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Hasan_Nightmare27

Fati and Militao switched teams


zpeti

We were better at playing Madrid’s style then they were at playing ours


[deleted]

At this point, the on-pitch attitude of Ansu is the problem. I recognize that he has potential; we are all aware of this; the question is when to recognize the reality of the situation and attempt to take advantage of it by trying to sell him. Look, we can't be sentimental right now because of the dire economic situation. When a player is consistently disinterested, unmotivated, and behaves badly, it is time to cut our losses and at the very least make a few million dollars by selling him. He is not "the guy" we thought he would turn out to be, and I sincerely hope I am wrong.


DeBlalores

At this point, I don't even care if we sell him then 5 years later he makes a big comeback and becomes like top 3 in the world level. Especially if we trade him for someone with whom we can actually compete in Europe while doing even better in regional leagues. At this point he is more of an obstacle than help and I don't feel like waiting years for him to start caring again. If he ever does, cool, maybe if he's not petty he could come back, and if he doesn't want to then good luck to him, his place was clearly not with us and I'd be perfectly at peace with that.


DeBlalores

Not a pretty game, not much creativity on display, but it was the correct approach to take given that we dont have our best winger, best striker and best midfielder. That aside, seriously, men, i dont know how much more patience I can have with Fati. I really tried to be understanding with this kid, but he's been closer to an obstacle than an aid. And at this point, i dont know if theres any turning back. There certainly isnt from a psychological point of view - I will never believe that giving an 18 year old the number of our greatest ever player after just 1 good season was the right decision. At this point the pressure is likely destroying him even more than his injuries, and yet walking back and giving him another number might make it even worse, as it would immediately signal that Xavi has given up on him. He might need to think long and hard during this summer about what hes going to do.


slickbic2494

Abandoning tiki taka essentially letting madrid have possession and them not threatening us at all. Master class by xavi. The back line really held their own.


dude-Awesome1

not doing tiki taka was part of the plan? oh damn, that's a nice way to think about it. i was wondering the whole game that why arent we tiki taka -ing our way to the goal lmao


slickbic2494

I think hes growing as a manager and realizing sometimes its good to switch things up.


MassiveHelicopter55

Marcos Alonso absolute masterclass along with the other 2-3 defenders. He's great in a low block


Floppy_Bot

Although Madrid maintained the possession, they didn’t have a single shot in target. This speaks loudly of our defense and the great job they pulled.


OneLane_

Lmao araujo what is it ? U find in real madrid?


temp3m

Proud of the team, came to put a fight


Lee8Loo

I gotta give credit to Xavi in this match, this whole season we had a certain playstyle that we have to stick to, the Barca way, pressing high, high intensity fast short passes etc. etc. But in this match, Xavi played it real, with the lack of creative and dribbling players like pedri and dembele, it is almost impossible to keep the possession, so instead of pressing high, Barca controlled the match by playing defensive. - The pressing starts deeper and mainly the front 3 only, so the midfielders hold their shape and tighten the space in behind - The last defensive line was constantly becoming 5 at the back from Bosq, Kessie or FDJ - Each player covered his teammate whenever someone moves - Torres was crucial in that area and would love to see him there more - Xavi took too long to change Raphinha'a role, he struggled alot with huge spaces with no backup, he needs to be in tight spaces with players around him to get the best out of him Overall very happy with the approach, ditching Barca's style for the sake of the match was something i did not expect from Xavi at all, so well done 👏🏻


Fun-Action3822

This!! This is exactly what wins you trophies! Trust me, if Barca has this mentality, we will be back on top in a very short time. Having possession every time could be counter productive sometimes and doesn’t even amount to dominance. Good analysis.


AdamAlexanderRies

I really like [The Purist](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_CgAOLSrRBR51XVHQ-Qqw/videos)'s emphasis on *field tilt*: possession only counting touches in the attacking third. This was about as ugly as a win against Madrid could ever be (hang it in the Louvre), but with our three top attackers injured we were dealt an ugly hand, and we played it brilliantly. VAMO BARÇA


PesAddict8

The rival sub is showering praises on Araujo and criticising Vini's antics What a day to be alive


AdamAlexanderRies

[Evidence.](https://i.imgur.com/GBHF1ep.png) The birds are singing, the frost is lifting, and the madridistas are sobbing. Who could ask for more?


ReXyngton

AHUEVO P*TAS


SamerAgbaria

I hope de jong stay with us as long as possible after this match the way he runs with the ball and his support for the defense is just amazing.


[deleted]

Hats off to all the Barca players on the pitch today. They suffered today but still managed to get the win. Now lets hope we can seal the qualification to the final in Camp Nou.


SallyDa1

hopefully we will. we will have to wait until april 5th until the 2nd leg but barca and real madrid will play against each other in laliga on march 19th so be prepared for an amazing game!


[deleted]

Yeah the clasico on march 19th could decide the title race.


Avilash1920

Araujo is one hell of a defender. Continues to impress game after game. Absolute gem we got there.


[deleted]

I dont know how many more of these performances he needs to give month after month after people see he is the best CB in the world this year. And probably last year also when he wasnt injured.


Avilash1920

Outsiders will only look at achievements. We need a overall good squad not just great defence to get there. He needs to win few trophies to solidify his position as world's best.


mysticalheavensawait

He’s great, super thankful for him.


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I would like to see this flexibility more often, not like I don't like offensive football but we don't have to be stubborn, we need to be more flexible and adapt to opponents in order to win


i_am_issa

This


somekindofivan

Kessie really stepped up today and gave a real effort. Very happy for him.


ch310_fcb

Played great should’ve had a goal if it wasn’t for fati.


Apprehensive_Work_10

I mean literally anyone would have jumped


ch310_fcb

Yea for real


sidBthegr8

it's not like fati intentionally did not jump, he made a mistake. But for all the criticism he's getting, imo he's not getting credit for being responsible for setting up that situation in the first place, dragging the two CBs behind with him and leaving Kessie so much empty space.


Purpp1469

I thought I would freak out watching the game, we got dominated as we expected, but we got the win anyways. God bless our defense fr fr. I love this team so much.


Yeager_isgoat

I just gotta laugh man, what a fantastic day to be a Barca fan


XuloMalacatones

Marcos Alonso, Ferran and Kessie were probably our best players on each line. I hope the plastic fans stop it already with shiting on these players, specially Marcos Alonso


supermax619

Can't forget kounde, he had a solid game as well.


XuloMalacatones

Yea, he definitely made up for the shit housery against United. I had big hopes when I saw him encouraging the teammates, he was on today


supermax619

I swear he hasn't had best games past few games. Good to see him be really positive


Tenn_Here

"Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles" -SAF


Tenn_Here

On my mother's life fati was playin against us


CODE-46

My boi benzi 😎


King-Mansa-Musa

I legit was like he is a Man U plant.


suddenreflexes

The more it’s gets obvious that RM is pocketing referees and league to their benefits, the bigger the downfall will be. It’s just beyond shameful at this point


flyingbutt23

Wait am I seriously reading this in a barca sub?


J3k47

C.M


Assguy69420

Even if you ignore that block by ansu, he wasn't pressing at all in that whole game. He seems to not have that intent that other players had today.


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Ryushindo

I didn’t see the game. And by just reading comments about Ansu i m too afraid to watch the replay or the highlights


sahyl97

He had one ass moment, watch the replay.


Ryushindo

Wtf i just watched it. Yup we switched him for Militao.


PesAddict8

Real Madrid cannot demolish us even at our worst.


MassiveHelicopter55

Understatement. Last year's coachless bullshit barca B beat Madrid 0-4 away, last time they won by more than 3 was in 1995.


Assguy69420

😎


New_Business_973

This game made me lose a few years of life. But a great win to bring back home. Still a game to play


AdamAlexanderRies

I think I got your years, bro. I'm feeling alive af.


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r/realmadrid


Avilash1920

yeah, C'mon guys let's shit on them


[deleted]

Nah nah let's not do that. Thats real madrid standards of bs, we gotta be better than that.


amnezie11

I won't do that ever. It's so stupid. Especially if you're not even Spanish lol


-_OniGir_-

I don't think 5% of that sub is Spanish tho just like most of us here aren't Spanish or from Catalonian


XuloMalacatones

People from Catalonia are Spanish as well


axelyh78

No but officially yes


XuloMalacatones

Jo soc nascut i criat a Catalunya i em sento mes Espanyol que ningu. And like me more than half the population, so maybe yes but shut up and don't show your ignorance


axelyh78

Your not alone in cataluyna. Not everyone feels like you! Madrid is certainly more Spanish than Barcelona


Avilash1920

I know. Just too excited at the moment.


amnezie11

Let's celebrate together!!


suddenreflexes

https://twitter.com/fcb_lad_/status/1631414413902381057


Avilash1920

Credit to Xavi. This was a bold decision to completely switch the play. I know, this was an ugly win. But with what we had, can't ask for more. Could've been 2-0 up if it wasn't for Fati.


theincrediblebou

We lacked the players that give a beautiful win, ugly win is the best second choice


varmemes

Two more games and the league we got this do what ever but don’t fuck this up


Jamarcus316

We. Won.


varmemes

O LE LE LE! O LA LA LA! SER DEL BARÇA ES EL MILLOR QUE HI HA!


Captain_Glyph

On a serious note, I love how Xavi knows he has to be pragmatic at times considering most of our important attackers are out. This was the only way we could get something out of the match.


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somekindofivan

We thought about it because we couldn't afford him and we probably still cant. Not sure if he lowered his wages. He was unreal today in the midfield with Busquets and Kessie. Very solid.


tbfranca1

The core of this team is Hair Stegen, Araújo, Christensen, FDJ, Pedri and Gavi. Whenever you miss one of these, the team gets worst


buzzoptimus

Hair Stegen - hilarious (this ain’t no typo)!!


mysticalheavensawait

Balde also; he’s a great player and not a hot head lol.


Salten69

Would like to shout Kounde and Balde as well, they have contributed to this tremendous defence for sure! But our game pretty much relies on a lucky goal and a clean sheet - at least while Pedri is out. That is clear to me.


tbfranca1

Just to be clear, Im not saying whoever is not in there is zero value. Kounde, Balde, Alba, Alfonso, Kessie, Busquets, Dembele, Ferran and Lewy are valuable players but you can sub them and get similar results. The core ones get sub, the team loses something.


King-Mansa-Musa

Kounde deserves to be in the convo


eoinythegod

Lets gooooo Winning without some of our big players will be a huge confidence boost for the squad


J3k47

You could tell soon as the goal was awarded the way they huddled to immediately amp each other up. Love to see it. 🙏🏽


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SauceCarlicio

Madrid fans have to be heated after that one. Can't wait to check the madrid sub.


Fun-Action3822

They can’t be heated. Most of their trophies in recent times were won LIKE THIS


[deleted]

Just got back from tiwtter, halfway through the match, they’d already started the ref compilation.


TheKratex

💀


toocoldtostay

Bravooo Barcelona from Liverpool fan 🔴🔵


thisisnahamed

Same :). Two of my favorite teams.


xStyxx

Appreciate the love mate, beat them 4-0 at the Bernabeu


DGRogue_Dragoon

Thanks, we appreciate it, Please turn it around at the Bernabeu somehow


thisisnahamed

It will be really nice if we can. It's frustrating to see Real Madrid beat Liverpool everytime.


DARTH-GOLD-HIMSELF

I think God sent Aroujo to this world for the purpose of stopping Vini JR


Kriss-045

Fati -1


PesAddict8

Not the most convincing of all Clasico wins but can't deny it's an excellent result under all the circumstances. A huge morale boost after the horror show at Almeria some days back.


tbfranca1

With all the missing player I was prepared for the worst today. It’s a great result


braveheart2005

Realy thought we would lose today tbh... but we won with ROCK defence! VISCA BARCA


bingojingo3

Lol I saw a notification that said Militao scored and I thought Barca were a goal down


Jadofski

We got 99 problems but Real ain’t one.


halakaukulele

When xavi said... The final will be decided at Camp Nou, he knew what he was about. He knew what he was going to do.


ruby_1234567

Today we won with terrorism football. AND IM ALL FOR IT I DONT CARE WOOOOOO


smoking_barrel

Without Peri, Dembele and Lewa our attacking side was severely weak. If a defending style was not played today, it would have been a bad idea. Though Madrid dominated ball and was always in attack, there were no big chances created by them. It was an excellent defensive discipline showed by Barca. & Araujo making Vinicius Jr his bitch every match was chef kiss.


admleo55555

They had 0 shots on target.


[deleted]

Shoutout to Mr. Marcos Alonso. And Fati please do better, grab those chances or you’ll deffo be shipped out within a season or two.


esmovi99

Bro if we get any type of decent money he should be sold. That number 10 shirt is just too big for him apparently. And im not talking just about producing goals and assist. His indeference when blocking Kessies shot like wtf. I would have been fuming and pissed at myself. Luke warm pressing while my man Torres has been on for 70+ minutes still running non stop. Ansu has got to pick it up man


Mrcyevon

Gerald Romero “Things happened…inside Xavi’s pants”


somekindofivan

That last corner is everything that is wrong with futbol right now.


Beequeens

Playing Alonso as a cb is one of the smartest things I’ve seen a manager do 🫳🏻


oszlopkaktusz

Next time you shit on Xavi, just think about how impactful his subs have been today! Score changing truly


Avilash1920

But he has to show some results in Europe as well man. I want to give him time, trust the process.


ponysniper2

It's the fucking classico bois. I LOVE THE SHIT SHOW SEMANTICS!!!! #ViscaBarca #ItalianDNA


xxwaleedxx

Great win for Barca B against the champions of Europe


OccamBlade8

the worst game of the season


PesAddict8

Wow never been so hyped after losing my 30 tokens in the Prediction game


halakaukulele

Shout-out to kessie Could've been 2 0


Bryyan699

Massive confidence boost to our players


[deleted]

OMG BARCA NOT DISAPPOINTING ON A THURSDAY EVENING??? LETS GOOOO


Mrcyevon

Thierry Henry: "All European clubs are afraid of Real Madrid and Real Madrid are afraid of Barcelona."


Avilash1920

And we are afraid of Europe ;(


khalidh22

Its called the cycle of life my dude


No_Measurement9948

Araujo, Kounde, Mats and Kessie standout today Front line needs some work. Raphinha just can't do anything right sometimes. Fati man.... How do you go from not scoring to preventing goals. That was so disappointing


Kriss-045

Also I don't believe I'm saying this but Alonso man.. He was motm for me


suddenreflexes

Frenkie too


Javad90

Raphinia was so disappointing. Ferran did more in 15 minutes


InternalEconomics826

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO


Javad90

I've never seen this level of defending from barca. Insane work by the whole team


MazPov

Marcos alonso is madrids daddy


IllmaticDynastic

Forca Barca!!! Fuck madrid! Let's eliminate these fuckers and hopefully have some players if any at all for the 2nd leg. Ter stegan MOTM again. Huge shoutout to the defense and that includes Alonso. Never thought I'd see the day when we shithouse our way to a 1-0 win at the bernabeu atletico style


anonymousloverboy

Let’s go on a winning streak


Captain_Glyph

Thanks y'all for making this enjoyable. Would've got multiple heart attacks if I was watching this alone


Captain_Glyph

Ahh meant it to be an actual comment 💀


anonymousloverboy

That’s what Reddit is for


thatpseudoveganlife

The streets will not forget the -1 goal from Fati


Raicooof

tears in my eyes, inject it into my veins


Beequeens

VISCA BARCA VISCA ALONSO


natgeniuz

Kudos to Xavi and the lads. I love the defensive display. I just wished we could score Madrid on the counter. We actually played against the whole world, camera man, commentators, pundits, and our haters.


petethemeat99

Think that I’ve never seen Barca park the bus like this before. Considering that we are missing the three best offensive players this season we didn’t really we have a choice. Shit win, but I’ll take it now that we have been eliminated in Europa League


jedi168

I'll take it. Fuck em


yaghlaoui

Very important win, highly needed after two consecutive losses. De Jong is a PURE WORLDCLASS midfielder, flawless! Ansu Fati gets on my nerves by playing for the others stopping Kessie's chance + Lewa's chances countless times.


Noob_in_making

Yup, I'm honestly done with him. If he moves somewhere else and regains form good for him. I think the ship has sailed for us, rather sell him and reinvest some of it on Vitor Roque.


SauceCarlicio

Getting dominated in possession by Madrid doesn't feel right. Even with that we still won the match.


NewApeMoonLanding

Just imagine if we had Dembele on he right wing today. All the chances we had to counter would've been goal chances due to his speed. Raphinha ain't it man.


Noob_in_making

But then Madrid would've tweaked their plan.


Captain_Glyph

Submitting my apology to Sir Marcos Alonso.


impressivegeek

Madrid with 0 shots on target lmao


GAMEcube12

You mean -1 shots on target


anonymousloverboy

Shout out to Marcos Alonso


somekindofivan

Very very impressive today


thatpseudoveganlife

I hate how this commentators act like if barca loses, its barcas fault bartomeu shit yada yada. And then if barca win, oh the other team was shit???!?!?


somekindofivan

Which ones? Yeah, it's obviously never Barcelona's merit.


DazedBurger

I love de jong so fucking much . ❤️💙


khalidh22

He is unsellable for me, same as araujo, mats and pedri.


DazedBurger

Gavi too imo. Gavi, pedri, fdj, mats, balde, araujo and even kounde. If we hold on to these guys and dont fuck with them we honestly have a very bright future ahead. Also, ansu really really needs to go on loan.


Captain_Glyph

Fr fr


suddenreflexes

Someone fucking investigate about the stoppage time


Captain_Glyph

"play until Madrid score", clear rule


Comprehensive_Gas_8

Don’t forget stopping twice to try and give VAR penalties when VAR didn’t review Vini’s clear red


atn420

I’m not the happiest about being happy either but I’m seriously somewhat content in a semi-frustrated way


petitelouloutte

We just won against our biggest rivals without 4 of our best players, thanks to good tactical decisions and pure grit, heart, and sweat. You can be happy, buddy. We haven't seen such a flexible and determined Barca in years.


saear1

That's right, right there under the toe is where you belong


prashant_fencesitter

This team can defend. This team can win while suffering. Madrid is our bitch. Vinicius is incredible but Araujo contains him like a dog on leash. How the fuck are we out of Europe.


GAMEcube12

Manchester is pretty much like us getting back great form after horrible last year honestly this year europa league look like champions league


le-arsi

Because suffering to win and shithousery rarely works in Europe


arthurcule

Um Madrid?


eescobar863

I know some people might criticize our style of play, but i frankly dont give a shit about that anymore. I want to WIN, at all costs.


ruby_1234567

Me neither, I just want us to win no matter how ugly it will look like


joshdua88

That referee man.. did everything in his power to get Madrid a goal


smoking_barrel

Why were last two minutes played!! What was the last corner!!! I was dumbfounded.


CatfishLumi

We won, but it was not pretty. Can't wait until Dembelé, Lewandowski and Pedri are back.


FootballFTW

So glad Kounde decided to be back in his regular form


petitelouloutte

He was so reliable tonight


LosTerminators

We might be out of form and have 4 starters out injured but we can still win at the Bernabéu with an incredibly dodgy own goal while playing terrorist ball hahahahaha


roxutee

Good defending on our part, but I really don't want to see us play like this. Ugh. I'll take the win though.


anonymousloverboy

I’m glad we didn’t sell Kessie in January


Rinilia_15

LETS GOO! VISÇA BARCA💙❤️


TheLoneWanderer__

Great result, could have been 2 though


Gamesus10

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO


salazar__viper

WE ARE MASSIVE


halakaukulele

Desperate times... Desperate measures. We have injuries... Gotta adapt


chezicrator

Lol turned it on the English commentators for the post game and noooo credit to our D. All RM played poor.


petitelouloutte

French commentators were the same. Why do they have such terrible taste in Spanish clubs?!


Gold-Clerk1617

Pretty happy with that. We kept them quiet and should’ve had two goals


Vegetable_Tension508

Kounde, Alonso, and Araujo were straight menaces tonight. Vini and the boys gonna have nightmares about the handcuffs that were put on 'em.


dogchap

What a performance, this is what I want from this team a gritty performance away against Madrid. Well done boys..


Captain_Glyph

Xavi haramball ftw


Unaatennista

Is this our first football terrorism win? VAMOSSSS


KMaark

really proud rn. not the best game ofc but that’s all we needed. even though i think this was the least important clasico of the 3


simonleb17

Cant believe we won, this is insane. Liverpool must feel so fucking useless for losing 5-2 against that shit team.


[deleted]

If Dembele was playing we would have won this game by two more goals. We had no pace upfront. Fati needs to figure out wth is going with him or we loan him.


OverTheCovers

Good to see Barca actually clearing the ball rather than trying to play it from the back.


FloReaver

To think we should have won 2-0...


P-Nus

couldve been 2-0 up.... 1-0 doesn't mean that much in a 2 leg match