On one side of El Clásico, there was Kylian Mbappé. There were Vinícius Jr. and Jude Bellingham. There were the reigning European champions, the latest wave of Galácticos, the most feared attack in soccer, the reason Real Madrid was the overwhelming favorite to win La Liga.
And on the other, the Barcelona side, there was zero fear.
There was, instead, a bold offside trap that foiled and frustrated Real Madrid; and, in the second half, there was Robert Lewandowski.
Lewandowski scored twice […]
Real Madrid's Galácticos meet their match in El Clasico: Barcelona's bold trap and rampant attack