El Clasico Barcelona - Real Madrid: Sad ending for ...

After Bayer Leverkusen terminated Xabi Alonso's contract in the middle of this week, the Spanish press has been abuzz with the news that this young coach will lead Real Madrid to replace Carlo Ancelotti. The royal team will announce his departure right after the El Clasico match with Barcelona, ​​taking place at 9:15 p.m. on May 11. The Italian coach will soon move to take charge of the Brazilian team to prepare for two 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America in June.

This El Clasico could be a major turning point of the season. Barca are 4 points ahead of Real Madrid, and if they win, they will almost touch the championship. If Real win, they will reduce the gap to 1 point with only 3 rounds left.

Barca were just eliminated from the Champions League by Inter Milan after extra time (losing 3-4 in the second leg, or 6-7 after 2 legs). Now, La Liga is the last major title that both teams are aiming for, in which Barca wants to complete the domestic double (if not counting the Spanish Super Cup against Real).

The domestic form of coach H.Flick's players is impressive: unbeaten in the last 15 matches in La Liga (13 wins, 2 draws), since losing to Atletico in December. Meanwhile, Real have won 4 consecutive rounds.

While the home team at the Olympic Stadium (temporary stadium, because the Nou Camp stadium will reopen next season after being repaired) exploded in attack with 91 goals after 34 rounds - their best achievement since the 2016-2017 season, Real conceded 33 goals - their worst after 34 matches since the 2018-2019 season.

Bringing in K. Mbappe not only failed to help the royal team retain major titles but also experienced a disappointing season, especially the imbalance in playing style leading to a vulnerable defense.

Bellingham (center) had a sad season with Real Madrid, especially disappointing in El Clasico matches. (Photo: AP)

Professional failures and injuries have led to stars losing themselves, both mentally and in their competitive spirit. Rudiger is easily angered, Bellingham often reacts to the coaching staff right on the field... There has never been a season when Real has been dominated by Barca as much as this season. The Catalan team has won all 3 El Clasico matches: 4-0 at the Bernabéu in the first leg of La Liga; 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final and 3-2 in the Copa del Rey final (after extra time) at the end of April.

Barca is Mr. Ancelotti's obsession when he lost to this opponent 12 times. No team has ever won against him so many times. Real's quite comprehensive defeat this season forced President F. Perez to say goodbye to the Italian coach even though Ancelotti brought a lot of glory in 2 periods leading the team.

If they win again on the evening of May 11, Barca will have won 4 consecutive matches against Real for the first time in 15 years, although statistics show that Real has a good record on the field of their great rival (winning 4/5 times against Barca on away field). Many people expect Mr. Ancelotti and his colleagues to learn from Inter Milan how to deal with Barca, but the playing style and personnel of the 2 teams are too different. Moreover, coach Flick must have learned many lessons after 2 top battles with Inter.

The return of key striker R. Lewandowski gives Barca hope of adding salt to coach Ancelotti's pain. The Polish star has scored 40 goals this season and is very good at scoring against Real, with 11 goals in 17 matches. Earlier this week, he came on as a substitute in the 90th minute when Barca lost to Inter Milan. Supporting Lewandowski will be the in-form 17-year-old talent Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, who has contributed to 54 goals this season (32 goals, 22 assists), second only to Mohamed Salah (56) in the top 5 European leagues.

Opta's supercomputer predicts Barca has a 47.2% chance of winning compared to Real's 29.7%, with the remaining 23.1% being a draw.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/sieu-kinh-dien-barcelona-real-madrid-cai-ket-buon-cho-ancelotti-19625051020582621.htm