The 29th round of La Liga is due to usher in the Spanish derby between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Since the last victory over Real Madrid, Barça have suffered 1 draw and 5 losses against Real Madrid, and the last 5 matches have been lost by Barca, which has never happened before. However, this season's Barça have gradually recovered in form after Xavi took over, and Barca' return to the top three is not without the strength to fight with Real Madrid.
Under Xavi's tutelage, Barca's best form is undoubtedly that front, and the front line composed of new signings such as Torres, Aubameyang and Traore is the key factor in Barca's strong return to the top four or even third in the second half.
Although these players are somewhat like a combination of Barça's east and west, Xavi can combine such a front into a whole, and the coaching ability is also worth affirming.
Xavi wants to rebuild Barca into a team with pass control as the core tactic, so the use of De Jong + Busquets + Pedri in the midfield is bound to improve the team's midfield control across the board, and then like the old MSN, let the forwards each play their own level.
Yes, seeing Barca's midfield starter now, it is difficult for us to feel that unlike Barça in the original five-time champions period, the three in the front court have their own characteristics and complement each other, the midfield trio has full control, easily cracking the opponent's pressing, even if it is only a low match, it is very enough for Barca, who is now reduced to playing in the Europa League.
The league has a strong counterattack, back to the third place in the table, Barca's ability to play in the league to play a stable scoring has been proven, and now what they need is to win a strong team like Real Madrid, to prove Xavi's coaching ability, to prove that Barca is still not falling.
In this Spanish national derby, Real Madrid has announced before the game that center forward Benzema and left-back Mendy cannot play, which is undoubtedly extremely positive news for Barca. Benzema's recent form needless to say, the heat of the foot is not enough to describe him, it is simply a shot, and Mendy's absence weakens the defensive ability of Real Madrid on the left side, and Barca has the opportunity to make a big fuss on both sides of Real Madrid.
However, in addition to the offensive and defensive battles, the confrontation between the two midfielders is actually particularly worth looking forward to. Barca's side is a copy of the super low version of Habeb of that year, while Real Madrid is composed of an old ceremonial three midfielder plus two impactful future stars.
Real Madrid have an advantage over Barca in terms of both experience on the pitch and their backhands on the pitch, can Barça really play their ideal tiki-taka? This is really a question that we won't know until after the game is over, but it's a sure game.