The slow start of Barcelona the league the season continues like the Blaugrana lost 3-1 to Real Madrid at Camp Nou in the first The classic it’s from the season. Barça played well in the first half, felt isolated in the second after a controversial penalty The whites and lost three points at home to their biggest rivals.
FIRST HALF
Barça had a very slow start to the game and paid for it in just five minutes, when a terrible defensive failure left Federico Valverde alone in the area to give Madrid the advantage. Barça woke up quickly after receiving a goal and instantly drew after a brilliant pass from Lionel Messi, and assistance from Jordi Alba and a touch from Ansu Fati.
In eight minutes the match already had two goals, and the fun continued after that. Barça pressed very high on the field looking to recover the ball and create chances, and had a great one in a counterattack that ended with Messi in a heads up with Thibaut Courtois, who made a great save. On the next play, Neto stopped Karim Benzema, and we were very close to 2-2 in the first 25 minutes.
The game slowed down a bit after that in terms of opportunities, but both teams were intense and exchanged periods of dominance in attack, and the two sides were solid enough on defense to avoid further back problems.
At halftime, a very entertaining game was all straight and clearly in play before the final period.
SECOND HALF
The second half started much the same way the first ended, with both teams doing a good job stopping each other, although Ansu Fati and Philippe Coutinho had a couple of really good chances but failed to hit the mark.
Fifteen minutes into the game, the controversy: Lenglet took off Sergio Ramos’s shirt inside the area, Ramos fell to the ground to try to win a penalty, and it came after a VAR review. Ramos scored from the point and Madrid took the lead.
Barça needed an answer but could not create danger, and Ronald Koeman refused to make changes until the 80th minute, when a trio of attackers approached to try to score a tie. Nothing happened, despair struck when Neto had to make three incredible saves to keep Barça alive, and time quickly ran out.
Then Luka Modric scored the third for Madrid and the game was over. The final whistle arrived, and Barça has just seven points after five the league matches. And they have lost The classic. My weekend is ruined. Hurrah.
Barcelona: Net; Dest, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba (Braithwaite 87 ‘); Busquets (Trincão 81 ‘), De Jong; Pedri (Dembélé 81 ‘), Messi, Coutinho; Fati (Griezmann 81 ‘)
Objective: Fati (8 ‘)
Real Madrid: Courtois; Nacho (Vázquez 43 ‘), Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Valverde (Modric 69 ‘), Casemiro, Kroos; Asensio (Rodrygo 81 ‘), Benzema, Vinicius
Goals: Valverde (5 ‘), Ramos (62’ feather), Modric (90 ‘)
