The game: Barça suffered at the heart of the game
It was not the flamboyant Barça we saw against Manchester City. The Catalan club started well and finished well. But Real Madrid has made life difficult for Blaugrana. From 20th to 56th, merengue club won the battle of the environment and dominated proceedings. Above, the Real has also benefited from the decline of the Catalan block and the absence of Barcelona cleaners. But after the goal of Luis Suarez, FC Barcelona got back in the right direction, leaving less space and putting his foot on the ball to hurt the opposing defense through the talent of his attackers. In the end, it was a game marked by several periods of domination.
Players: Benzema was enormous, Messi has long been too discreet
Karim Benzema has not missed his appointment. The striker of the Blues was very present. Each Madrid dangerous action, it was never far away. By his technique, his vision of the game, its business, the French was a poison. Best of all: it was decisive with his brilliant backheel on goal from Cristiano Ronaldo, who has not weighed him more than that. Madrid side, Marcelo also signed a great game. Active offensively in the right Madrid period, the Brazilian side has both limited Lionel Messi. If Sergio Ramos was too late in the opener, Gareth Bale has been shown transparent after the hour mark.
Karim Benzema face Gerard Pique during the “clasico” – Liga 2015 – AFP
The inverse of Lionel Messi in fact. The Argentine was very quiet for an hour before returning to wake up in the heart of the game after the second Catalan goal. But if he has issued a new decisive pass for the first goal, we waited more than four Golden Ball. Within the MSN, Neymar has shown him but a little too “crunched”, while Luis Suarez was able to be decisive. Gerard Piqué, meanwhile, was omnipresent in defense alongside good Jérémy Mathieu. The Rakitic-Iniesta-Mascherano trio was one of the reasons for poor Catalan happening at a time when they suffered before Isco and Modric in particular.
The tweet: If Barca does not need to be brilliant …
Barca was not sparkling. But right now, the Catalan club does not need it to win. Even against Real Madrid.
The turning point that did not happen: Ronaldo and Bale have missed the boat
At the 43rd minute, Real Madrid had two opportunities to take the lead. But Cristiano Ronaldo saw his shot from 20 meters to be slammed by Claudio Bravo. And seconds later, it’s Gareth Bale, found by Benzema, who failed to adjust his shot at close range. Two actions that could or should have realized the domination of Real. Two failures costly in the end.
The stat: 6
Luis Suarez has become an asset of the FC Barcelona. The proof? Former Liverpool scored six goals in his last seven appearances in La Liga. And its realization in Clasico is a marvel. His touch and ability to place his cross-shot are a kind of treat.
The question: Does a Real Madrid lost the title?
Four points is nothing. Anything can happen while still ten days to go. And yet, this Sunday night, it seems that Real Madrid has said goodbye to La Liga. At Camp Nou, merengue club has missed his chance many times to take this Clasico who held out his arms. In the end, Barça gave him a crushing blow. One more for the Real that through a bad patch.
This team, which has won just one of their last five matches in all competitions, is no longer the one putting on successes like pearls in the fall (22 consecutive wins). Something broke and Carlo Ancelotti has never been challenged. But it will now take this Clasico lost, which is never trivial. To make matters worse, another concern of the Real and not least Barca in full swing. And thanks to the talent of his players, he does not even need to be great to win. Recognizing this, four points ahead, this seems a lot. Really. Too much, even.
Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo during Barca-Real Madrid – 2015 – Panoramic
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