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Real Madrid 0-4 Barcelona: Kylian Mbappe and Co have a night to forget

Kylian Mbappe endured a night to forget as Real Madrid were hammed 4-0 by Barcelona in his first El Clasico on Saturday night. 

Carlo Ancelotti's side came into the tie boasting a 44-game unbeaten home record but they faced a determined Blaugrana outfit, expertly drilled in defence and devastating in attack. 

Goals from Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and a brace from Robert Lewandowski inflicted a painful defeat on the defending champions and breathed new energy into Hansi Flick's project in Catalonia. 

The German boss, appointed in the summer to replace club legend Xavi, was known to adopt an uber-offensive approach during his time in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich. That team depended on the pace of Alphonso Davies to bail them out of trouble when forwards ran into the ocean of space his high defensive line had created. 

In Barcelona it appears Flick is able to benefit from the same strategy because the his side's defensive discipline. On Saturday night, the visitors caught Madrid's array of attackers offside too many time to number. 

Source: dailymail.co.uk

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