In a friendly match played last night in Dallas, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid with an impressive score of 3:0. Although for games like this, we often say that the result doesn’t matter, which is not far from the truth, Barca fans still enjoyed the match, while Madrid struggled to cope with such a heavy defeat.
Barca took the lead in the 14th minute with a goal by Ousmane Dembele. By the 84th minute, it was 1:0, and then Fermin Lopez made it 2:0. Finally, in the 90th minute, Ferran Torres secured the final score. Real had their best chance in the 20th minute when Vinicius Junior missed a penalty. Dani Carvajal led the team as captain since Nacho Fernandez, Modric, and Kroos were not in the starting line-up. Real’s players launched a total of 28 shots at Marc-Andre Ter Stegen’s goal, hitting the posts or the crossbar five times, including a penalty.
“It’s strange that the ball hit the goal frame five times; I don’t think that’s ever happened to me in my career. It felt like there was a wall in front of Barca’s goal,” said Ancelotti.
This is Real’s first defeat in the American preparations, having previously beaten Manchester United 2:0 and Milan 3:2. Barcelona also suffered a defeat in their previous match against Arsenal with a score of 5:3. Xavier stated that he was satisfied with the result, but acknowledged that the game itself still needs improvement.
“The result is very favorable, but it doesn’t mean we’ve had a great game. Madrid has a much larger squad than ours. They were rotating players and have a range of possibilities with their great squad. I am satisfied with how we competed, but there are many things that need to be improved. In many moments, we resembled what we want to be. In the previous three El Clasicos played as part of the pre-season tours, the Catalans achieved victories over their great rival from Madrid,” said Xavi.
