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The defender starred in an action of goal value with the score 0-0.
Barça's 0-4 at the Bernabéu left countless analyzes and conclusions, with Hansi Flick and the Barça team's offensive trident standing out as the big winners. It is true that there was also a lot of talk about the German coach's successful offside plan, but an action that without a doubt could have changed the direction of the game has gone somewhat unnoticed.
Just when the Clásico reached half an hour of play, Lucas Vázquez received in the three-quarter zone and saw Mbappé's unmarking in depth. The Galician put an excellent ball to the Frenchman, who after controlling with his right foot beat Iñaki Peña with a great Vaseline to open the scoring. When Kylian had already celebrated his goal in style, the VAR ruled that there was offside, so the match continued 0-0. Indeed, there was an anti-regulatory position by Mbappé. By just a few centimeters, but it was offside.
Just before Lucas Vázquez gave the pass, Cubarsí was running towards his own goal parallel to the Real Madrid forward. Realizing that the Frenchman had already reached the same height as Íñigo Martínez, the Barça defender slowed down for half a second to stay ahead of Mbappé and cause him to be offside. In a matter of hundredths, Pau made a decision that saved Barça and shows the tactical intelligence that the youth squad possesses.
In that case it was Íñigo Martínez, the one closest to the ball, who marked the height of the defensive line. Also because Cubarsí could see what the Basque was doing and not the other way around. As Flick himself explained at a press conference, his team has been working hard on this aspect. Upon verifying the position of the former Athletic player, Pau was brave to disqualify Mbappé.
Ancelotti's team were offside a total of 12 times during the Clásico. By far, Barça is the team in Europe's main leagues that has left its rival offside the most times. The Blaugranas have done it 77 times, while the second in that section is Brighton and they are 'only' 35 offsides, less than half.
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