a little like past encounters, Lamine Yamal approached in the direction of Dani Carvajal, offering a handshake. Rather than accepting it, Carvajal made the old jibber-jabber gesture. The match was hard enough following with everything that happened in over an hour and forty-five that preceded it, a match of numerous attempts, multiple scores scored and three more ruled out; now it was impossible.

All at once there were footballers all around, running in and out of sight and converging, police pulling people away from each other. In the middle the scuffle, Madrid’s goalkeeper took up the offer to resume the dispute down the tunnel. Vinícius was restrained, him saying to another player else they are too vocal. Barcelona’s winger was running to intervene with his countryman, the defender also present. “It was when we youth,” Aurélien Tchouaméni said.

Turning Point

In April, the French star had written: “Opponents rejoice in our defeats as if our winning days are over. We will return stronger.” Madrid were defeated in a derby Copa del Rey showpiece 3-2 in extra time, a collective breakdown following the final whistle, projectiles being thrown. A fortnight later, they suffered another loss. In four encounters, Madrid were defeated four times, La Liga, cup and Spanish Super Cup won by their rivals. They had conceded four, 5, 3 and four. However there remains tomorrow and it turned out Tchouaméni was right.

Only once had Barcelona previously secured five clásicos in a row, Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking streak concluding with the famous 5-0 versus Mourinho’s team, and it was not repeated. On Sunday, Madrid ended the coach’s perfect record as manager, defeating their arch-rivals 2-1 to go five points ahead at the top of the table.

What It Means

Madrid had needed this. The celebration reflected this, players dancing together. Likewise, the noise, their stadium louder and more edgy than on a clásico day for years: “amazing,” the English midfielder called it. Manager Xabi Alonso said so too. When questioned whether this was a relief, if there had been a psychosis around important matches, a fixation, he shot back: “That’s you lot’s thing.” But he did admit that the result represented “not just a win, but our recent history and its importance for the squad; the boys required that feeling of winning a major fixture.”

In the previous campaign they failed to secure a win any. Fourteen times they were defeated: French side, Italian club, Liverpool, Athletic, Espanyol, Betis, city foes, Valencia and Arsenal each defeated them. There wasn’t one victory against a truly big side. Carlo Ancelotti went and was replaced by Alonso but it continued. Madrid won five games at the Club World Cup, signs of tactical organization developing, a game plan, but then came Paris Saint Germain.

Season Progress

That is part of the prior year, the coach stated. But the next season, under his guidance season, began with six wins in a row before city rivals visited and scored five against them. The results were all well and good beating newly promoted, Mallorca and Osasuna however, against the big teams? Now at last they had beaten a major rival too. And not only that they won, it was the manner they achieved it.

Barcelona were missing unavailable: backup keeper, young midfielder, attacking midfielder, star striker and defender were absent. So too the winger, whose significance might now be appreciated by his absence. Others weren’t fully fit, defender and Lamine Yamal included. On the bench were several individuals who hadn’t started in La Liga, two more who had started only once; two 17-year-olds, four 18-year-olds and two who are nineteen. Plus a centre-back, Ronald Araújo, who ended it up front again. Even head coach was missing, Flick banned and stuck in a commentary box. Marcus Sorg, his assistant, was in the dugout three times: he has lost all of them.

Game Breakdown

Much discussion focuses of Barcelona’s vulnerable high line, but they did not attack well on Sunday. Among the things that were said at the young player on Sunday, maybe the most telling came from the Brazilian during the game, mocking the teenager by saying: “You’re all backwards passes.” As for that backline, more porous compared to past with Iñigo Martínez departing, defensive intensity on passers decreasing and coordination lacking, one opponent created multiple opportunities against them, another team 5, Andalusian side 5, Catalan club three. Previously they trapped Kylian Mbappé offside on multiple occasions in an open clásico; yet, overshadowed by losses, is the fact in their most recent match he scored a hat-trick, Madrid always positioned to get opportunities now.

Key Moments

With this approach, in particular. The match served as a start and also an end in itself. “Going forward we’re going to need a lot of what we did today,” Alonso said. They put shots result in goals five times – three efforts disallowed for offside – failed to convert {a penalty|a spot-kick