And now what? Modrić or Güler must play for Real, and reinforcements in defense would not be out of place

Real Madrid was badly defeated (0-4) by Barcelona in the first of the season The Classic and now has to chase six points behind in the championship after 11 rounds played.

The “Kings” opened the game well and in the first half were the better team on the field, but after two express goals Lewandowskig in two minutes (54th and 56th), Barcelona outplayed “los blancos” in the second half and took all three points. Home coach Carlo Ancelotti he wasn’t too angry after the heavy defeat.

– Is this the hardest night for me? as a Real coach? I wouldn’t say, I don’t even feel sorry for them. In the first half, we played as well as we played against Dortmund. We had good opportunities. The idea was to press high and attack, and that’s what we did for 60 minutes. This moment is difficult, but it’s always like that when you lose, especially now that it happened after 42 games without defeat – said Don Carlo and added:

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– My position is that this was an even match. We had some opportunities, the game was very intense in the first half, we could have scored if we had been a little more precise. We could have been the ones to lead. When they scored, they immediately scored two goals and sucked all the energy out of us. They had a lot of space because we took risks in the back line, and they were very dangerous on the counterattack.

He entered Real’s game in the 63rd minute Luka Modrić and in less than half an hour created two great chances.

– When Modri ​​came in, I changed my tactics because I wanted us to be more dangerous 1 on 1 – the Real coach explained the move, but the fans of the “kings” are not happy after the defeat against their biggest rival.

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Although Barcelona is the better team at the beginning of the season, few expected such a heavy defeat in Santiago Bernabéu. Since he retired Toni KroosReal Madrid struggles with the organization of the game, maintaining continuous possession and the rhythm of the game in general. The attack is full of quality, especially in vision Viníciusa Junior i Kyliana Mbappéa (which, admittedly, was missed against Barcelona), but there is a lack of connection and compactness between the lines.

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When we add injuries to that Thibauta Courtouisa (The moon could have reacted better with the first and third goals), Denmark Carvajal, to Rodry i Davida AlabeReal’s staff goes from superior to deficient in some positions. The impression is that there is a lack of creation in the midfield, especially when they are not playing Modrić or Arda Guleryou nine Valverde in Camavinga in Bellingham in Tchouaméni they are not the organizers of the game.

What can still worry Real fans is the lack of seriousness in the face of a negative result. Madrid opened with 0-2, which is logical, but discipline in the game and defensive tasks would still have to be respected until the end of the game. It is not the same to lose 0-2, 0-3 or 0-4, especially to the biggest rival. El Clasico is a game of prestige, not just results.

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Also, Jude Bellingham seems tired and exhausted after the fantastic last season he played. He immediately s English also performed at Euro and dragged her to the final where she was defeated by of Spain. The impression is that the young midfielder would benefit from some kind of rest of two or three weeks to recharge his batteries and return to last season’s level.

As for the positive sides, there are some. The home team didn’t look bad at all in the first 60 minutes of the match and with a little better timed passes in the end, they could have taken the lead after the first half. Mbappé could have scored two or three goals, and Vinícius Júnior missed the same chance he created in the middle of the first half.

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It’s also good that Carlo Ancelotti has time, nothing is lost and only a third of the season has passed. All the same, the “kings” have to find top form as soon as possible and pick themselves up after the defeat, because Barcelona looks very good, and the situation in the Champions League is not great either (six points in three rounds).

We repeat, the impression is that Real plays much better when Luka Modri ​​is in the game. or Arda Güler, and maybe it wouldn’t be bad to strengthen the defense in the winter transfer window. Florentino Perez he is ignoring that transfer window entirely, but injuries and defensive problems could make him change his mind.