The weak points of Real Madrid that Barça must take advantage of

This Sunday to the 21:00 hours, from Santiago Bernabéu, will live the Classical between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona more equalised of the last times. Both teams arrive in a moment very positive and have left good feelings in the most recent parties, but the 'magic' of the Classical is that all the precedents erase just when pita the beginning of the meeting; a new history or film of ninety minutes for, in the case of the Barça, put an end him to a negative series.

The culés do not win to the Madrid from the past 2 March 2019, also in Santiago Bernabéu, thanks to a goal of Ivan Rakitic (0-1). Since, they have accumulated a tie and five defeats. The history is to change it and the series to break them... And this is what wants to achieve the Barça this Sunday, although the own Xavi Hernández has recognised that the White House is favourite, for playing in his stadium and because it is leader of LaLiga with differences. This does not remove, as he same explained, that the Barça do not have the intention to litigate to the end.

The Barcelona picture comes on line ascending and with a big mejoría on the way, while the Madrid has kept firm (with mini crisis, defeats, but firm, anyway) in the domestic championship. The difference of ten points with the Seville and fifteen with the culés is the best proof of this, but also have weak points that, if the Barça knows how take advantage of, can be keys so that the ones of Xavi Hernández carry the three points.

The first that it is necessary to take in account is that Karim Benzema will not be and that is, precisely, the feeblest point of the Madrid. The French comes marking in almost all the days and has consolidated like the leader of the team and engine of the team in this season. It opens the doors to his when they seem to stagnate and, without him, are losing to a player that can mark the differences by himself same.

Proof of this is that, from the 'disaster' in Paris (with defeat 1-0), the French has annotated 57% of the goals of the Real Madrid between League and Champions, eight of 14, to be exact. In two parties (Ray and PSG) his so many served to win. In this same period, only have marked four distinct players to Benzema: Marco Asensio (2), Vinícius Jr (2), Eduardo Camavinga (1) and Luka Modric (1).

Without the French, the Madrid loses a lot of goal and can be key so that they go down his presence in the area of Marc-André ter Stegen, because in addition to marking, generates a lot of goals. Only in this season, sum thirteen assistances, by the 32 targets that has marked in 34 parties. Like this then , the group merengue will have more difficult to plant in the area girl and is something that the blaugrana can take advantage of.

The band of the problem

Although the 'problem' with the leading is something in what they can support players like Vinícius, Rodrygo or Asensio, in the right band is where gather all the weaknesses of the Madrid. A proof of this was the party against the PSG, in which Mbappé did party in front of a Dani Carvajal that, between so many injuries, has not reached his best level (and is far to achieve it).

The leganés suffers more than the account to contest in the one against one and arrives late to all the actions, by what will be key that the Barça has to dump his attack by the left and look for swift transitions by this sector, of there that Xavi could be key the presence of Dembélé by this extreme and Ferran finish by the right. The speed will be key to be able to approach to Courtois.

Keep the rhythm... And the possession

One of the keys of the party is what instrument can feel more comfortable with the balloon and the Barça has to insist in keeping the possession and give the rhythm to the party, that is as better feel the culés. This will include, also, be attentive to not losing balloons in important zones to avoid the careers of a Vinícius Jr that will put to proof, again to Dani Alves.

The Brazilian extreme can be, precisely, the more strong or feeble point of the Madrid for the party and depends on what do the Barça to neutralise it. If has spaces, will run and probably have consequences, of there that it was vital that Dani Alves and Araújo watch it like an eagle and that Sergio Busquets was very, very attentive to the losses to avoid that 'Vini' steal and do what want to, as it already has done in this season.