Robert Lewandowski’s Brace Leads Barcelona to a Dominant 4-0 Victory Over Real Madrid in La Liga Clasico

Barcelona won at the Santiago Bernabeu thanks to goals from Raphinha and young star Lamine Yamal after Lewandowski’s fast-paced brace. In the meantime, two goals were disallowed for offside against Kylian Mbappe, who was playing in his first Clasico for Real Madrid. The match was disheartening for Los Blancos supporters as the French forward struggled against Barcelona’s skillfully played high defensive line.

In a few of months, Barcelona has become a formidable force under the leadership of Hansi Flick. In addition to ending their four-game losing streak against Real Madrid, the victory demonstrated how successful Flick’s tactical change was.

Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, decided for a more defensive strategy, substituting Eduardo Camavinga for Luka Modric to add strength in the midfield. Madrid was offside eight times in the first half as their strategy to use long balls to take advantage of Barcelona’s high line again failed.

Mbappe, Vinicius, and Bellingham all had their efforts go unrewarded as Madrid’s attempts to penetrate Barcelona’s defense were repeatedly stopped by offside calls in a cagey first half. Madrid’s goalie, Andriy Lunin, was put to the test at the other end by Barcelona’s Yamal and Raphinha, but neither player was able to turn their opportunities into goals. A well-placed strike by Mbappe put Madrid ahead, but the goal was again disallowed for offside, leaving them without a goal at halftime.

At halftime, Flick made a significant substitution by adding Frenkie de Jong to give the midfield more control. Lewandowski broke the tie a few minutes into the second half by taking advantage of a clever feed from Casado. The home crowd was silenced as the Polish attacker sneaked past Ferland Mendy and tucked the ball past Lunin, taking Madrid’s defenders by surprise. Lewandowski scored his 14th goal of the season in La Liga two minutes later, heading in Alejandro Balde’s cross.

Mbappe’s second goal was disallowed for offside despite Madrid’s best efforts to rally, and Barcelona’s goalkeeper Inaki Pena skillfully stopped a strong effort from the Frenchman. Lewandowski missed another close-range chance and struck the post, almost completing his hat-trick.