0-4. Flick’s Barça is on display at the Bernabeu Stadium

Roberto Morales |

Madrid (EFE).- Barcelona staged an exhibition at the Santiago Bernabeu, unprecedented after the farewell to Leo Messi, with a masterful tactical lesson from Hansi Flick in their first classic game to confirm their greatness in a week in which they settled scores with “Bavaria”. at the Champions and dealt a hard blow to the reigning league champions at their stadium, Real Madrid, who cut their record to 42 games without defeat.

In contrast to his reference, Johan Cruyff, who surprised during his visits to the Bernabeu with some caution in tactical changes, Flick’s first classic player confirmed his book of style in Barcelona, ​​with which he restored the appearance of a big team against any opponent. and in any case. The forward line of defense marked the duel, regaining all its greatness.

Offsides for Real Madrid

Barça’s constant risk with any defensive breakdown is evident in every long pass. Trying at the same time to be precise in his clearances and not to lose sight of the movements of Vinicius, Bellingham or Mbappe behind him. Pau Kubarsi is nervous at times, constantly checking Carlo Ancelotti’s orders to play directly.

Barcelona, ​​who defended possession. Where Pedri’s criteria emerged, such as a powerful ability to stop a counter-attack from Valverde rushing onto the grass, as well as a lot of personality on the ball. Mark Casado’s temperament against the Giants.

Real Madrid went into action from the first half to cure the disease, but their fast start led to constant offside calls for Mbappe, who was looking to be the protagonist of his first classic game. Every undone action was a warning.

There will come a point when his position is legal and nothing can stop him, as VAR did after half an hour. Already a celebrated goal, Lucas looked to confuse the Frenchman, who made a quality save when Iñaki Pena went wide. When it did, it failed.

No midfield

Flick’s unwavering philosophy gave him control of the game, the feeling of walking on a wire after a defeat and demonstrating dominance on the ball. Lamin Yamal appeared, always ready to deflect and filter out dangerous passes like the one he sent to Lewandowski, who fired first into the air. And Raphinha, selfish because he feels at the top, is confident enough to shoot from the edge of the box, only for Balde to score.

Real Madrid lacked an individual player who could step forward with the ball in midfield. His play immediately switched from defending to shutting down the forwards: Mbappe was offside by millimeters, and Vinicius appeared in front of Kounde but forgave him when he lost his balance. He feinted at Kubarsi, but with everything to score and Kylian pushing her, he tried to trick Iñaki Pena into shooting into the back of the net.

Vinicius went from showing leadership and striking at the Champions to being frustrated by a move that could have changed the course of the game. Because Real Madrid failed to finish the game. Mbappe forgave Iñaki Pena for a poor clearance when he left his penalty area and tried to take the ball from 30 meters away, but failed to score. When he did, it was always disallowed due to offside, and the first shot was only taken during play.

Barcelona settles scores

Flick’s plan worked perfectly. He minimized the danger close to the opponent’s penalty area, and it was a matter of time before one of his attacks ended with a goal. Lunin struck Pedri, Militao parried Rafinha’s intense pass to Lewandowski, one in the goal area, Inigo Martinez headed in a header. The German coach found the key before the break. He recalled Fermin, introduced De Jong and promoted Pedri to an area of ​​greater influence.

He caught the unexpected fall of the champion in his stadium without Ancelotti answering on the board. From the defense, which failed after the start between the balls, to Lunin’s suspended state. There is no one in midfield who can put the ball down and make the team play, and it has depended more than ever on the isolated individual performances of Vinicius or Mbappe. This was the difference between a coordinated online defense like Barcelona’s and poor positioning. A simple pass from Casado helped Mendy cut in, and Lewandowski easily beat Lunin one-on-one.

This was the beginning of the concert. The score in Madrid’s last four classic victories came down to Barcelona’s overwhelming dominance at the Santiago Bernabeu. Four minutes later, the classic was sentenced. The time that separated Lewandowski’s double, who scored 14 goals in 11 days with a free header from a measured pass to Balde.

For the second game in a row, Real Madrid were forced to play, and on this occasion they lacked both success and belief. He never believed in European players returning to La Liga. No matter how many chances Mbappe had, he was denied and the second goal was disallowed due to incorrect positioning.

The victory could be felt because after Real Madrid’s defeat all of its defensive shortcomings showed up with gaps. Lewandowski forgave two very clear goals, the first into an empty net with a shot into the post, and between the errors in the strike of Bellingham, unsuccessful this season, and Mbappe, the goal arrived, making Yamal the youngest scorer in the history of the confrontation. , an improvement in quality and ending the Barça party, deserved by Rafinha in another deadly counter-attack that exposed all the shame of the champion in front of his fans.

Technical sheet:

0 – Real Madrid: Lunin; Lucas Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy (Fran Garcia, m.86); Chuameni (Modrić, m.63), Fede Valverde, Camavinga (Brahim, m.77), Bellingham; Vinicius and Mbappe.

4 – Barcelona: Iñaki Pena; Kunde, Pau Kubarsi, Inigo Martinez, Balde; Mark Casado (Dani Olmo, m.65), Fermin (De Jong, m.46), Pedri (Gavi, m.87); Lamin Yamal, Rafinha and Lewandowski.

Goals: 0-1, m.54: Lewandowski. 0-2, m.56: Lewandowski. 0-3, m.77: Lamin Yamal. 0-4, m.84: Rafinha.

Referee: José Maria Sánchez Martínez (Murcia Committee). He showed a yellow card to Vinicius (80) and Militao (87) for Real Madrid; and Casado (43), Kounde (69), Pena (82) and Gavi (90) for Barcelona.

Incidents: Match corresponding to the eleventh day of EA Sports La Liga, played at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in front of 78,192 spectators.