The Madrid wins to the Barça in the possession 9 years afterwards

With Iniesta seeing it from house and Busquets entirely desbordado -and committing a loss behind another-, the Barça confirmed his first shipwreck of the season in Santiago Bernabéu. No alarming, perhaps, but yes a touch of attention of which force you to act with firmness or the course will be an agony.

They say that the duties have to do with planning, that the hastes are not good advisers. But to the Barça does not remain him another if it wants to acallar, in the measured of the possible, the white supremacy. The Madrid has a staff to dream with a longevous dynasty. The Barcelona, alas, still do not know neither the style of game that will use this same Sunday in front of the Betis -although it was a so much exaggerated affirm it of such form-.

Further of what can arrive in this second fortnight of August, what truly concerns in the Camp Nou is the loss of identity. The Madrid went back to win the possession (52%-48%) in a classical 9 years afterwards. Something that did not do from 7 May 2008. Justo before it arrived Pep Guardiola. The data is tremendo.

Rakitic Seems suffocated, Busquets lives a moment delicate and to Iniesta no expects him to the high level. In the bench, few solutions, already was by apathy -Gomes-, fault of impudence -Denis- or because they are not or does not have they -Rafinha and Burn-. Only Sergi Roberto surfaces like an attractive option to recover air in the medullary, but it will be necessary to see his role with the arrival of Paulinho.

The past no longer will go back

Those glorious nights that the Barça of Guardiola gave to the fans in front of the Madrid are history. They will remember with nostalgia, but no longer will go back. Dominating with the balloon in the feet, always by the flat -that would say the Argentinians- to a speed endiablada. One, two touch. Mobility. Tactical reading. Break the white defence with a rondo gigantic that seemed not having end. Which time those.

That Barça, by a reason or another, no longer exists. The balloon no longer feels the docile deal to the that had him accustomed Xavi. The ball happens now of the defence to a so lethal forward that asks it in depth for later finalise with individualities near at hand of very few. And without Neymar, until this seems to be missing.

The irregularity of the Barça can explain of a lot of ways. One of them, and that probably was the most important, is the loss of control in the centre of the field. Busquets and Iniesta are not in his best moment and this the Barça accuses it of form irremediable. Anybody reaches his level.

In the contrary edict, Zidane has found the key. Casemiro Does of link of union between the defence and the forward, with Modric and Kroos visualising all the movements from a privileged position, as if of two lighthouses lighting up the way to a ship treated . Having in Marcelo and Carvajal to two carrileros with a route non-stop, brake them does almost impossible. 

The data leaves it clear 

During a lot of years, one of the arguments of the Barça to win to the Madrid was to dominate the possession. Although many times rebatían, perhaps with reason from the capital, that the important is the goal. And if have both things are practically imparable. Nine years are many. Good data the one who contributed the journalist 'Mister Chip'.

Besides, it fits to stand out that it broke  a historical series of 31 classical consecutive with the Barcelona winning the possession of balloon to the Madrid.

#OJOALDATO - The Real Madrid goes back to win the possession (52%-48%) in a classical 9 years afterwards. It did not do it from 7 May 2008.

— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) 16 August 2017