Offside nightmare

The super classic is the match that Kylian Mbappe has been waiting for a long time, who scored 6 goals for PSG in 4 previous matches with Barcelona, ​​including a double in Catalunya last season.

This is considered the ideal Super Classic for Mbappe, based on the power of space, when Barcelona always pushes the defense high. The French player also desires to prove himself after not performing as expected.

Facing Mbappe is a defense that causes the opponent to fall offside the most among the 5 major European leagues (6.95 times per match). This is the risk to develop a better attack that Hansi Flick offers.

Flick decided not to change the way he played. In El Clasico, this system is operated by Barca with extremely high precision.

Within just half an hour, on the last night before Spain set the clock to winter time (today, October 27, equivalent to 25 hours), the linesman raised his flag to catch Mbappe offside. 3 times, including a goal not recognized by VAR.

In the first 45 minutes, Flick’s trap caused Real Madrid to be offside 9 times: 6 by Mbappe, 2 by Vinicius and 1 by Jude Bellingham.

In this way, the waves of attacks that Madrid created did not have any accurate shots towards goalkeeper Inaki Pena’s goal.

After the break, Real Madrid’s offside fouls increased to 12. The former PSG player alone had another goal rejected.

Having successfully broken the offside trap, Mbappe had his teammates pass the ball twice to face Inaki Pena, but both were successfully blocked by his backup goalkeeper.

Fall

The defending champion had to bow to his biggest rival, as well as the record of 43 consecutive unbeaten matches that Barca held during the period of Luis Enrique (7) and Ernesto Valverde (36) – including 34 wins, 9 matches. draw.

The defeat against Real Madrid took place on September 24, 2023, losing 1-3 in the Madrid derby with Atletico at Metropolitano Stadium. After 31 wins and 11 draws, “Los Blancos” could not equal the record with their great enemy.

In midweek, Real Madrid exploded with 5 goals against Dortmund in the second half thanks to the guidance of Vinicius, the author of the first hat-trick of his career in the Champions League.

There was no similar thing before the day Vinicius sang Paris to attend the 2024 Golden Ball ceremony. The Brazilian player was helpless in front of Jules Kounde so well.

When Mpbappe could only rush to the offside, Vinicius was separated on the left wing, Real Madrid completely calmed down before the strength of Barca.

Marc Casado, symbol of Barca’s anger at the hands of Hansi Flick with the La Masia platform, started the difference by using a twisting pass to the Madrid defense so that Lewandowski beat Lunin in a one-on-one position.

Almost immediately, Lewandowski himself doubled the lead from Balde’s cross. The Polish player also missed two good opportunities not long after.

Ancelotti changed, Hansi Flick also changed. When the home team was deadlocked, with Bellingham’s unbelievable miss after Modric’s free kick, Barca settled the match.

Raphinha assisted Lamine Yamal to score the third goal with a tight right foot shot. After that, the Brazilian player lobbed the ball over the head of a somewhat heavy Lunin, sealing the result 4-0.

Barca even had a chance to win 5-0 but failed to take advantage. Anyway, this result is a slap for Real Madrid and Mbappe, as well as widening the gap between the two teams to 6 points.