Except for Erling Haaland, the best superstars in the world are all appearing at El Clasico. If Vinicius is the new owner of the Golden Ball, then his teammate Kylian Mbappe is still considered the best player in the world after the Messi-Ronaldo era.

Return to being

On the opposite side, Raphinha is replacing Neymar and Vinicius himself to help Brazil overcome the crisis. At Barcelona, ​​he was the undisputed leader and played as important a role as any other compatriot who was a soul in Catalunya. Meanwhile, Lamine Yamal continues to maintain his explosiveness and naturally becomes a counterweight to Kylian Mbappe or Vinicius.

This classic match is also a heated confrontation between a group of players grown from La Masia such as Curbasi, Casado, Gavi, Lamine Yamal of the Catalan team and famous stars such as Vinicius, Mbappe, Valverde or Bellingham on the other side. home team side.

All the materials that create the unique value of the Classic match, to make its meaning far beyond a regular football match, seem to have returned at this time, after a long time of being lost. and loss of identity: It is the competition for worldwide influence, the level of football playing, the rivalry between stars or different football philosophies.

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Barcelona returned to a development model based on valuable content at La Masia with coach Hansi Flick, while Real Madrid continuously brought young talents from around the world to the Bernabeu to perfect their version of the Galaxy. 3.0 from Mbappe to Endrick or Guler.

A balance of football quality was reborn at a time when the whole of Europe had to witness the systematic decline of Barcelona for a long time, and the lone battle between Real Madrid and the representatives to from the land of fog in the  Champions League.

Both Carlo Ancelotti and Hansi Flick focused on promoting the characteristics and technical qualities of the players they had, and creating the most effective winning machines until the Clasico.

The Italian strategist’s creative process is longer and has achieved great achievements in terms of titles over the years. But Hansi Flick was not too slow in the process of reviving Barcelona’s football quality after only 4 months of work.

Find the winning formula

All groups of players represent the essence of two teams that are shining in completely opposite structures and football philosophies. How Ancelotti and Hansi Flick help their stars win a 6-point match is more exciting than ever. The strategy has become a classic part of this match, it was brought to its peak in later battles between Pep Guardiola-Jose Mourinho or Ancelotti-Luis Enrique.

And after defeating most of Hansi Flick’s predecessors, the Italian strategist will be tested against an opponent that promises to give him a headache. Basically, Real Madrid are masters of attack, counter-attack, siege and finishing games in all the best ways.

Vinicius, Rodrygo or Mbappe are brutal assassins in every tactic that Carletto chooses. But the Italian coach’s problem is the balance between attack and defense. Having to constantly change personnel in the midfield area to ensure the connection and smoothness of the system, as well as finding suitable space for Jude Bellingham to shine is a big challenge for Ancelotti.

The English midfielder cannot play like Toni Kroos, but it is also difficult for Ancelotti to choose between the defensive-minded Tchouameni or Luka Modric, to regulate the pace of the match and push Bellingham forward.

El Clasico is also likely to be decided by the defenders, because not only do Real Madrid’s defenders make mistakes so often, but also because Hansi Flick likes to take risks with high positions to press and use the full-write trap. enough to.

Barcelona’s organization is not complete and there is a risk that the structure without the ball when pushing the team high will cause the defensive line to become chaotic. The defenders constantly expose the two borders, the central midfielder pair, usually Pedri-Casado, loses position because they have to follow the opponent’s striker to play the drum.

But this is working, thanks to the ability to quickly change states, attack in depth, directly, based on the speed and technique of Raphinha and Yamal, and the decisiveness of Lewandowski.

Understandably, Ancelotti will choose to play counter-attack defense to exploit Barcelona’s weaknesses thanks to Vinicius, but if he can control the speed of the Brazilian striker and the game in general, the Catalan team will have a chance. to win at the Bernabeu.