Notes and points for Barcelona in the Classic with five failures
He Barcelona football club fell in Classical after a match in which they led the scoreboard twice, but Javi Hernandez’s men allowed themselves to be overcome by those Real sparks that left them with eleven points and the feeling that La Liga was lost unless a miracle happened.
IN ElDesmark We celebrate and evaluate individually the performance of the Barcelona players in the match with Real.
Ter Stegen (6): After six days in a row without conceding a goal, Vinicius had to come to break the run with a penalty, despite getting his side right. He also couldn’t do anything about Lucas Vazquez’s goal, but saved a one-on-one against Vinicius for 2-2.
Kunde (7): Surprisingly, he played in the team instead of Araujo, covering for Vinicius. Very attentive and quick when the Brazilian wants to run, and he only failed to do so when he overtook him for Madrid’s second goal.
Kubarsi (4): He gave Lucas Vazquez a penalty kick that left his leg behind, costing his team 1–1. He didn’t seem to like the open space.
Araujo (6): The match that the Uruguayan played to justify himself after his exclusion, against PSG. He had some good chances but couldn’t hold off Brahim for Bellingham’s goal.
Cancel (0): Lucas Vazquez made fun of him for the first goal. He is always outclassed when it comes to defense and lacks presence in attack, giving Raphinha an alternative.
Christensen (7): He played as a holding position and opened the scoring with his header, passing the ball to the far post, beating Toni Kroos. Very reliable to avoid hospitalization of Jude Bellingham. It is noticeable that on the field the team is safer at the back when it has to retreat.
Frenkie De Jong (6): Good first part in which he showed that he can regain his best rhythm. Whoever was responsible for coming out with the ball from behind won several split goals. However, during a match against Fede Valverde, he suffered a heavy blow to his ankle and had to be carried off on a stretcher in the final minutes before half-time.
Gundogan (4): Another great character named after his fight with Araujo. He did not show the character his teammates demanded and was overshadowed in midfield.
Rafinha (4): He provided the assist on Christensen’s corner kick. He did not appear on the left flank as he did in the Champions League quarter-final against PSG. He was replaced at the hour mark.
Lamin Yamal (7): Another night to show that age is not a barrier to playing these games. He outclassed Eduardo Camavinga several times, changing pace, leaving the Frenchman behind. He was on the verge of scoring in the first half, but the ball did not go all the way through after a very controversial save by Lunin.
Lewandowski (4): He didn’t have the ball to chase in the penalty area. He made an exquisite control from Araujo’s long pass but found no target to beat Lunin with Vaseline. Now he’s in the game.
Lamin Yamal in the Classic match against Real Madrid (Photo: Cordon Press).
Substitutions for Barcelona vs Real Madrid
Pedri (5): He was a starter who dropped out of the eleven but was forced to leave due to an injury to Frenkie de Jong. It was noted that he was not far from his best level and had to play at half speed.
Fermin (6): He replaced Christensen after the break to find a more attacking profile and made no mistake from a small area to score Barça’s second goal.
Ferran Torres (5): He missed one on one, but was offside.
Joao Felix (6): He came out to unbalance the game, but did not have the opportunity to enter the last meters.