Veteran striker and Lamine Yamal were among scorers as Barcelona thrashed rivals 4-0 to move six points clear at top of La Liga
Life is good lived on the edge. Barcelona played the clásico atop a high-wire, a fearless plan executed with perfect precision, and finished at the top of the table, six points clear. Three days after scoringto exorcise European ghosts, Hansi Flick’s team came to the Santiago Bernabéu and scored four more, their wonderful week complete.
That so much attention had been on Flick’s offside trap was justified; less justified was that it had been considered reckless rather than genius, his philosophy a central feature of this clásico and Barcelona’s success. The team that apply the highest line in Europe, forcing more than twice the offsides of anyone on the continent, did it again.
That speaks to the coordination, bravery too; it also comes with risks, especially against forwards as fast as Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior, and that was played out immediately, Mbappé dashing clear after just 85 seconds. The position was perfect: coming in off the left, he opened up his body, dropped his shoulder and pulled the shot to the near post.
It wasn’t entirely one way, either: an outrageous back-heeled assist from Lewandowski sent Lamine Yamal clean through but he scuffed the shot – he might have been offside too – Raphinha fired high, Iñigo Martínez headed over and Andriy Lunin saved from Pedri.And then, on 30 minutes Mbappé scored, dashing through to lift it int the net. VAR called him offside, though; it was the fifth time he had been caught.
There was just time for Mbappé to run free once more. The shot was saved and the flag was up, of course.
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