After 14 rounds of La Liga, Barcelona's current record is 9 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses, 30 points, and the number of goals scored and conceded are 39 and 13 respectively.

It's just that compared to their arch-rival's 14-game winning streak and scoring and conceding 46 and 6 goals, it naturally seems that the situation of this new Champions League champion is not very optimistic, and the huge point difference of 12 points makes everyone in Catalonia feel both angry and helpless.

And it is in this atmosphere that has been rare for decades, the Camp Nou stadium, which has always been proud of the locals, ushered in the arrival of the national derby, but Barcelona fans are also a little conflicted about this game, and they are also a little worried about the anticipation, which can be extremely difficult to see for many years.

Expectations are ideal, given the geography, history and the possibility of a 404 ZZ, the Catalan giants are excited for every opportunity to step on the corpse of a team in the capital, and their excellent record in the national derby over the years ensures that they can be happy in most cases.

Especially when playing on their own doorstep, Barcelona have always been able to maintain a winning rate close to 60%, even in the last century, when Real Madrid dominated the Champions League for five consecutive years and later achieved five consecutive La Liga titles, they could not bargain too much in this stadium.

Since 1994, Barcelona have beaten their arch-rivals in eight consecutive games at the Camp Nou, including the famous 5-0. In the 30 years since, they have only lost at home to Real Madrid eight times, and half of them have come in the Champions League, Copa del Rey or Super Cup, which has given all Barcelona people a huge amount of confidence, so they have a mentality of expecting to be able to wreak havoc on the Galacticos here.

It's just that unlike previous years, Real Madrid's form this season has been awe-inspiring, especially in the pre-season Spanish Super Cup, where the two sides didn't look like they were from the same level. All of Barcelona's self-deeming weapons were easily dismantled by their opponents, which left a deep psychological shadow on many Barcelona fans, fearing that the tragedy more than three months ago would be repeated, which really made them embarrassed.

Therefore, before the start of the game, the home team felt a lot of pressure, which also had a certain impact on Xavi's preparation plan. Because he was afraid that the Real Madrid midfielder led by Ndidi would continue to seriously interfere with his best style of play, and the club had to win this crucial battle for various reasons, the Barcelona coach had to start on the wing.

On the surface, he was still playing the usual 4-3-3 formation, but when the game started with the ball in possession, it was clear that the home team was in a more 4-1-4-1 position, with the three lines very close to each other.

In midfield, Kai Havertz and Sergio Gomez have been in an irregular position, with a significant return at times to help Carles Alenia stabilise the pitch and at times to go up high and put pressure on the visitors' defence with the two wingers in a bid to threaten the opposition goal.

Xavi's attacking strategy seems to still maintain the routine of attacking the middle, but in fact he only uses the ball in the middle to divert the attention of Real Madrid's defense, and his real killer move is to cut the wingers on both wings to the weak side of the opponent's wing defense and wait for a teammate's long pass to transfer the ball, and then use one-on-one individual ability to create opportunities.

In less than ten minutes of the opening period, the home team played three almost identical combinations in a row, basically finding Dembele on the left or Coutinho on the right through long passes when the ball was in possession in the midfield, directly attacking Real Madrid's full-backs.

There is nothing wrong with this offensive method in theory, after all, it can bypass the opponent's strongest defensive link, which is in line with the principle of avoiding reality and avoiding fiction in the art of war. It's just that combined with the actual situation on the field, Xavi's strategy is not as reliable as it was on paper.

Due to the sale of Malcom, who has never been able to play his full strength at Camp Nou, in the summer, and the new Brazilian right winger Pedrinho is unable to play due to injury, so he can only let the veteran Coutinho play this position, and the 33-year-old Ku Bird is now both lacking in speed and no impact, even if there are teammates in the middle to help play a certain role, can not take any advantage in the direct dialogue with Real Madrid left wing-back Aaron.

As for Dembele on the left, although he is at the peak of his age, he has not been able to live up to the expectations given to him by the outside world since landing at Camp Nou in 2017 with a sky-high price of more than 100 million euros, wasting his high potential in the FM system, which is rated as 183.

Under the full sis of visiting right-back David Carmonase, the former French hopeful has failed to show his superior technical ability, and even if he can occasionally break through due to the initiative of the attacking side, it has only been done with great effort, and the rest of Real Madrid's players have already made up for it by then, leaving him with no chance to take advantage of it.

The frequent frustrations on both flanks directly made it difficult for Barcelona to develop further in areas where they could form an attacking threat, which almost made Xavi's painstaking trick completely fail.

In the 17th minute, the home side played a rare flurry of multi-teamwork, with left wing-back Marc Cucurera dribbling the ball through the half, first giving the ball to Sergio Gomez in front of him, and then cutting in at high speed to attract the attention of the Real Madrid players. Gomes, on the other hand, took advantage of the opportunity to use his skilful footwork to flick past Ndidi, who was close to him, in a beautiful turn, and then immediately dribbled to the edge of the visiting box.

Ernesto Valverde rushed to fill in but missed Kai Havertz, who needed to be marked by himself, and Sergio Gomez did not disappoint his team-mates, giving the German star a great opportunity to attack on the right side of the box at the top of the box.

In the face of Havertz's leg swing, Skriniar also had no choice but to rush up to block possible long-range shots, which naturally left him in the area he was responsible for defending, and Danish striker Dolberg immediately ran sideways to pull out the passing route and successfully received a delicate through ball from his team-mate.

Unfortunately, in a good situation where there was no one to defend within two meters of him, the Barcelona striker kicked the ball out of the right post less than ten meters away from the goal, and spit out the meatloaf that had reached his mouth, causing a huge sigh from all the home fans in the stadium.

After this shocking moment, Real Madrid also reacted immediately, not only tightening the nerves that could already be called first-level alert again, but also launching a ten-minute high-intensity high-level pressing, forcing the Barcelona players to retreat five meters to their own half in order to avoid major mistakes, killing the home team's hope of attacking the middle with great difficulty.

However, Barcelona also did a good job in the first half defensively, leaving no good chance for Real Madrid's front trident MAP combination, which has been rated as the strongest attacking combination in world football today, but this is also the only merit in the eyes of fans.

Seeing that the team only got 28% possession and only 2 of 4 shots after 45 minutes, Li Mudi on the sidelines still had a confident expression, which made all Barcelona supporters feel extremely unhappy, and it was inevitable that this guy might make a big move at any time.

On the surface, the home team that has the advantage everywhere is the more weak one, which is extremely rare in the national derby in the past.

While Real Madrid are desperate to win this game with the reason to hope that they can continue their winning streak, the result is relatively more important for Barcelona, who have been left behind by their arch-rivals. That's why Xavi chose to be the first to make a move, and the decision to make a substitution was made before the whistle blew at the start of the second half.

Brazilian midfielder Artur came on to replace Coutinho, who was still conscious but physically unable to keep up with such a high-level rivalry, and Dembele was moved to the right to play to his advantage in cutting inside, while the left winger was handed to Sergio Gomez, who could also play a cameo role.

Although Dolberg is 1.88 meters tall, his technical characteristics are not the type of extremely impactful, but more inclined to personal foot skills and comprehensiveness, and he has grown up completely according to the trajectory of his idol Ibrahimovic. So the frequent delivery of crosses from either side of him doesn't bring out the full potential of the Danish international.

Xavi's adjustment is to completely abandon the previously planned tactics and regain the passing and control style that he is best at, which is also out of the consideration of letting go, after all, he planned to bypass Ndidi, a defensive strongman. It's just that after finding that the effect of the change of formation is not ideal, it is better to use their own advantage points to directly confront the opponent, maybe with the bonus of home advantage, they can overwhelm Real Madrid in terms of momentum, so as to open the door to victory is also very likely.

It's just that no matter how Barcelona adjusts in attack, their weaknesses still can't be solved. Carles Alenia, who plays as a lone midfielder, is a copy of Sergio Busquets, with a high ball IQ, good at helping his team keep the ball firmly at his feet through proper movement, and is also a good judge of the ball in defence, which is a model of playing with his brain.

However, his athleticism in this position is just as below average as his predecessors, making Barcelona's midfield defence a little thin and easy to target.

Especially in the face of Real Madrid's strong dense defensive ability, the team can only carry out continuous transmission on the periphery of the penalty area, which requires them to invest more troops in the front, and at the same time leaves the opponent with a large open space in the backfield, once there is a mistake, the consequences can be said to be unimaginable.

In the 63rd minute, Sergio Gomez's pass in front of the field was spotted by Raphael Varane, and the Real Madrid captain strode up to intercept the ball, while Mbappe was already accelerating down the right flank towards the space behind Cucurella. It's a pity that the French central defender was a little too anxious, and did not pass the ball to Marcos Llorente in front of him, but chose to launch a long pass attack directly, but because he failed to master the footwork in a hurry, the power was a little too great, and Lenglet made up the ball in place in advance to drive the ball out of the sideline, wasting a good opportunity to counterattack.

After feeling the danger of the emptiness at the back, the Barcelona players began to take the initiative to recycle, pulling the main possession area back to the front of the midfield circle, one is to take the opportunity to recover their physical strength, and the other is to attract Real Madrid's formation forward pressure to see if they can find any loopholes.

However, the visiting players immediately put on an anti-away stance, and immediately launched a ferocious high press under the instructions of the coach on the sidelines, which led to Artur's mistake in stopping the ball. After Valverde got the ball, he didn't make any adjustments, and directly hit a penetrating through ball to find Pellegri who had been cruising around the two central defenders of the home team.

The Italian centre-forward successfully countered offside and took advantage of the early start to shake off Lenglet and Serbian centre-back Svetozar Markovic, who had just joined the team in the summer, in just three steps.

Facing the onrushing Ter Stegen, Manuel Pellegri whimsically fired a perfect lob from the top of the box, which flew just above the German goalkeeper who had leaped high and raised his right arm to make an interception, before falling into the home side's net without any suspense. 0-1, Real Madrid, who were playing away, took the lead in the 67th minute of the game, which caused a shrill boo from the Camp Nou, which was attended by nearly 100,000 people.

Barcelona have nothing to think about when they are down and pushed to the brink of a cliff by their opponents, and in less than half an hour they will have to put more energy into the attacking end, and there is no difference between losing one goal and losing two, at least not to die on their knees, which is not in line with Catalan tradition, especially when their opponents are Real Madrid.

It's just that the all-encompassing and controlling tactics in the past have become flashy tricks in front of this mortal enemy, which is a big problem that Harvey can't solve no matter what. Against other strong teams, it is still too rare to be unable to get the ball into the opponent's box and create enough threat, even if there may be all kinds of difficulties.

If they can't beat Real Madrid's central defense led by Ndidi head-on, Barcelona may find it difficult to score in this game, and defeat is inevitable.