The first El Clásico of the new season ended with Real Madrid coming from behind to beat Barcelona 3–2 away from home, thanks to Yang Yang's hat-trick. It immediately sparked heated discussions among media and fans around the world.
This was the first El Clásico since Cristiano Ronaldo joined Barcelona, which alone made it full of intrigue.
Barcelona's performance in this match could hardly be called anything but excellent. Messi willingly transformed himself into a playmaker, Cristiano Ronaldo displayed tremendous explosiveness and physical strength, and Neymar's creativity and inspiration throughout the match were dazzling. Together, they showed the tremendous firepower of Barcelona's attack.
Compared with their attack, however, Barcelona's defense was woefully lacking. Alves could not contain Hazard, Alba could not stop Carvajal's direct charge at the very end, and even Pique, Mathieu, and Busquets working together could not prevent Yang Yang from completing his hat-trick.
It could be said that Barcelona's defense had seriously dragged down the team's attack.
The same was true of Real Madrid.
In attack, Yang Yang scored a hat-trick and became the outstanding star of the match. Hazard had basically demonstrated his ability and tactical value, and with his excellent performance in this El Clásico, he had earned himself a place in Real Madrid's forward line.
Although Suarez came on as a substitute, his backheel pass during the final stage revealed his inspiration. Several of his touches during the match also left an impression, but what stood out most was that when all of Barcelona pushed forward in the final minutes and launched an overwhelming counterattack against Real Madrid, Suarez had even retreated to defend near the edge of the penalty area.
The Uruguayan forward's desire to play was incredibly strong, and his performance in the match had also shown everyone his ability.
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