BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After being humbled by a recently promoted club and a Ukrainian side playing with reserves, Real Madrid faces a trip to Camp Nou.
Barcelona hosts Madrid on Saturday in the first clásico under new coach Ronald Koeman. And even though Barcelona is undergoing a rebuilding process after it ended last season without a trophy, Madrid comes to the clash with even more doubts.
Madrid has been outplayed at home by the modest Cádiz and a Shakhtar Donetsk that was without several starters due to a coronavirus outbreak among the squad.
In both losses, Madrid was sluggish and disorganized in defense, leaving opponents time and space to successfully launch counterattacks.