FAQ: Football, Spanish Championship, LaLiga. The recommendation’s interpretation is that the stake is returned in case of a draw.
Justification: Despite Real Madrid miraculously turned the match against Dortmund around during just 30 minutes of play, the result confirmed that the “royals” have bigger problems than it seemed earlier in the season. They lack a true right back. They don’t have a quality left back. If rotation becomes obligatory to give players like Tchouameni and / or Camavinga rest, then even the midfield filtering doesn’t work. Neither the forward play. Mbappé, Vinicius and Bellingham are also too selfish to pass, each of them wants to solve the situations alone and thus become object of celebration and admiration. But when this doesn’t work out then the sulking starts… So, nothing really works out as it should for a squad of this super quality. How is Madrid going to win an El Classico this way? I think not at all… Especially since Courtois (1st goalkeeper) and Rodrygo (3rd best striker, 3 goals + 1 assist) got injured! Barcelona, their biggest rival, on the other hand, is in top form: their championship record so far is: 9 W – 1 L with a goal ratio of 33:10! (And their only loss occurred precisely when due to many injuries they had to intentionally field a ‘C’ side.) This is clearly thanks to coach Flick, who has managed to establish a new and amazingly effective system at Barca relying almost totally on academy players and without significant financial resources. What’s more, in recent weeks several key players (e.g. F. de Jong, Gavi, Olmo, Fermin Lopez) recovered at Barca, improving the rotation from match to match. On the other hand, two key members of Madrid’s starting eleven, Alaba and Carvajal, have been out for the season, forcing them to field not Madrid-level defenders in the wing-back positions… And this