According to 'Varzesh3', Real Madrid will tonight be the guest of Barcelona in the framework of El Clasico. The Madrid side raised many doubts in the early part of the season, although signs of improvement have been seen in recent matches. Interestingly, Vinicius's absence has made Real Madrid a more coordinated team than when this Brazilian player is present. This player's unprofessional behaviour has caused him, after being present in 21 consecutive El Clasicos, to miss this match, and now there are many points about Real Madrid's tactical issues.
The challenge of continuing the upward trend without having the ball
Real Madrid has had tangible progress against Sevilla and Leipzig and displayed minutes of play that were undoubtedly among this team's best of the season. However, this trend was achieved while maintaining ball possession of over sixty percent, and it is very unlikely that such a statistic will be repeated against Barcelona. It remains to be seen whether Mourinho's charges can continue this upward trend even without having the ball more than the opponent; something that will probably happen.
Arda Guler's role in midfield
Arda Guler is neither confined to the right side of the pitch nor plays as a shadow striker very close to Mbappe. This player plays this season in the central midfield position to have the greatest impact on Real Madrid's game. While Tchouameni plays as a defensive midfielder and Bellingham has complete freedom to enter the penalty area, the Turkish star is always present close to the ball in midfield. It is predicted that he will have such a role in El Clasico as well, unless Mourinho adopts a completely defensive approach.
Federico Valverde's role
Valverde, after last season's controversies and his refusal to play at right-back at Xabi Alonso's request, has again played in this position in several matches this season. However, it is not clear whether he will take on this role tonight as well. It seems the right-back of Real Madrid in this match will go to Dumfries, but it is not unlikely that Valverde will play right in front of him on the same side of the pitch and not be employed in the midfield line.
Difficulty in building up from the back against Barcelona's heavy press
Despite Real Madrid's improved performance in recent matches, this team still has problems getting the ball out of defence when the opponent presses heavily. This time Real Madrid's opponent is one of the best teams in the world in pressing, and for this reason the margin of error will be minimal.
Speed on the flanks and transition to the attacking phase
Vinicius is absent in this match, but Yan Diomande is present. This player will probably play on the left flank, and most of Real Madrid's fast attacks will be designed from this side to use this player's abilities or Mbappe's drifting to this side. Barcelona sometimes has problems covering the spaces behind its full-backs, and Real Madrid will try to make the most of this weakness of the Catalans.
Source: Varzesh3
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