Barcelona claimed pre-season bragging rights over fierce rivals Real Madrid with a 3-0 Clasico win on the dwelling of the Dallas Cowboys in a single day.
Drilling in from a good angle after a intelligent free-kick routine, Ousmane Dembele discovered the online early for Xavi’s aspect, though it wasn’t till close to the tip that the Catalans ran up the score-line to ensure that of the Texas victory.
20-year-old midfielder Fermin Lopez made it 2-0 from the sting of the penalty space with 5 minutes left on the clock, whereas Ferran Torres obtained the third in stoppage time when he was put by means of by Lopez and lifted the ball over the onrushing Thibaut Courtois.
Oriol Romeu had earlier hit the crossbar for Barcelona at 0-0. But it was Real Madrid who had purpose to really feel unfortunate after hanging the woodwork on 5 events.
Vinicius Junior hit the bar with a penalty awarded after Ronald Araujo was adjudged to have dealt with the ball. The Brazilian later hit the bar once more with a shot that then someway noticed Jude Bellingham additionally flip the ball onto the woodwork with a header from the rebound.
Aurelien Tchouameni rattled the opposite crossbar with a long-range effort, with Vinicius finishing an unlucky woodwork hat-trick when the bar denied him from a good angle at 2-0.
On the end result & efficiency
“The result is very favourable, but it doesn’t mean we’ve had a great game. Madrid has a much larger squad than ours. They were bringing out players and they have a range of possibilities. They have a great squad. I’m satisfied with how we competed, but there are many things that need to be improved and, in many moments, we resembled what we want to be.
“I feel that we’ve come shut in lots of moments to what we would like to be. Not dropping it, attacking areas. Not having pointless turnovers. We are coaching effectively. We are heading in the right direction and this has simply began. I’m proud of the end result, however our goal is the 13 August in opposition to Getafe [in La Liga].”
On Fermin Lopez
“He is a gifted footballer, with the ultimate go, who can use each toes. He can play on the precise, on the left, as a free winger. I see numerous character in him. He is hungry and keen. When I see him prepare, I feel I’ve to give him minutes If I give him minutes it is as a result of he deserves it.”
On Ousmane Dembele
“I’ve already stated many instances that, for me, he has the potential to be one of the best on this planet in his place. I’ll say it once more. I give him numerous confidence and he provides it to me.”
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On the end result & efficiency
“It was a great recreation with and with out the ball and we created numerous probabilities, however the unfavorable is the end result. It’s fairly unusual to hit the put up 5 instances in a single recreation. I do not assume that is ever occurred to me, however I’d slightly it occurred in pre-season. It appeared there was a wall in entrance of their aim. The end result is not the necessary factor, however we do not like to lose.”
On leaving out Toni Kroos & Luka Modric
“I wished to see the children in a demanding recreation like this, and I feel they did effectively. I already know what Kroos and Modric can do. In the subsequent recreation, I’ll give extra minutes to others. That’s a traditional strategy to pre-season.”
On Vinicius Junior lacking the penalty
“Vinicius was very harmful and was centimetres from scoring. He was a optimistic star of the sport, even with out scoring. Modric wasn’t on the pitch, and he normally took penalties if [Karim] Benzema wasn’t there. It could possibly be Modric, it could possibly be Vinicius, it could possibly be Rodrygo. We’re taking a look at that.”
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