Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, El Clasico 2-1 FT

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Re: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, El Clasico 2-1

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Cristao II wrote:3rd win over Barca in a row.
Zizou has had Barca's number since he came out of retirement. I dont think Barca has beaten Madrid since his return.
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Re: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, El Clasico 2-1 FT

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As impressive as Barca have been in their 3-4-3/3-4-2-1, it was absolutely the wrong formation to face Real given the lack of defensive coverage offered by the front 3. Real steamrolled them in the first-half. The switch to a back four was a must.
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Not so much the back 3 for me as the failures of De Jong on both sides of the ball and the resulting imbalance in MF. Dutchman needs to adapt his game better, to suit the needs of his team.

Barcelona's failures yesterday began from the lack of efficiency in the possession game
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Re: Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, El Clasico 2-1 FT

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txj wrote:Not so much the back 3 for me as the failures of De Jong on both sides of the ball and the resulting imbalance in MF. Dutchman needs to adapt his game better, to suit the needs of his team.

Barcelona's failures yesterday began from the lack of efficiency in the possession game
Barca is a poor team with a poor coach,this Barca team will not make top 5 in EPL.

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