- Barcelona is six points ahead of the La Liga leaders after a defeat against Real Madrid
- The press praised Hansi Flick and Lamine Yamal and criticized Mbappé
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The Spanish press has praised Barcelona after the 4-0 humiliation of Real Madrid in El Classico.
Roberto Lewandowski scored twice in as many minutes in the second half before Lamine Yamal broke another record.
Raphinha then put the icing on the cake with a fourth to condemn Real to their first defeat of the season.
And the national press wasted no time in praising Hansi Flick’s side after they extended their lead at the top of La Liga.
Marca chose ‘Flick destroys Real Madrid’ as its headline and added that Kylian Mbappe had ‘a night to forget’.
Marca went with ‘Flick destroys Real Madrid’ as its headline, adding that Kylian Mbappe had ‘a night to forget’
Marca went with ‘Flick destroys Real Madrid’ as its headline, adding that Kylian Mbappe had ‘a night to forget’
‘Cule Festival’ was on the front page of AS after the beating at the Bernabeu on Saturday evening
The Frenchman was offside seven times in the match and had two goals disallowed as a result.
Mundo Deportivo’s digital copy also took aim at the former PSG star, claiming he had ‘fallen into the trap of Hansi Flick’ – referring to the Catalan side’s highline.
Meanwhile, the front page of AS screamed ‘Cule Festival’ after the beating at the Bernabeu.
La Vanguardia focused on Yamal after he became the youngest ever scorer in El Clásico at 17 years and 105 days, saying ‘the “dream teenager” smashes Real Madrid’.
It’s a result that puts Barca six points clear at the top of LaLiga, leaving more questions than answers for a Madrid team expected to emerge as near world-beaters this season.
But manager Carlo Ancelotti is not worried, defending his team after the match and appearing to regard the result as almost an anomaly due to the humiliation.
La Vanguardia focused on Yamal after he became the youngest ever goalscorer in El Clásico
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is unconcerned as he defended his team after the match
“We don’t have to throw everything in the trash,” he said. ‘We have to forget the last thirty minutes.
‘It doesn’t reflect what happened on the pitch. We didn’t get any further on the scoreboard and they took advantage of it. The match was very even until the first goal and we had more chances.
‘We already lost 4-0 to Barcelona here and won LaLiga and the Champions League. We won’t be far removed from last season.