Rage Against Yamal: Los Blancos Revel in Derby Win After Provocative Comments

“As long as I win they can’t say a word,” the young star previously remarked, however on this occasion he came up short and they closed in for him. They said he was overly vocal; came the response that, yeah, they were going to meet him off the pitch; they told him talk is cheap. This included just the players: there was more from the preachers in media platforms, men who never lose.

Just before this epic clash, young Lamine Yamal who claims he left fear behind in his hometown implied that Real Madrid benefit from decisions and moan, according to reports. He also provided a recollection that the last time he stepped onto Madrid’s home ground – as a youngster with blaugrana dental work, a glint in his eye and his shooting ability they didn’t know he had – he beat them 4-0. Yet that was past and the present differed. Moreover, more mature now, precisely twelve months later, his side fell short. It was clear, as opponents made sure.

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When the final whistle went on an intense, intense latest Madrid-Barca match that felt a little like past encounters, Lamine Yamal approached towards Madrid’s captain, hand out. Instead of accepting it, Carvajal made the old jibber-jabber gesture. The match was hard enough keeping up with everything that unfolded in the 105 minutes that went before, an encounter of 38 shots, three goals recorded and additional efforts disallowed; at that moment it became impossible.

Suddenly there were players everywhere, running in and out of sight and converging, police separating individuals apart. Amidst the scuffle, Thibaut Courtois took up the invitation to resume this down the tunnel. The Brazilian forward was being held back, he telling someone as well they talk to much. Raphinha was running to intervene with his compatriot, Antonio Rüdiger there too. “The scene resembled our young,” the midfielder said.

Shift in Momentum

Earlier this year, Tchouaméni posted: “They celebrate our losses like we will never win again. We will return stronger.” Madrid were defeated in the clásico Copa del Rey final 3-2 in extra time, emotional scenes following the final whistle, projectiles being thrown. A fortnight afterwards, they suffered another loss. In four encounters, the team were defeated four times, La Liga, cup and Spanish Super Cup won by their rivals. They had conceded 4, 5, 3 and 4. However there is always tomorrow and as it happened he proved correct.

On just one occasion have the Catalan side previously secured 5 clásicos in a row, Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking streak concluding with the famous 5-0 versus Mourinho’s side, and it was not repeated. On Sunday, Real Madrid ended the coach’s perfect record in charge, defeating Barcelona 2-1 to go a significant margin clear at the top in La Liga.

Significance

Madrid had needed the victory. The celebration reflected this, players celebrating together. Likewise, the noise, the Bernabéu more vocal and intense compared to on a clásico day in recent memory: “incredible,” Jude Bellingham called it. Manager Xabi Alonso echoed this. Asked whether this was a weight off his shoulders, if there had been a mental block regarding big games, an obsession, Xabi Alonso responded: “That is the media’s narrative.” Yet he did admit that this was “more than a win, and our recent history and what it means to us; the boys needed that feeling of securing a victory in a big game.”

In the previous campaign Madrid failed to secure a win in such matches. On fourteen occasions they were defeated: Lille, Milan, English team, Athletic, city rivals, Sevilla-based, Atlético, eastern side and London club each defeated them. They did not achieve one victory versus a truly big side. The previous manager went and was replaced by Alonso but it continued. The team won five games at the Club World Cup, signs of tactical organization emerging, an idea, however they faced PSG.

Season Progress

That defeat belongs to the prior year, the coach stated. Yet the new campaign, his term, started with six wins in a row before Atlético visited and scored 5 against them. It was positive defeating newly promoted, Mallorca and Pamplona side however, against elite opponents? Finally they defeated a major rival too. And it wasn’t just that they won, it was the way they achieved it.

The opposition had players unavailable: Joan García, young midfielder, attacking midfielder, Robert Lewandowski and Andreas Christensen were all missing. So too the winger, whose significance might now be fully recognised in absentia. Several players weren’t fully fit, Jules Koundé and Lamine Yamal among them. Among substitutes they had five players who hadn’t started a league game, two more who featured only once; teenagers, four 18-year-olds and a couple who are 19. And a centre-back, Uruguayan star, who ended it in attack again. Additionally head coach was absent, Flick suspended and located in a radio cabin. His assistant, his assistant, was in the dugout on three occasions: he suffered defeats in all of them.

Tactical Analysis

Much is made of Barcelona’s vulnerable high line, yet their offense struggled effectively on Sunday. Of all the things that were said to Lamine Yamal on Sunday, maybe the most telling was from Vinícius during the game, taunting the teenager by saying: “Your play is backwards passes.” Regarding their defense, more porous compared to past after Iñigo Martínez departing, the pressure on passers dropping and the timing lacking, one opponent made six clear chances against them, another team five, Sevilla five, Catalan club three. Previously they trapped the French forward offside eight times in an open clásico; yet, overshadowed by losses, was that in the last meeting he scored three goals, Madrid always positioned to get opportunities now.

Decisive Actions

With this approach, especially. This was a beginning as well as an end in itself. “In the future we’re going to need a lot of what we did in this game,” the manager commented. The team had the ball in the net on five occasions – three efforts disallowed due to offside – failed to convert {a penalty|a spot-kick