"The worst Barca that has walked in the Bernabeu in a long time came out with an unimaginable victory":
this is how Spain described Barcelona's 0:1 win over Real Madrid last night (Thursday) in the first of two matches in the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
"Xavi parked the bus, busted the myth that the Catalans need to play well to win," added Bemarca, who is associated with the Blancos.
So although the guest obtained an important advance only thanks to an own goal by Eder Militau, Real can only make claims for themselves.
Despite having the ball for two-thirds of the time, the European champions did not register a single threat on the frame and provided a shockingly weak display.
"Madrid likes reversals so much that they decided to give a goal advantage to Barcelona, who fell behind in almost every aspect of the game. It's rare to see Barca surrender like that in possession. They came out alive thanks to their defense, their main strength this season, but they were really weak," they added. in the media in the capital of Spain.
It was very far from a typical Barcelona game.
In the absence of the three attacking anchors Federey, Ousmane Dembele and Robert Lewandowski, it focused on the defensive side and showed mostly toughness.
She held the ball just 35.6% of the time - her lowest number in an official game since 2008, after a streak of 861 games with a higher percentage.
"This was Barcelona as we have never known it, especially not in Clasico games," they wrote in "Cadena Sir", "She won through the defense, because the players who make the difference for her were on this side of the field tonight. She won at the Bernabeu without the best morals, The best dribbler and the best scorer in the team. She actually won with almost no tools, and without playing."
It seems that part of the tactics of the Catalans was also to tease the players and people of Real during the game, to get them out of their peace.
Xavi, who maintained a rather impressive record as a coach in the Clasico, received a yellow card arguing with Dani Carvajal.
The Spanish media revealed that he even cursed the Real defender and slapped him: "You are really stupid".
Vinicius was also teased several times by the Barcelona players, and Gabi was seen cursing him: "S**t".
Xavi got yellow carded for telling Carvajal: "Dumb, you're really dumb!"
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Ronald Araujo starred above all in the defense of the winner.
As in the 0:4 in Lacasico in the league almost a year ago, the Uruguayan was deployed as a right defender to take Vinicius as a project, and this time too he did not let the Brazilian play.
"Araujo wiped out Vinny and dominated the Clasico," flattered Madrid, while the Barcelona media celebrated: "Araujo was once again an impenetrable wall for Vinicius."
The Barca defense player quipped: "We know the qualities of Vinicius. He is amazing, today I managed to stop him, but there are still battles left against him."
Xavi said of Araujo that "he is one of the best defensive players in the world today", and the Catalan media were quick to point out: "He is not one of the best defensive players in the world, he is certainly the best of them".
"We didn't manage to hold onto the ball, but we made an excellent defense," emphasized Xavi.
"The 0:1 gives us a certain advantage, but we will still have to face a very strong Real Madrid and in my opinion they are still favorites."
The coach also made sure to compliment Barca's star of the night: "Araujo is one of the best defensive players in the world."
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