Editor-in-Chief of El Pais: Real Madrid only succeeded in blocking Yamal s mouth, rather than demonstrating football authority

On October 27, in the La Liga El Clasico, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1. The two sides clashed many times during the game. "El Pais" editor-in-chief Ramon Bessa commented that Real Madrid only succeeded in suppressing Yamal, but they did not play well.

"A victory to silence Yamal" is Ramon Besa's Derby commentary published in "El Pais". He said, "Real Madrid was only satisfied with suppressing Yamal instead of playing a wonderful game. My feeling is that this has evolved into a personal grudge rather than a technical and tactical competition in football. Real Madrid had the ability to win easily, but in the end they spent too much energy on establishing an advantage. Real Madrid's obsession was to silence Yamal rather than showing football authority."

Talking about Brazil. When discussing the impact of the defeat in the Derby, Ramon Besa said: "The danger of the El Clasico lies more in the result than in the process. Obviously Barcelona is far from the best, but there is still room for improvement. I think the difficulty for Barcelona is to reproduce last year's level. The problem for Barcelona is to become a victim of its own excessive expectations, because these expectations are far beyond the team's capabilities."