Leaders FC Barcelona ended Real Madrid’s unbeaten start to the league campaign with an emphatic 4-0 win in the season’s first El Clásico. Kylian Mbappé had an extremely frustrating match in front of goal. The Frenchman was caught offside on a career-worst eight occasions. That’s the most by any player in a single La Liga game in the last 10 seasons.
Unfruitful El Clásico debut for Mbappé
Los Blancos has been a dominant force of late, coming out victorious in the last four El Clásicos. But Hansi Flick’s remarkable start to the season brought back hope for Barcelona. The Blaugrana won 11 of their first 13 games under the German coach.
While he inflicted an embarrassing defeat to his former employers Bayern Munich in midweek, Real Madrid put on a five-star second-half performance against Borussia Dortmund. Fresh from their European exploits and 48 hours before the Ballon d’Or ceremony, the timing was impeccable for the clash of the titans.
The game has lived up to the pre-match expectations. For starters, it was an end-to-end encounter. The visitors dominated possession, but the defending champions came close to scoring on multiple occasions in the first half-hour.
On Tuesday, Real Madrid was extremely efficient in front of goal after the break. However, Carlo Ancelotti’s side lacked that decisiveness in their multiple attempts to exploit Barcelona’s high-line defense.
More than anything, beating the offside trap was the bigger challenge Madrid’s attackers faced. Mbappé, who was playing his maiden El Clásico, was caught offside six times alone in the first 45 minutes.
Mbappé unwanted record: The New Offside King
He found the net in both halves, but it was offside on both occasions. At the end of the game, Real Madrid players had 12 offsides to their names to Barcelona’s one. And, the 25-year-old French striker had eight of them.
Mbappé tied an unwanted record with that stat. Since records began for…
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Author : Eskender Tamrat
Publish date : 2024-10-26 23:04:07
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