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Barcelona and Real Madrid on the Night of the Titans Clasico

Amman Today

publish date 2022-03-19 13:17:35

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Barcelona travel to the Spanish capital to face Real Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday, and for the first time in a long time, they are doing so with somewhat justified optimism.

Barcelona hit their lowest level after losing Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain, exiting the La Liga title race early after winning just four of their first 12 games, before being eliminated from the Champions League in the group stage for the first time in 21 years.

Since the arrival of Xavi, Barcelona has obtained 34 points from 15 matches in the Spanish League, a record that was only surpassed by Real Madrid at the time (39 points).

Barcelona have also not lost any of their nine matches outside the league since the appointment of the legendary midfielder Xavi, and if they avoid defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu, Xavi will become the second Barcelona coach unbeaten in his first 10 away matches.

The results have clearly improved, but what changes did Xavi make to the poor performance he inherited?

Comparing his 24 games in charge so far to the 13 games Koeman supervised at the start of the season – it would be unfair to look at the Dutchman’s entire record at the club given he had the beast Messi at his disposal last season – her improvements have been slight but significant. .

Interestingly, their average ball possession increased only slightly, from 63.8% to 64.5%, while their average number of passes per game went from 604.4 to 625.8.

Given Xavi’s insistence that possession should also lead to chances that “hurt the opponent”, it is surprising to see that Koeman has already seen marginally greater chances created (2.23 per game versus 2.21), but Barcelona now have more shots on target ( 15.0 per game, up from 11.2) and a goal is scored every 47 minutes, up from a goal every 73 under Koeman.

In contrast, Real Madrid is armed with high spirits after the Raimontada against Paris Saint-Germain, under the leadership of coach Ancelotti, and the brilliance of the midfield and attack recently.

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