At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 21, the 29th round of La Liga started the national derby, and Real Madrid hosted Barca. Within 9 minutes, Aubameyang and Araujo made a series of achievements, and Barca used a cross from the side and a header to bomb and penetrate the real Madrid gate twice! Dembele had two assists at halftime, becoming the first player in nearly 13 years for a national derby with two assists at halftime.
Ferran Torres
In the last 248 national derbys, Real Madrid have won 100 and Barca have won 96. Real Madrid lined up in a 4141 formation, with top scorer Benzema absent due to injury, Rodrigo as centre-forward and Valverde and Venicius on both flanks. For Barca, Aubameyang, Ferran Torres and Dembele lead the trident.
Aubameyang missed his chance
The two sides attacked and defended each other, with Valverde testing Ter Stegen with a low shot and Aubameyang's powerful left-footed shot, forcing Courtois to make a save.
In the 29th minute, Barca broke the deadlock:
Barca scored first
Pedri split the ball to the right and Dembele singled out Real Madrid left-back Nacho one-on-one. Dembele suddenly sped up and sent a cross! Inside the penalty area, Aubameyang leaned over and headed the ball over the top to give Barca a 1-0 lead!
Harvey
The goal exciteed the barca team and manager Xavi celebrated wildly on the sidelines!
Aubameyang
Judging from the opening performance, Barca played aggressively, Dembele frequently tried to break through on the right wing, Pedri's organizational tandem was just right, Aubameyang finally seized the opportunity, and the debut goal of the national derby scored.
Barca attacked, Dembele's speed and explosiveness beat Nacho, and Aubameyang's reaction speed was much faster than Militon's. After joining Barca in the winter window, Aubameyang has scored eight goals!
In the 38th minute, Barca scored another goal:
Barca 2-0
It was Barca's corner kick opportunity, Dembele's cross and Araujo's header!
Harvey couldn't help himself
Taking a 2-0 lead, Barca boss Xavi's joy was written on his face. Barca's cross tactics have been miraculously effective, taking this corner kick as an example, Araujo is in a defensive vacuum - the combination of Real Madrid centre-backs, Militan and Arabba, there is no clear who will keep an eye on Araujo, and the Uruguayan center-back has made a miracle.
Araujo
In just nine minutes, Aubameyang and Araujo scored two goals in a row to help Barca lead 2-0! Xavi's tactics have worked wonders – everyone would have thought that Barca would stick to the short-pass infiltration style of play, which is true, but Barca also have secret weapons: under-the-bottom crosses, header bombing, focusing on Nacho's left wing, and slamming Militang and Alaba's free space, which is an offensive idea that Real Madrid did not expect. I have to admit that Harvey does have an idea.