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Kroos praises Mourinho's plan in the clásico: 'playing with the ball is an achievement'

Real Madrid beat Barcelona at Camp Nou with 41% possession in the first half and only 34% after the break, and Toni Kroos credited the plan to José Mourinho, saying that playing with the ball against this Barça is an achievement.

By RedaçãoPublished: 10/28/2026, 21:05

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Há um número que explica o clássico: em pleno Camp Nou, o Real Madrid teve 41% de posse de bola no primeiro tempo e apenas 34% na etapa final — e mesmo assim venceu o Barcelona, encerrando a invencibilidade blaugrana em LaLiga.

Toni Kroos, que vestiu a camisa merengue de 2014 a 2024, viu nisso a mão de José Mourinho. Ao diário "As", o alemão creditou ao técnico português o plano que reverteu a freguesia recente e freou o bom começo de temporada de Hansi Flick, reduzindo para três pontos a distância até a liderança.

"Os últimos clássicos foram dominados pelo Barça, mas isso mudou e preciso elogiar o trabalho de Mourinho. Jogaram de forma excelente, ele elaborou um ótimo plano. Jogar com a bola contra esse Barça é uma verdadeira conquista, porque eles sofrem quando não a têm", disse o ex-meia.

Kylian Mbappé abriu o placar no domingo, 25, e fez o segundo perto dos acréscimos. O Barça, dono de média superior a 69% de posse neste campeonato, não conseguiu impor o jogo.

Os números dos dois anos anteriores mostram o tamanho da virada. Naqueles sete encontros, os Culés venceram seis e perderam um, com 22 gols marcados contra 11. No mesmo período, o Barcelona faturou dois títulos de LaLiga, duas Supercopas da Espanha e uma Copa do Rei, enquanto o Real só levantou a Supercopa da Uefa e a Copa Intercontinental em 2024.

Mourinho ainda teve de contornar dois problemas: Vinícius Junior estava suspenso e Thibaut Courtois virou desfalque de última hora. Kroos destacou o posicionamento do time — entre os ajustes, a marcação de Dean Huijsen sobre Fermín López — e disse que isso forçou Pedri e Raphinha ao erro.

"O Real Madrid defendeu como um time, fez uma partida excelente com e sem bola", finalizou o alemão de 36 anos.

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