On the morning of October 27, Real Madrid lost 0-4 to Barcelona at home in round 9 of La Liga.
Real Madrid entered the Super Classic with an unbeaten record of 2 years and 6 months at the Bernabeu. In addition, “Los Blancos” is only one match away from Barcelona’s record of 43 unbeaten matches.
Before the match, Real Madrid announced that it would close the Bernabeu dome to amplify the sound from 80,000 home fans. However, what they received was only the stands falling silent after Barcelona’s consecutive goals.
Real Madrid received a complete defeat. Coach Carlo Ancelotti’s team lost to their opponents in all important indicators, from expected goals (xG) 1.45 compared to Barca’s 2.45, ball possession rate 42%-58%, number of shots 9 compared to 15 and pass numbers 244-374.
The only thing Real is superior to Barcelona is the number of offsides. Kylian Mbappe, the most expected star in the home team’s attack, became a victim of the away team’s very effective offside trap.
In the first half, Real Madrid was flagged for offside 8 times by the linesman, 7 of which were for Mbappe. This is the most times Real Madrid fell into the offside trap in the first half in La Liga, since the Opta statistics site began collecting data from the 2003/04 season.
In the 30th minute, Mbappe escaped after Lucas Vazquez’s pass, before kicking into Barcelona’s net. The striker born in 1998 celebrated passionately, but just a few minutes later, VAR announced an offside error and the goal was not recognized.
Vinicius, a bright candidate for the 2024 Golden Ball award, also “disappeared” without a single shot on target and only 8 passes.
On the other hand, Barca took full advantage of the space in Real’s defense to create a goal feast right at the Bernabeu. In the 54th and 56th minutes, the home defense did not follow Robert Lewandowski and let the Polish striker comfortably finish, defeating Andriy Lunin.
After the goal, Real created a few opportunities but Jude Bellingham finished poorly. By the 77th minute, the home team’s advanced squad was powerless against Barca’s two-man counterattack. Raphinha opened the ball for Lamine Yamal to “cannonball” into Real’s net for the third time, from an unfavorable position.
The third goal made Real Madrid no longer have the spirit to play. The nightmare came to the defending La Liga champions in the 84th minute, when Raphinha scored to set the score 4-0 for Barcelona.
Victory in the 6-point match helped Barcelona make a breakthrough in the La Liga championship race. At this time, coach Hansi Flick and his team have 30 points, 6 points more than Real Madrid. Barca fans experienced October like a dream when they witnessed their favorite team win all the time, including the defeat of Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.