The most even classic in history

With tickets sold out and the ambition of those looking for a historic feat, Real Madrid awaits a Barcelona that they have never beaten.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
06 November 2022 Sunday 00:38
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The most even classic in history

With tickets sold out and the ambition of those looking for a historic feat, Real Madrid awaits a Barcelona that they have never beaten. Since the white team debuted a women's team two years ago, they have faced the Catalans eight times, between the League, the Cup, the Champions League and the Super Cup, and all have been resolved with a victory for Barça.

Despite the statistics, the commitment of the Madrid team has been growing every season and the latest signings that have strengthened Alberto Toril's team have made it a rival to take into account. “It will be complicated. Because of how it has been strengthened, Real Madrid is a better team than last season. They have already shown it in the League -undefeated- and in the Champions League, eliminating an important team like City", warned Jonatan Giráldez in the preview, who especially highlighted "the qualitative leap" that the arrival of Caroline Weir and the solvency have brought them. defense of Kathellen Sousa.

For the Galician coach, the key is to "identify very well what the game requires" from the first bars. “We have won eight classics, but they have all been different. This season they have played with different approaches and, from what we have seen, we are prepared to be able to counteract any type of pressure", assured Giráldez who predicted that victory "happens knowing how to adapt and read what is happening".

The Alfredo di Stéfano will be full for the first time in its history and the fans are expecting a match on a par with the great duels in the League. Barça traveled yesterday by AVE to the Spanish capital, after training in the morning at the Ciudad Deportiva. The Barça team is aware that the role of favorite continues to be theirs, but it is a role that has not weighed on the European runner-up for a long time: “We don't feel any more pressure because it is a league game and we are at the start of the competition. It is not a final. We have played very important games and this one, taking into account the height of the season, does not have a higher impact than that if we win, we can distance ourselves a little more, ”said the coach in the previous one.

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona arrive at the Clásico after a month of authentic marathon matches between the League and the Champions League, which has forced them to dose the players. “Having a few days off implies a mental and physical demand that must be dosed”, acknowledged the Barça coach.

Giráldez's team, in addition, has had to deal with the worst of enemies: injuries. Codina, Graham Hansen and Mariona Caldentey have joined the long-term injured players, complicating the rotations of the Barça team. Given these casualties, the Barça coach has resorted to the subsidiary again and has called Maria Pérez - who was already a starter this Thursday against Levante Las Planas -, Ona Baradad and Vicky López, who has just been proclaimed champion of the Under-17 World .