Question of hunger… and many more things: What’s happening with Mbappé and Bellingham?
Barça is hungrier than Madrid. It is evidence that has been seen since the month of August and that was ratified at the Bernabéu. The 0-4 is a true reflection of what the two teams have been doing this season. Madrid was kept undefeated by its spectacular squad and the abysmal technical difference with 90% of LaLiga teams, but the game and attitude have left much to be desired in these first three months of competition. Barça, resurrected by Flick, discovered all its shortcomings with a damaging victory. There were four and there could have been more, because unlike what happens to Madrid, when you smell blood…
The Clásico leaves half of Madrid affected. First, Ancelotti, who must answer many questions. What does the team play? What are you doing with Bellingham? Is Mbappé like that or is he not getting the most out of him? Either he fixes it quickly or the season is going to be very long and its end is going to be near…
Mbappé was offside
When you see the summary on TV you will realize that you missed a golden opportunity to destroy Barcelona. Mbappé was offside and sent a good handful of one-on-ones against Iñaki Peña into limbo. The Frenchman, one of the most powerful and fastest forwards in the world, does not need to live so on the edge of the line, but he fell offside again and again, seeing how a great goal was disallowed in the first half. Ancelotti became desperate with the six offsides that were pointed out to him in the first half.
In the second half he adjusted better, but he wasn’t fine. His miss against Iñaki Peña in the 64th minute aborted any attempt at a comeback.
Mendy, Tchouaméni, Monday…
Madrid lost to Barça, among other things, because some of its players did not live up to what the match demanded. Mendy is far from his best level and enabled Lewandowski to make it 0-1. But beyond that positioning error, it was a headache when getting the ball out.
The Tchouaméni Classic is one of those that marks the career of a player in a club. The Frenchman came into the duel with doubts and the match did not help him dispel them. Tchouaméni is not providing the solutions expected of a midfielder and ended up replaced by Modric.
Then there is Lunin, who cannot be blamed for the defeat, but who could have done more in the 0-1 draw. Lewandowski, from the front, scored very easily.
Madrid is left without the best streak in history
The white team left its unbeaten streak of games at 42 and was one behind Barça. The Barça team protected its crown thanks to Lewandowski’s goals and a good defensive exercise. The whites had lost for the last time on September 24, 2023 against Atlético and broke their streak against Barcelona. Two very painful defeats, especially this one at the Bernabéu.
What did Lewandowski do!
The Pole decided the Classic with two great goals, but he wasted a historic opportunity to repeat the success he achieved with Dortmund 11 years ago. Lewandowski scored two great goals in two minutes and missed two that were much simpler. The first, already at 0-2, into an empty goal with Lunin already beaten: he sent it to the post.
Bellingham is going crazy
Bellingham is a shadow of the footballer who burst into the Bernabéu last season. And it is not his fault, but rather the management that is being done over him. Every day he plays in a position that is not his and the boy, although he gives his all, does not shine. Playing close to the right wing, playing as a full-back for many minutes, is a bad joke that Ancelotti must correct immediately.
Lamine Yamal
He is a chosen one. He showed it at the Euro Cup, he continued to show it at the start of the League and he confirmed it at the Bernabéu. He didn’t have his best game, but three strokes were enough to silence the Bernabéu. His great goal with his right foot was a declaration of intentions: Madrid is going to suffer a lot with him.
