Fury Towards Lamine: Real Madrid Celebrate Derby Win After Provocative Comments

“As long as I win they are unable to say a word,” Lamine Yamal once stated, but on this occasion he came up short and opponents closed in for him. Comments were made he was overly vocal; came the response that, indeed, they were going to see him off the pitch; the message was words mean little. And that was just the players: further remarks from commentators in their pulpits, individuals who never lose.

On the eve this epic clash, young Lamine Yamal who says he left fear behind in his hometown suggested that Real Madrid benefit from decisions and moan, or so it goes. He also offered a reminder that on his previous visit he had been the Santiago Bernabéu – as a youngster with blaugrana dental work, a spark in his gaze and a right foot they didn’t know he possessed – he beat them 4-0. Yet that was past and this was now. And, more mature now, exactly a year on, his side fell short. He knew, as opponents made sure.

Jude Bellingham scores clásico decisive goal as the Madrid club pull clear of their rivals

As the final whistle sounded on a wild, intense latest clásico that felt a little like old times, Lamine Yamal approached towards Dani Carvajal, hand out. Rather than taking it, Carvajal made the classic jibber-jabber motion. The match was challenging following with all the action that unfolded in over an hour and forty-five that went before, an encounter of numerous attempts, multiple scores scored and three more disallowed; now it was too much.

All at once there were players everywhere, racing in and out of sight and converging, police pulling people away from each other. In the middle the scuffle, Madrid’s goalkeeper took up the offer to continue the dispute in the dressing room area. The Brazilian forward was restrained, him saying to another player as well they talk to much. Raphinha hurried to stop his countryman, the defender also present. “The scene resembled when we youth,” Aurélien Tchouaméni commented.

Shift in Momentum

In April, Tchouaméni had written: “Opponents rejoice in our losses as if we will never win again. We will return stronger.” Madrid were defeated in the clásico Copa del Rey final 3-2 after additional minutes, a collective breakdown greeting the end, ice cubes being thrown. Two weeks later, they suffered another loss. In four clásicos, Madrid were defeated four times, league, cup and Super Cup going to Barcelona. Their defense allowed 4, 5, 3 and four. But there is always tomorrow and it turned out Tchouaméni proved correct.

Only once had Barcelona ever secured five derbies consecutively, Pep Guardiola’s historic streak ending with the famous 5-0 against José Mourinho’s team, and it was not repeated. This past weekend, Real Madrid ended the coach’s perfect record as manager, beating their arch-rivals 2-1 to move five points clear at the top of the table.

Significance

The Madrid squad required this. The celebration reflected this, team members dancing together. Likewise, the crowd’s roar, their stadium louder and intense than on a clásico day in recent memory: “incredible,” Jude Bellingham described it. Manager Xabi Alonso echoed this. Asked whether the win represented a relief, if existed a mental block regarding important matches, a fixation, Xabi Alonso responded: “That is the media’s narrative.” But he did admit that the result represented “more than a win, but our recent history and what it means for the squad; the players required that feeling of securing a victory in a major fixture.”

Last season Madrid had not won any. On fourteen occasions they were defeated: Lille, Italian club, English team, Bilbao, Espanyol, Betis, Atlético, eastern side and Arsenal each defeated them. There wasn’t one victory against a top-tier opponent. Carlo Ancelotti went and was replaced by Alonso but it continued. Madrid secured five games in the global tournament, signs of a structure developing, a game plan, but they faced Paris Saint Germain.

Current Campaign

That is part of the prior year, the coach said. Yet the new campaign, under his guidance season, began with six wins consecutively before city rivals came and scored 5 past them. It was positive defeating newly promoted, Mallorca and Osasuna however, against the big teams? Now at last they had beaten one of them too. Moreover it wasn’t just that Madrid triumphed, but also the manner they achieved it.

The opposition had players out: Joan García, young midfielder, attacking midfielder, Robert Lewandowski and Andreas Christensen were all missing. So too the winger, whose significance might now be fully recognised in absentia. Others weren’t fully fit, defender and Lamine Yamal among them. Among substitutes were several individuals who hadn’t started a league game, two more who had started only once; two 17-year-olds, young talents and two who are nineteen. Plus a centre-back, Ronald Araújo, who finished the match up front again. Even their manager was missing, Flick banned and located in a commentary box. His assistant, his assistant, has been in the dugout three times: he suffered defeats in each one.

Tactical Analysis

Much is made of Barcelona’s defensive setup, but their offense struggled well during the match. Of all comments directed at the young player that day, perhaps the most revealing came from Vinícius mid-match, taunting the teenager by telling him: “Your play is backwards passes.” Regarding their defense, more porous than before with the defender departing, defensive intensity on opponents dropping and coordination off, one opponent made six clear chances against them, Rayo 5, Andalusian side 5, Catalan club three. Last year they trapped Kylian Mbappé offside on multiple occasions in a high-scoring game; yet, overshadowed by the defeats, was that in the last meeting he got three goals, Real Madrid always positioned to create chances currently.

Decisive Actions

With this approach, especially. The match served as a start and also an end in itself. “Going forward we’re going to need much of our performance in this game,” Alonso said. They put the ball result in goals five times – three efforts disallowed for offside – missed {a penalty|a spot-kick