‘El Clásico‘ stole the show this matchday with a historic result that once again highlights Hansi Flick‘s side against a Real Madrid side that still can’t find their feet. Atlético de Madrid have once again given a worrying performance and the fight for LaLiga has become more complicated, while, in the lower reaches, UD Las Palmas have won again and Valencia are still bottom of the table for yet another day. So, let’s get on with a new edition of LaLiga Overtime.
LaLiga Overtime 24/25 – Match Day #11:
Barça crush Real Madrid:
FC Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 4-0. Flick’s men were once again vertical and effective when it came to hurting their opponents and took ‘El Clásico’ with clarity. The first half was evenly matched, but the German won the chess battle with Ancelotti and, after the break, asked his players to slow down the pace, something that destroyed the ‘Whites’.
Offside was the big talking point of the match. Nobody has stopped talking about it since the game, and no wonder, as the eight times Mbappé fell into the ‘Culé’ trap will go down in history. The Frenchman was utterly frustrated, and even more so when, if he was clear, he crashed into Iñaki Peña.
Lewandowski has come up trumps again, despite missing two clear-cut chances, as he was constantly creating chances for his side on a day when Raphinha and Lamine Yamal were on target, but weren’t so outstanding in other areas of the game.
Betis beat a bloodless Atlético:
Atlético de Madrid produced a worrying display at Benito Villamarín. Without taking away any credit from Betis, who played a supergame, Simeone‘s side failed to win a single ball and were clearly dominated by the home side.
Betis missed a lot of clear chances, players like Vítor Roque or Ezequiel ‘Chimy’ Ávila created a lot of chances, but they weren’t able to score them, as the only goal of the match was scored by Giménez in his own goal.
With this defeat, the Madrid side must be self-critical and consider their direction, because they still lack an identity of play and are becoming less and less ‘Cholista’. A situation that is difficult to imagine at the start of the season with the money spent in the summer.
UD Las Palmas are going from strength to strength:
Diego Martínez has radically changed the dynamic of a team that seemed to be sunk. The Galician coach has taken another three points, this time at home, in front of his fans and against a great team.
The Canaries are improving much more than their results since the arrival of the Galician, as the intensity shown by the team and the ability to generate more chances in their game are being the main drivers to try to get out of the red zone.
Translated by Marcos Rodríguez.
Main image: Edit Pablo Benítez.
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