Barcelona gave several clear opportunities to Real Madrid in the second half of El Clasico, including two that the equalizer for Kylian Mbappe and Victor Munoz would have applied. The feeling after the game, however, was that the Blaugrana was the much better team during the game, despite the narrow margins in their 4-3 comeback victory.
After beating two goals in the opening quarter of one hour, Barcelona returned to the front foot in a emphatic way and scored four times in the 20 -minute space. Following Eric Garcia's header from a corner, the Blaugrana took full control.
That was best illustrated by an incredible statistics from MD. They say that Real Madrid has not registered any touch in half of Barcelona for a period of 23 minutes in the first half, the Blaugrana scored three goals during that spell. Between Kylian Mbappe who converted the assist of Vinicius Junior at 13:39 in the first half, and a Jude Bellingham – header – who ended up at Pedri's feet – at 37:32, Real Madrid were limited to their own territory.
Subsequently, their first successful pass in half of Barcelona since the Vinicius assists at 40:05, 27 minutes later, with Raul Asencio found the Brazliian with a long pass of deep in his half. The Catalan daily adds that Barcelona ran an extra 10 km compared to Real Madrid and registered 108 km compared to the 98 km from Los Blanco.
In the meantime, the Statistician Pedro Martin also noted that it was only the third time in history that a team came from two goals to win a Clasico. The last example was in 1959, where Barcelona won 4-2 in the Santiago Bernabeu. The only other occasion was 75 years ago, in which Los Blancos ended 3-2 winners in 1950 at Les Corts.
In general, the Barcelona moves in one win of Real Madrid in the total balance between the two, with Real Madrid at 105 victories, and the Catalans now at 104. There have been 52 draws between the two sides.
The figures can be considered as a different symptom of a consistent problem for Real Madrid this season, which Toni Kroos have missed this season in midfield. Los Blancos will concentrate on their backline this summer, and Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga will return to the middle of the field next season, but Real Madrid has struggled for control in the middle of the field.