Lliga | Round 26: Real Madrid - FC Barcelona 2-0

[El Gato]

Zidane starts Marcelo

Manita incoming.

 

[Vilarrubi]

Let's not kid ourselves, Fati is not nearly ready for this match.

I personally really like the line-up for what it's worth.

Yeah I don’t see the problem. Fati is 17 and Braithwaite never started a game for us. Vamos.

 

[xXKonan]

Wait I thought Zidane resting Mendy the last two Liga games was to prevent him from getting a yellow so he can play the Classico.

But he starts Marcelo here.

 

[serghei]

Zidane starts Marcelo

No surprise. Mendy is near useless offensively and we have no real wingers to pin down your fullbacks from bombing up. Marcelo is well suited to this scenario, unless somehow Messi drifts on the right wing more than normal.

 

[soul24rage]

As long as Vidal starts in middle and not in the wing, then I like this lineup.

Unleash Fati and the Danish demon in the 2nd half!

 

[Vilarrubi]

Wait I thought Zidane resting Mendy the last two Liga games was to prevent him from getting a yellow so he can play the Classico.

But he starts Marcelo here.

Same lol wasn’t expecting that at all.

 

[El Gato]

unless somehow Messi drifts on the right wing more than normal.

Messi will drift to the side for the sole reason that Marcelo is playing. Because it will create openings from the wing.

Not taking advantage of Firpo is just a crime.

But I guess the game will be fun for what it's worth.

 

[KingLeo10]

Let's not kid ourselves, Fati is not nearly ready for this match.

I personally really like the line-up for what it's worth.

Also pleased to see Umtiti instead of Lenglet. Even this version of Umtiti (Napoli) is better than Lenglet's showings this season.

 

[serghei]

Messi will drift to the side for the sole reason that Marcelo is playing. Because it will create openings from the wing.

Not taking advantage of Firpo is just a crime.

But I guess the game will be fun for what it's worth.

Firpo is not playing. Alba is on. Messi is more central for years now, and not one manager has succeeded in playing him as a winger. Believe me, I've been wanting him to play RW for years.

 

[El Gato]

Firpo is not playing. Alba is on. Messi is more central for years now, and not one manager has succeeded in playing him as a winger. Believe me, I've been wanting him to play RW for years.

Nobody said he has to play RW. He just needs to start the run at the wing and break the defense down.

 

[serghei]

Nobody said he has to play RW. He just needs to start the run at the wing and break the defense down.

Yea, well, let's hope for our sake you're right. Marcelo's offensive capabilities and link up play are worrying me in this match.

 

[Porque]

Lineup is fair. Fati and Braithwaite with the powerRRR in the second.

 

[Devils]

lolll both teams playing 4 midfielders.

This shit is gonna be putting me to sleep!

 

[Neeraj]

People complaining about the lineup?! Not sure who else could have started this. NO Rakitic is a big plus already.

 

[serghei]

People complaining about the lineup?! Not sure who else could have started this. NO Rakitic is a big plus already.

Exactly.