In Las Vegas, the city that never sleeps and where the lights never go, Rafinha’s talent won barcelona In the most important game of this season for the team from xavi hernandezagainst : classic real madrid, A friend who was sometimes not friendly at all, and had a special spice in it, which was Robert Lewandowski debuts with the Catalan team jersey.
In front of an audience of over 61,000, Bursa left a better image with the good contribution of its brand new reinvention, One against Real Madrid that showed that without Karim Benzema they are far from being the champions of the previous Champions League. Level Eden Hazard Upon his return he is still nowhere near expected, there was little he could have done vinicius over and over again with your distinctive explosion Thibaut Courtois He dressed up as a hero to keep the profits from being too high. I
Lewandowski and his debut with a Barcelona shirt.
As for reinforcement. Antonio Ruediger made a good impression, sometimes with a commanding voice in the background, but Aurelian Tchoumeni, The player for whom Real paid almost $100 millionWas in debt upon his debut.
On the Bursa side, the story was different, as they had two completely new reinforcements in the form of two of the most unbalanced players on the field. because of Argentine old acquaintance Rafinha for his scintillating performance in Leeds marcelo bilsa, It wasn’t just a brilliant left footed shot after Eder Militao’s mistake at the startbut he was also invincible with Obsessive pressure, rapid recovery and, above all, possession and imbalance.
And Lewandowski was not far behind. Polish He was very active and always on the move, Looking for the fault of the opponent. Thus, Barca clearly dominated the first half and went 1-0 up at halftime. It should also be noted that Barcelona After a 6–0 win against Inter Miami, the game came with a bit more momentum. This was his first friendly for Real.
There was also room for controversy before the end of the first part, because of a strong entrance Jordi Alba over Vinicius sparked a brawl on the pitch, which was quickly controlled by the players.
In the second half, as is usually the case in friendlies, several substitutions broke the rhythm of the game and pushed both teams away from the fields. Asensio’s entry gave Real Madrid a little more play, but it was not enough to tie.
Xavi. word of
After the game, Barcelona’s coach assured that the result was reduced by what Bursa showed on the pitch: “Today we compete against the champions of the league and the Champions League. In a friendly, not much. I think the result is less, We have been better than them, created more opportunities. We are on a good track”.
Furthermore, in conversation with Fox Sports, he said: “The reinforcements are all high level and they are going to help us. We will have a lot of internal competition and it will make us better.”
On the other hand, regarding Lewandowski in particular, he explained: “I would emphasize that everyone came with tremendous humility. In particularRobert, who has won everything in his career and almost won the Ballon d’Or, comes across with superb humility. They will help us a lot. They come hungry, which is what we need.”
Carlo Ancelotti remembers Benzema
After the collapse, the Italian coach insisted that the team felt the absence of their legendary star: “Benzema is the best player in the world, it’s clear we’re missing something when he’s not, He will play 45 minutes against America and will play more on 30th, where I will test the team playing the Super Cup. There is no one in the world who can replace Karim.”
About the match he said: “We handled the ball better in the second half. In the first we defended well with fewer blocks, But there was a lack of quality which was seen in the second half. It was a good match, with good intensity, especially with the first half.”
and off: “I have tried to put in new ones so that they can be adapted to the team’s game. It was a uniform game,” he said. I have tried to give everyone minutes because of their physical condition. I loved playing against a very strong opponent.”
synthesis
real madrid: manners; Lucas Vazquez (Odriozola, 70), Militao (Vallejo, 62), Alaba (Nacho, 46), Rudiger (Mendy, 46); Valverde (Modric, 46 min), Tchoumeni (Casemiro, 46 min), Camavinga (Kroos, 46 min); Hazard (Asensio, m. 46), Rodrigo (Marion, m. 70), Vinicius (Birches, m. 70).
Coach: Carlo Ancelotti.
Barcelona: Ter Stegen (Early Rock, m. 62); Araujo (destination, 62), Christensen (de Jong, 46), Eric Garcia (peak, 62), Jordi Alba (bucket, 46); Busquets (Sergi Roberto, 62), Pedri (Nico, 62), Gavi (KC, 46); Rafinha (Depay, 62), Lewandowski (Aubameyang, 46) and Anu Fati (Dembele, 46).
Coach: Xavi Hernandez.
Round: 0-1, m. 27: Rafinha.
Referee: Mark Altyn. He warned Lucas Vazquez (m. 65) in Madrid; Christensen (m. 34) and Jordi Alba (m. 43) in Barcelona.
