Are we in 2014? Jose Mourinho masterminded a peak performance from his Real Madrid side as they left the Camp Nou with all three points, having started the day as huge underdogs.
Many had predicted Barcelona and Lamine Yamal to steamroll Los Blancos in El Clasico but they didn’t show the best of themselves; whereas Madrid were excellent in their individual battles. Jude Bellingham, Marc Cucurella and Yan Diomande in particular caught their eye with Kylian Mbappe reaping the rewards. Are Real Madrid back? Is Jose Mourinho back? And has he exposed Barcelona’s well-known weakness?
In the Premier League, Michael Carrick is under almost untenable pressure after Manchester United succumbed to a 3-0 home defeat against Bournemouth. Carrick dropped Bruno Fernandes after his captain questioned his tactics in the aftermath of the heavy loss to Como in the Champions League. Should he go? How do the break out of this never-ending cycle?
It was a bad weekend on the other side of Manchester as City were roundly beaten by Aston Villa, with Unai Emery continuing to be a thorn in their side. Nicholas Jackson bagged a brace, continuing his positive start to life at Villa Park.
Luca Dallolio, Lyes Bouzidi and Alessandro Eremiti get their teeth stuck into the weekend’s action as well as looking ahead to tonight’s Ballon d’Or ceremony. They will be back tomorrow to react to the results.
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