Bellingham gives the Clásico to Madrid and freezes Montjuïc

Barça dominates but allows itself to be overcome by a stronger Real Madrid

BARCELONA, 28 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Real Madrid beat FC Barcelona in the Clásico (1-2) this Saturday at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, on matchday 11 of LaLiga EA Sports, with a comeback signed by its great star Jude Bellingham in two of the few clear chances that Ancelotti's team had, which is once again the leader thanks to knowing how to suffer and to come back with a habitual punch.

Barça had the Clásico in their hands, with a first half of a clear superiority in which the regret was seeing the goal only once. He scored for Barça and had two very clear chances that went off the post. There, in the lack of success, he let Xavi's team escape this Clásico against a Real Madrid that his Bellingham diamond, touched by a golden wand, rescued with two blows of his claws.

Real Madrid came back in a Clásico with two very different parts. And if Barça was better for more minutes, Madrid was more effective. First, with a great goal from Jude Bellingham from outside the area, with unstoppable power and surgeon-like precision. And, later, with that 'flower' that the British has at this moment, scoring at will after an imprecise touch from Modric who, without wanting it, assisted his teammate already in the injury time so that the party could begin, without room for reaction. white.

Last year, the no longer Blaugrana Franck Kessié gave Barça the Clásico (2-1). This time, the script was similar but with the protagonist dressed as the antagonist and vice versa. And Bellingham, who has earned the white sky with this performance, rescued his team, saved it from burning and allowed his teammates to go to the locker room knowing they were leaders, still tied with a Girona FC that remains unstoppable.

There was no happy ending to the concert that Barça prepared for the visit of their false majesties of the Rolling Stontes. And Barça was superior, but a lot, in a first half in which they had the ball, with restraint and determination to always play one short pass too many and not take risks except in possible clear chances, which they had.

Real Madrid, locked in, had no chance this time to go on the counterattack with Vinícius or Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham, very well marked by Gavi despite the physical difference, had a hard time touching the ball in the danger zone. But the passage of time, and the physical collapse of a Barça depleted by injuries becoming noticeably visible, meant that Madrid had more of the ball, locked Barça in and peppered them with few but forceful and successful chances.

Before the debacle, beyond Gündogan's goal, the young youth squad Fermín López - brilliant in positional play in his first Clásico - sent a ball to the post, João Félix and Alejandro Balde exploited the left wing and forced Dani Carvajal to double efforts. Real Madrid only had one shot from Carvajal himself into the side of the net and a long shot from central defender Antonio Rüdiger. Everything seemed controlled and on track for Barça.

The initial tactical battle was won by Xavi Hernández, who knew how to handle well the surprise that Carlo Ancelotti's system brought. Barça came out with their usual 4-3-3 but in attack Balde moved up the left wing at will and the team was left with 3 centre-backs. Real Madrid, on the other hand, put Dani Carvajal as a shadow of João Félix, in individual marking, and became a third central defender with Valverde as the right back.

With these drawings, Barça won. And he did it through possession, by searching for João Cancelo from his winger position, by seeing Ilkay Gündogan become the best of the Xavi players. Coaches often say that you must be good in all aspects to win and Barça did it, and dominated and went into the break with an advantage.

And, as soon as the second half began, after a high shot from Rodrygo, the Blaugrana centre-back Iñigo Martínez sent a header to the post after a corner taken by Fermín López. Second wood for a Barça that dominated, that was better established in the green but that saw a tight and dangerous 1-0 on the scoreboard, unable to put more ground in the way of Real Madrid.

It was Barça's big 'but'; He doesn't score anymore. Real Madrid, who are usually comfortable in these scenarios, waited and waited and took advantage of his greater physicality to end up winning. Of course, he breathed with Iñigo Martínez's header against the post following a corner in the 50th minute. An opportunity that could have easily been 2-0, but Ilkay Gündogan's opening goal in the 6th minute, taking advantage of two defensive errors by the Whites to beat Kepa, became the only 'culer' goal.

Real Madrid was being more dangerous in the second half, always from afar. But FC Barcelona, ​​which was well positioned, got confident and went a little behind. Toni Kroos, Tchouaméni and finally Jude Bellingham tried the long shot and the Englishman did it wonderfully to shoot Ter Stegen and tie the Clásico in the 69th minute. It was only the second shot on target, but unstoppable.

Now, the whites and Girona have a 4-point margin over a Barça that could pay dearly, on a mental level, for this Clásico. Seeing yourself superior and better and ending up defeated, at home, in a duel that was only equal at the end in terms of power and chances, must be hard. But Barça noticed the physical decline that led Fermín López to be changed, or to see Robert Lewandowski with the recently received medical discharge enter but without being able to contribute anything, just like Raphinha. This Classic came too early and Madrid took advantage of it to go further and score.

There were hardly any controversial plays in a Clásico with fair play. In fact, the Blaugranas and Blancos had few discussions with referee Gil Manzano. Of course, after half an hour of play it got a little heated when a possible uncalled foul on João Félix coincided with an overacting by Vini Jr, who confronted the fourth referee and Xavi who touched his face with both hands asking him to move on. calm down

Beyond this specific action, the Classic was a 'rock and roll' concert on the grass, with increasing action and leaving the hits for last. First part totally blaugrana, second part whiter than 'culer'. And all this under the watchful eye of Roonie Wood, Matt Clifford and Mick Jagger, three of the Rolling Stones who enjoyed a 'concert' with their famous tongue out and the new album 'Hackney Diamonds' advertised in Montjuïc.

--RESULT: FC BARCELONA, 1 - REAL MADRID, 2 (1-0, at halftime).

FC BARCELONA: Ter Stegen; Araujo, Christensen, Ignatius Martinez, Bucket; Gavi, Gündogan, Fermin Lopez (Oriol Romeu, min.71); Cancelo (Lamine Yamal, 75th minute), Ferran Torres (Lewandowski, 61st minute) and João Felix (Raphinha, 75th minute).

REAL MADRID: Cape Town; Carvajal, Rüdiger, Alaba, Mendy (Camavinga, min.52); Tchouaméni; Valverde, Bellingham, Cross (Modric, min.63); Rodrygo (Joselu, min.63) and Vinicius (Lucas Vazquez, min.90 5).

1-0. Min.6, Gundogan.

1-1. Min.68, Bellingham.

1-2. Min.90 2, Bellingham.

--REFEREE: Gil Manzano (C. Extremeño). He cautioned Fermín López (min.17) and Ferran Torres (min.45 2) at FC Barcelona and Carvajal (min.60) at Real Madrid.

-- STADIUM: Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, 50,112 spectators.