Barca's four-goal away win over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu is believed to be the happiest moment of the season for countless red and blue fans. The next national team match days will keep us away from La Liga for a while.
But that doesn't stop you from revisiting the details of the national derby and seeing what Xavi has done, how Barcelona, in the rebuilding, has won four goals away from home.
01. The reason why Real Madrid lost: it is all to blame For Benzema! No striker how to win
Although it is a joke to blame Benzema for Real Madrid's loss, the offensive impact on a team without the arrow in front of the attack is huge.
Real Madrid did not have no chance in terms of the start, but because there was no real striker in the 460 formation, they missed the possibility of winning the first hand.
Araujo's coming to defend Vinicius as a right-back is not entirely successful. The key point is that real Madrid is only Vinicius on the flank in front of the attack, then Barca is easy to defend.
So Araujo actually didn't follow Vinicius on his feet this time, but because there was no one in the middle of the Real Madrid penalty area, Vinicius could only pause to return the pass.
It is worth noting that Barça centre-back Garcia once again showed his command skills, waving his hand to let his teammates make up the position, while ignoring Modric's front insert of his own back space.
Barca's defenders were a big problem, and if Real Madrid had a real striker at the time, Vinicius might have already had an assist.
Even if it weren't for the high quality of Ter Stegen's save and even controlling the direction in which the ball flew out, Modric could have scored with a make-up shot under the eyes of Garcia and Alba.
Because without Benzema, Real Madrid is suddenly in front of the winger, can not really threaten Barca's center-back, which also makes the red and blue team defects will not be exposed, thus playing their own characteristics on the offensive end.
02. Xavi Tactical Stick: Constantly depleting the physical strength of Real Madrid centre-backs
Compared with Barca's center-back guarding an acre and three points, the Real Madrid center-back's range of motion and control of the field are actually better. But it is also for this reason that under the whirlwind of Xavi's team interspersed and fast-playing, the physical consumption of the Real Madrid backcourt is enormous.
Barca's two strikers and midfielder De Jong have a lot of sprinting in the front, they play a big role in receiving the overall advancement, and also make Real Madrid backcourt pressure is not small.
The most typical is this one, Felan Torres on the outside, Pedri stepped forward to pull Real Madrid centre-back Militao to the wing.
Aubameyang then moved sideways, and Real Madrid's remaining centre-back, Alaba, was also taken out of his defensive zone.
We should praise Pedri for being too strong at his feet, he easily played With Militang and sent the ball over, Ferran Torres attacked the Real Madrid defence, which no longer had a centre-back in the middle, but unfortunately was blocked by the chasing Casemiro.
Why Barca's ribs at the offensive end and the number of passes to the core area are much higher than the quality of Real Madrid is related to the arrival rate of the front catch point, and at the same time, the Real Madrid backfield continues to accumulate fatigue, paving the way for Xavi's key blow to hit the opponent's soft ribs.
03. Xavi has an artifact: it hits Real Madrid's soft underbelly
Xavi's cleverness is to first consume Real Madrid's centre-backs through tactics, and then hit their soft underbelly with one move, which is the fundamental reason for Barca's sudden outbreak to win.
In terms of performance in this game, Xavi's accuracy in terms of tactical layout and details is not even weaker than Guardiola when he was in charge of Barca.
The defender's attention will drop as the game progresses, the key is to let them run, move, and slowly get tired and sleepy.
The 2 centre-backs of Real Madrid are not tall and the air defense is not good. In fact, in the Spanish Super Cup, Xavi also held high to bring the game into extra time.
Dembele has 2 assists in this game, which at first glance seems to be a cross, but it is actually very knowledgeable.
The first goal was a pass around the top of Alaba's head, and Aubameyanka's header in front of Militon was a scene of true striker's success.
Real Madrid do not have Benzema, Barca have Aubameyang, plus Dembele's good pass, the goal is a matter of course.
Aubameyang's expected goal this time is as high as 0.62 (close to 0.75 penalty), the right shot is expected to be 0.95, for the striker, all to do is touch the ball, and then there is a high probability of waiting for the goal.
Of course, many people will say that Dembele's second assist was a corner kick, which seems to have a small gold content.
In fact, Dembele is responsible for the passing landing point to be accurate, behind the goal, it is still Harvey's tactics that are too targeted.
How did Dembele's corner kick get? It was just over The Head of Alaba and then Arahoka scored with a header in front of Militon. Why is Xavi arranged this way, because Alaba is not a real centre-back, his header landing point prejudgment and control deviation.
Militang is not heavy enough, and the card position ability is weak. Once someone wants to walk in front of him, It is difficult for Militang to remedy. Xavi pinpointed the weakness of real Madrid's double centre-back, from layout consumption to precision strikes, and so it was 2-0 at halftime!
Araujo, who has scored five goals this season, is actually far more eye-catching on the offensive end than when he was defensive. Barca should renew his contract as soon as possible, leaving the promising iron guard of the defensive line.
Conclusion:
Barca's midfielder has always been very strong and all it takes is a true striker to cash in on goals. Aubameyang is now eating bread, but his age is here
Barca want to continue to take off next season, and they can't just bet on one veteran. Even if you can't buy Haaland, you have to come to a powerful forward to rotate with Aubameyang. La Porta! Do you know how close Barca are to a new peak? It all depends on how much support you can give Harvey!