Mbappe's double and Mourinho's midfield plan expose Barcelona in El Clasico
Barcelona's nine-match winning start to LaLiga ended with a 2-1 home defeat by Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappe scoring both goals for Jose Mourinho's side. The coach explained that the answer to Barca's high line is to attack the space with midfielders.

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A sequência de nove vitórias do Barcelona no início da LaLiga terminou com a derrota que eles menos queriam: 2 a 1 em casa para o Real Madrid no Clásico, com Kylian Mbappé marcando os dois gols do time de José Mourinho.
Chamar isso de problema soa estranho para um time que joga de forma tão empolgante quanto o de Hansi Flick, mas os objetivos deles são mais altos do que a soberania doméstica, e a Europa é onde ficam as dúvidas — uma derrota por 4 a 2 para o Paris Saint-Germain já havia mostrado o que os adversários mais fortes podem fazer.
Mourinho explicou o método depois. “É difícil para qualquer atacante atacar espaço contra o Barcelona, a única solução é fazer isso com os seus meio-campistas”, disse. “A solução é usar meio-campistas como Camavinga e Bellingham para furar aquela linha, e funcionou.”
A linha alta de Flick deixou Mbappé impedido sete vezes naquele primeiro encontro, um número que nenhum jogador das principais ligas europeias havia igualado nos seis anos anteriores. Desta vez ele estava lá para finalizar a jogada quando Camavinga passou por ele.
Inter e Atlético eliminaram o Barcelona da Europa nas duas últimas temporadas, então os maiores jogos são justamente os que Flick precisa começar a vencer. Eles seguem líderes da tabela e ainda vão atropelar a maioria dos adversários.
Na Itália o resultado mais assustador veio em San Siro, onde o Inter perdia para a Fiorentina até os acréscimos e ainda venceu. Marcus Thuram empatou aos 91 minutos e depois sofreu a falta que permitiu a Piotr Zielinski decidir aos 98, e o Inter agora soma treze pontos em situações de desvantagem nesta temporada.
A Lazio segue a história da campanha sob Gennaro Gattuso, cujo time foi convincente contra o Parma com a maior posse de bola da temporada e, ao contrário de três vitórias anteriores, também com o melhor total de gols esperados. Eles estão empatados em pontos com o Inter e com a mesma campanha.
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