Real Madrid won the third league El Clásico in a row: This was the main key to success – Športky.sk

David Alaba and his goal celebrations with teammates Source: SITA / AP / Joan Monfort

BARCELONA – Real Madrid footballers scored fully in the third league “EL Clásica” in a row. In the hit of the 10th round of the Spanish La Liga, they triumphed on FC Barcelona 2: 1 and swayed the chair even more under Ronald Koeman. After Patrick O’Connell, the Dutchman is only the second Catalan coach to lose the first three duels of traditional rivals in office. Barcelona is in the table up to ninth with a loss of six points to the leader of the Real Sociedad San Sebastian, Madridians are second by one point behind the Basque team.

For the first time since 2007, Barcelona entered a domestic competition against Real without Lionel Messi, who headed to Paris in the summer. Germain. The guests took the lead 32 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in David Alabu scoring the 1 – 0 goal. “It’s a nice feeling to score right in the first El Clásic. But more importantly, we scored three points at Camp Nou and met the pre-match goal. The key to success was excellent defense. Barcelona had a high percentage of possession, but our defense was compact. there were no signs of nervousness, ” said Alaba for accredited media. So far, the only Austrian to score in a prestigious duel was Hans Krankl in 1979. He managed twice in the Barcelona jersey.

Alab’s performance was also praised by Real coach Carlo Ancelotti. “During his time at Bayerne Munich, David has repeatedly confirmed that he has a very good shot after a pass from the depths of the field. He found a good place in Rodryga’s action and did it masterfully. however, our defense also worked and we didn’t suffer even in the stages when the opponent had the ball on his feet, ” stressed the Italian coach.

Eder Militao and Ansu
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With 73 minutes played, Sergino Dest had a fantastic opportunity to reply but his shot flew harmlessly into the side-netting of the goal. At the very end, Barcelona increased the pressure to the maximum and pushed in front of the opponent’s goal. Real, however, came out with a break. Marc Asensia’s attempt hit the underside of the bar, but rebounded down into the grateful arms of Lucasa Vazqueza. From the last action of the duel, Sergio Agüero only corrected the result with the first accurate hit in the colors of Barcelona.

Koeman considers defeat to be cruel. “We definitely deserved more for the performance in the first half. In a goalless state, Dust had a tutovka, but he didn’t use it and we collected it shortly after that. “He has dangerous controls.” It was confirmed, Real had the match under control in the second half. ” the Barcelona coach admitted.

Eric Garcia, Sergio Busquets
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Dissatisfied “Blaugranas” fans surrounded his car when Koeman left the stadium. The club distanced itself from such speeches. “We strongly condemn the arrogant behavior of the group of fans that Ronald Koeman had to face when leaving Camp Nou. We will take security and disciplinary measures so that something similar does not happen again in the future.” the club stated in its opinion.

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