The day after FC Barcelona's defeat in Madrid (2-1), criticism continues to rain down on the Blaugrana. As well concerning the attitude and the remarks made by Lamine Yamal on the sidelines of the meeting, described as“unworthy of a professional footballer”
by Marcathan on the overall performance of the team against Real Madrid.
Mastered by the Merengues in almost all areas of the game, Hansi Flick's men were extremely helpless in this match counting for the tenth day of La Liga. This did not escape Arsène Wenger, consultant with beIN Sports MENA (Middle East and North Africa).
The legendary Arsenal coach did not have very kind words towards Barça, even drawing inspiration from Patrice Evra's statements the day after a Manchester United victory (1-3) against Wenger's Gunners in the semi-final second leg of the Champions League in 2009.
Wenger: “A duel between men and boys”
The observation is implacable. “I would say that this Clasico was a bit like a duel between men and boys”first blurted out the Frenchman before supporting his point:
“Real Madrid's defense was much stronger than Barcelona's. » It is true that the Pau Cubarsi-Eric Garcia duo showed great excitement this Sunday, since they were at fault for both Real Madrid goals.
In attack too, the Madrilenians dominated according to Arsène Wenger.
“Madrid still looked capable of scoring an extra goal, while Barcelona looked helpless, without Lewandowski or Raphinha. » Even if the Catalans “had the ball a lot in the second half, after Mbappé missed his penalty they never really looked like they could score a goal. » The 76-year-old former tactician even praised Xabi Alonso for “very well managed” the defensive balance of his team.
