Barcelona 1-2 Real Madrid: 6 things we learnt from El Clasico
Against all the odds, Real Madrid did it. When very few gave them a chance, they did it. After losing 4-0 in the previous El Clasico encounter at the Bernabeu, they did it. Real Madrid have finally beaten Barcelona—and in what an epic fashion.
Going into the game as underdogs, the mental weakness was blatantly apparent in the opening half an hour of the game as Madrid could hardly get the ball out of their half. Making three passes in a row seemed like a gargantuan task for the Blancos.
Barcelona failed to capitalize, however, and had to pay for it in the end—they didn’t know what hit them as all they did was run and stare at Madrid’s wrath for the last 30 minutes here.
Anyhow, the clash was a beautiful spectacle from which we learned a few things—and here are 6 of them.
Madrid’s barrier more mental
For the first 30 minutes of the clash, it was as if only one team came to play football as Barca were all over Real Madrid. The Whites looked hasty in possession and taking the ball out of their own half looked like the hardest job in the world.
However, once the game went on and fatigued started to kick in for Barcelona—who were viciously bullying their rival to such an extent that if felt like they had forgotten that they had to last for 90 minutes—and the Blancos started to get a look in, they actually showed that in terms of footballing ability, they are match to the Blaugrana's class.
So, why do they get themselves embarrassed by losing more frequently than ever before? Well, from the looks of it, it is more of a mental barrier that stops Real Madrid than anything else.