Barcelona moved seven points free from Real Madrid on Sunday afternoon with an exciting 4-3 victory in El Clasico, a result that seals anything but the destination of the La Liga title with three more games to go. Football España came to CNN to summarize the events and the performance of Hansi Flick and his silk.
The Blaugrana knows that they only need two points to complete La Liga, given their superior head-to-head record about Los Blancos. For the second time in three seasons, they can win the title against bitter rivals Espanyol in the RCDE stage.
Flick arrived in a team that was in disorder after a dramatic end of the reign of Xavi Hernandez in the club. With a large part of the team on the chopping block, they gave a lot of hope for struggling the title of a Real Madrid side that came from the back of a Champions League and Liga Double, and the signing of Kylian Mbappe.
But in a compelling way, Flick de Joie de Vivre returned to Barcelona, with an aggressive urgent style, and smooth attacking identity, led by Lamine Yamal and Raphinha. Both were in fine shape during a dominant display in El Clasico, despite the narrow score.
Brazil has already mentioned Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager, who completes his second enchantment in Real Madrid, with the Italian expected that he would leave the club after the last match of the Liga season on 25 May.
Since he spoke with CNN, the newest update that Real Madrid has told incoming manager Xabi Alonso that he should arrive for the World Cup of the club, and he will now start his term of office in June. He will have a tough first task, pick up an injury team with a low moral and little identity. It was thought that Alonso had preferred to take over later in the summer, the risk of running an early blow in the United States.