In the mind of 'GOAT', Warsaw, the smile of Messi who saw El Clasico win completely "What a beautiful victory"
Oct 28, 2024
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Barcelona's momentum is scary. Even the away El Clasico won. It was also a 4-0 victory. Barcelona won 4-0 in the 11th round of the Spanish Primera Liga in 2024-2025 season against Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the 27th (Korea time). Barcelona maintained its lead with 10 wins and 1 loss and 30 points. It widened the gap with second-place Real Madrid (24 points, 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss), which suffered its first loss of the season, to 6 points.
Barcelona, which remained in second place last season, replaced Xavi Hernandez and brought in Han Ji Flick, who wrote the myth of treble in Bayern Munich. As much as Coach Flick experienced a disastrous failure in the German national team, there were voices of doubt, but he is producing remarkable results. Barcelona won 4-1 with Hafinha's hat trick in the third leg of the 2024-2025 European Champions League phase against Bayern at home on the 24th.
Even El Clasico against Real Madrid scored four goals to secure the victory. Flick-style bold offensive football is showing amazing power in the early stages.
On the other hand, last season's European champion Real Madrid upgraded its power by bringing the much-desired Kylian Mbappe to the stage, but lost his pride with a complete defeat on the day. Real Madrid had their best line-up in full, but did not score a single goal. In particular, Mbappe, who had high expectations for his first El Clasico, was humiliated by offside eight times.
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Messi also cheered after the game. He left a message on his social media, 'What a beautiful victory' Messi left Barcelona crying after failing to renew his contract three years ago. It was an unwanted breakup. Messi was considering returning to Barcelona afterwards, but he advanced to the U.S. Major League Soccer. Nevertheless, Messi still doesn't seem to have affection for Barcelona.
The home side Real Madrid came out as a 4-4-2 model. At the front, Vinicius Junior, who is likely to win Mbappe and the Ballon d'Or, made a two-top appearance. The midfield consisted of Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Aurelien Chouameni and Edouard Camavinga. The four backs were made up of Ferland Mendy, Antonio Rudiger, Eder Militão and Lucas Vazquez. Andriy Lunin kept the goal.
The away team Barcelona faced each other 4-2-3-1. Roberto Lewandowski stood at the front line, while Hafinya, Fermin López and Lamin Yamal sat at the second line. Pedri and Marc Casado kept the midfield. Alejandro Valde, Pau Kubarsi, Inigo Martinez and Jules Kounde made up the four backs. The goalkeeper's gloves were worn by Iñaki Peña.
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Real Madrid's offensive continued. In the 21st minute, Vinicius made his own breakthrough. He shot past Kounde and Inigo. Unfortunately, it missed. Real Madrid went on the offensive afterwards, but failed to break through Barcelona's offside trap. Barcelona blocked Mbappe and Vinicius through a high-line defense that has been in force recently.
Real Madrid shook Barcelona's net in the 29th minute of the first half. Mbappe scored. However, by the time Vazquez's pass went out, Mbappe's position was offside. The score was called off.
In the end, the first half ended 0-0. Real Madrid committed eight offside in the first half alone. Six of them were up to Mbappe. Real Madrid created a chance, but the game unraveled as Barcelona planned.
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Real Madrid also fought back. In the 18th minute of the second half, Mbappe received a pass from the back and broke down the back space of the defense for the first time in a long time. Peña faced a one-on-one situation, but his shot was blocked by Peña's super save.
In the 20th minute, Mbappe shook Barcelona's net once again. It was offside again this time. The position to receive Valverde's pass was offside. The score was canceled again. In the 25th minute, Mbappe had another chance to face Peña, but again, he bowed to Peña's good defense.
After overcoming the crisis, Barcelona scored with an efficient attack. Yamal, helped by Hafinha during the 31st minute counterattack, scored his third goal. Yamal, who has emerged as the ace of Barcelona and Spain, scored his first El Clasico goal at the age of 17. Yamal is listed in history as the youngest El Clasico scorer.
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Barcelona's scoring streak didn't stop there. Hafinha penetrated the back space of the defense in the 38th minute and scored his fourth goal of the day with a neat chip shot. The game was over as it was. In the extra time of the second half, Mbappe had his last chance to score, but again, he was blocked by Peña's good defense. Mbappe finished the first El Clasico scoreless. The match ended with a 4-0 victory for Barcelona.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
