He Barcelona hit hard Real Madrid in a final that served as a football thermometer before facing the most important part of the season. Ancelotti dropped it in the preview (“It's a title that has value, when we win it, we win LaLiga and the Champions League, it gives you more dynamics to continue the season well”) and the eternal rival had no mercy in inflicting a tough defeat which would have been even worse if it weren't for Szczesny's expulsion. However, what seemed to give wings to the white club, which scored 2-5 after the VAR review, ended up leaving the most dantesque image of all. A total ineffectiveness in the more than 40 minutes that he was in Madrid in superiority.
The best plays and all the goals.
So things are, although Modric tried to look for something to hold onto in the mixed zone after the collapse (“If you have to lose a drink, it better be this one”), the reality is very different. The problem was not the final point to the septete that the white club was looking for, but the image shown in the second Clásico of the season. One that will take a while to forget
Hansi Flick's Tactical Bath
The difference was made by the understanding of each other. While the azulgranas They were clear that the key was to dominate from possession of the ball and monitor White's counterattacks… Carlo's men took to the pitch amid doubts about whether to try to combine or wait for the counterattack. The final result ended up bothering the Italian, who saw his team without resources and being forced to hit balls in search of a miracle that would not come.
The play of Mbappé's great goal was a mirage of a final in which Barcelona tied up the whites with great simplicity. “I should have taken more photos of when I had you,” says Bad Bunny's new viral hit and the idea that has to continue happening to the white players with the 1-0 at 5 minutes. And one has to always try to enjoy because you never know if we have little left… like Madrid's clock, which stopped in the 22nd minute with the work of art by Lamine Yamal.
The system again: closer to the first Galactics
There are many Madrid players who stand out from a night that was difficult to digest. The Lucas-Tchouaméni duo to defend the right wing is failing or Camavinga, who found himself overwhelmed and his eternal impulsiveness ended up costing his teammates more than one displeasure. However, the worst part is a system that does not fit anywhere. A team that increasingly resembles the first Galacticos. Much higher up, although they did not cause concern in the Clásico, and alone in the face of danger from the center of the field to Courtois.
This was the departure of the Real Madrid players through the mixed zone.
The 4-3-3 proposed by Ancelotti was suicide against a team that plays without complexes inside, where it brings together several figures to dominate the rival. With Mbappé, Vini and Rodrygo seeing them coming, Camavinga and Valverde had to face alone against a total of 5 Barcelona players. A 2 against 5 that seemed eternal. Bellingham was the only one helping (Rodrygo was also seen in some plays), but his continuous gallops to reach the rival area meant that he did not always reach help. The final happened here… and now it will be time to see if they return to 4-4-2 again to compensate the team.
Lamine Yamal asks for more
Lamine Yamal is 17 years old, yes 17. It may sound repetitive, but that doesn't mean you have to lose the focus of a footballer who can't see the end of his football. The Spanish star had a great game to lead Barcelona to a title for the first time… and ended up asking for more, like Cristiano Ronaldo did so many times. The scene was clear and the winger did not hide. With the score showing a bulky 1-5, Lamine received several untimely kicks from the whites, who were completely desperate. The last one, which ended in yellow, was Rüdiger's. In the 53rd minute, the German sent the Spaniard to the ground, who stood up imitating Cristiano Ronaldo's gesture: “More, more,” he shouted to the sky of King Abdullah.
The Barça players euphorically celebrated their victory in the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid
The play that sums it all up
And if there were many plays to review, there was one in particular that summarizes the white debacle in the final of the Spanish Super Cup. Ancelotti's men were left with one more on the pitch and the ineffectiveness was manifested on all sides. They didn't even tickle a rival who only had to retreat a little, not excessively, to feel comfortable and safe.. And to make matters worse, a couple of Barça recoveries provided the most dantesque images of the match. Madrid's positioning on the pitch was so bad that Flick's men were able to make a round of their eternal rival with one less. Some scenes that unleashed the stands, which ended up throwing olés to everyone's disbelief.
