Jose Morainho has a plan to win El Classico. Real Madrid seems to have a definite plan for their match against Barcelona, a key match to narrow the gap at the top of the table and prove that they are ready to compete against giants, reports the newspaper Marca.
Los Blanko’s coach has resolved 9 out of the team’s 11 positions to seek a victory that reduces the 6-point difference in La League to the Blaugranians, the invincible leader with 27 points out of 27 possible and a range of +30 goals.
Eduardo Camavinga’s duo and Aureleen Tchovanen will occupy Real Madrid’s dual midfield position. The coach considers Camavinga’s drive skills essential to break lines and overcome Hansi Flick’s high defence deadlock, while Tchouamen will remain the central figure to provide protective coverage. This French player will have the responsibility to cover too much ground to dominate the possession of ballless ball.
In his arms, Federico Valverde will begin in the position of the right defender, having placed himself in that position in front of Denzel Dumfried and Trent Alexander-Arnold, with Marc Cucurela on the left guard position. Both wing defenders are dominant in one-on-one situations, which will be essential when facing Anthony Gordon and Lamine Yamal.
In the attack, Arda Guler will begin on the right-hand side with freedom to move to the centre alongside Jude Bellingham, clearing the outside area for the offensive runs of Federico Valverde. Both attacking midfielders must be key to creating cases for marking and generating overloads against Barcelona’s triangular formation.
In the absence of Winnicius Jr due to the disciplinary sanctions, the player from Côte d’Ivoire, Yan Diomande, will take his left arm after registering the highest-intensive statistical performance in recent weeks, accompanying Kylian Muppee in the area’s reference position.
Barcelona enters this match after suffering the first loss of the season, a 3-2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. Real Madrid’s only doubt remains about their central defence pair. The technical staff of both clubs will finalise their official team lists Friday.
A Real Madrid victory is the key to their aspirations in La League and to show that Barcelona is not as far as it currently looks, but a loss may be the last nail in their coffin in La League and a big blow to the Mourinho project. /Telegraphy/