1. This season's La Liga is on track to end like the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, and more recently the Copa del Rey.
The fourth chapter of El Clasico confirmed that Barcelona are a much stronger team than Real Madrid, which only has lone star Kylian Mbappe – who scored a useless hat-trick, despite rising to the top of the Pichichi (Top Scorer) list .
Barca is stronger than Real Madrid. Photo: FBC
The Catalan team's style of play is reflected in the number of goals: in 4 El Clasico matches this season, they scored 16 goals against Real Madrid - who are always at a disadvantage when facing strong teams in Spain and Europe.
Perhaps Florentino Perez will have to make a lot of changes after Barcelona officially pushed for early termination of Carlo Ancelotti's contract.
The match from start to finish affirmed Barca's resilience and dedication. The match against Real Madrid once again brought the drama and excitement often seen in the matches of Hansi Flick's team.
The painful defeat to Inter Milan in the Champions League had a certain psychological impact on some players, but did not affect Barca's thirst for victory.
The El Clasico on the evening of May 11 is a decisive match for the transformation of Barca, as well as for young leader Lamine Yamal. He is the king of El Clasico, the king of La Liga and Spanish football.
Mbappe is alone in the Real Madrid squad. Photo: EFE
2. “I spoke to the players, and if they listen to me, everything will be fine,” Ancelotti declared on Saturday, after spending almost a week crafting the script for his 350th game as Real Madrid manager.
Real Madrid led 2-0 in the 14th minute with two goals from Mbappe. However, Carletto could hardly have imagined that before the break, the score was 4-2 in favor of Barca.
Blaugrana had their 9th comeback of the season with a fiery minute, ending with the sound of "ole " echoing throughout the Montjuic stadium.
Barcelona's aggression contrasted with Real Madrid's passivity. Flick's clear tactical intentions overwhelmed Ancelotti's vision, with the Whites showing a clear imbalance right after they scored the second goal.
The match was played at a tempo dictated by Barcelona, explosive in attack and still fragile in defence.
Barca made individual mistakes, like Pau Cubarsi and Szczesny in the penalty that allowed Mbappe to open the scoring. Then came a collective error, when the high defensive line was broken by a classy outside-of-the-foot flick from Vinicius and Mbappe doubled the lead.
Lamine Yamal is arrogant and proud. Photo: FCB
Barca's response was immediate and too strong for their opponents to handle. Los Blancos lacked team spirit, were loose without the ball, and were exploited by Ferran Torres's every move and stretch.
Eric Garcia scored from a corner kick in the 19th minute. In the 34th minute, Lamine Yamal created a masterpiece from an unstoppable curling shot.
3. Yamal 's equalizer to make it 2-2 was a turning point. Barca completely shook off the loss to Inter, while Real Madrid were in disarray.
As a result, just 100 seconds later, Raphinha scored. The Brazilian player completed his double in the 45th minute. Barca launched a series of powerful attacks that left Madrid stunned.
Waiting for Barca to make a mistake is reckless. Real Madrid are loose in midfield, without support from the strikers, and the defense is handicapped, so no matter how good Courtois is, he cannot make up for it.
However, Barcelona sometimes lost themselves when they were dominant, missing clear chances from Raphinha and Lamine, allowing Mbappe to complete his hat-trick. Again, the mistake was high up, this time by Inigo Martinez.
Barca touches the La Liga title. Photo: FCB
Flick made his substitutions carefully, opting for Christensen instead of Araujo – a disaster against Inter. However, every time the ball was aimed at Szczesny, the worry was still there.
Víctor Munoz almost equalized with his first touches, but his inexperience and the pressure of El Clasico saw him kick wide with the goal wide open.
The suspense only ended when the referee blew the final whistle, after disallowing a goal from each team – Mbappe was offside, and Fermin handled the ball.
Desire has overcome fatigue and Champions League pain. Seven points and three games to go, the La Liga title beckons. It is a reward to remember Barcelona's spectacular rise under Flick.
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