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I found three reasons madrid didn't perform:

1.Bad mourinho tactics

2.real madrid bad midfield

3.defense

4.real madrid can't cope with pressure

5.the Ronaldo factor

I am a believer that midfield is the most important.The best midfield wins.barca's brain is the midfield.more lies there than meets the eyes.they're there for more than just assists and barca know how to use it wisely.with that knowledge they control the game as they rotate the ball in barca's favor. With madrid the delivery is done mostly on the sides and the brain is at the back with casillas.i believe mourinho prefers this method to execute plays to avoid having the opponents midfield available.to direct a game and execute potent plays all the way from the rear is difficult.that is the reason madrid has problems with possession as their midfield is not fully complete and not mature(football-wise).Because of this they lack balance.In truth,they don't really serve the purpose of midfield.Madrid uses their midfield to create assist and defend ONLY and not to organize and direct possession,attacks and establish dominance.Barca specializes on capitalizing the midfield,so the only way to win barca is to in actuality challenge their midfield rather than trying infinitely to break their defense or stop messi in his tracks.Taking advantage of that gives any barca opponent more dominance instantly.For some reason mourinho does not pay attention to that detail and sticks to attack and defend only. Madrid's style is too direct that it forgets to focus on keeping the ball and that would have benefited them instead of barca had they taken advantage of that.keeping the ball in combination with counter attacks would greatly benefit them.yet,what is most important is what mourinho leaves out.Barcelona's team anatomy is comprised of 3 parts respectively.they divide well the forwards(the offensive) from the midfield(the play makers) and the defense(goal stoppers),each part works effectively both individually and as a team.now,madrid on the other hand divides itself into an effective yet non effective 2 parts:the forwards,that which even go as as far as to include the attacking midfielders and the defensive which includes the defensive midfielder along with the defense. Madrid needs to divide into three rather than 2.At the moment,the lack of a decisive midfield at madrid will continue making problems when playing a team like barca.The second problem with madrid is the lack of effective defense mechanism.we probably have one of the top defense squads but we don't know how to utilize them right.for this reason we need to develop a tactic to prevent goals especially from a team like barca that most always sneaks goals in.Thirdly,the ronaldo effect.we all know ronaldo seems to fail during important games.the simple answer is that he gets frustrated and becomes selfish.failing to provide him with the right position he will fail to score and help the team.by nature he is not meant to be a winger,his style of play reflects that of a pure striker.mourinho should use him on the front and draw benzema or higuain on the left.that way striking takes more effect as benzema or pipita serve him assists and ronaldo will have more open space to do all that he needs.The last problem with madrid is their inability to cope well under pressure.Look at barcelona,when madrid scored the first goal,they remained calm as if they themselves already had a dozen goals on their side.they even smiled.Real Madrid on the other hand,as the first goal came they were already looking down and their faced showed the frustration,just 1 goal.The frustration lead them to execute moves in a hurry thus giving incomplete or/and trashy performances.i believe that it was that critical pressure that made ronaldo miss his chances.frustration is a negative state of mind and as everyone says a negative mind bring negative results.so in the end i believe madrid could've made their own luck but until mourinho realizes his mistakes things will be with barca.

So what does madrid need to beat barca?

1.learning to deal with heavy pressure

2.balance on the field

3.good tactics

4.strong defense tactics

5dominant midfield.

Best line up would be:3-4-3(focus on breaking barca's midfield and establish madrid's midfields dominance)

Casillas

Ramos=Pepe=Marcelo

Lass=Alonso=Kaka=Khedira

Di Maria=Benzema/Higuain=Ronaldo

What does Real Madrid need to do....I will answer later.

You say Real Madrid's performance was horrible....wow, I am sorry to say this, they played their best against Barcelona in the last 3-4 years. I have not seen Real play this well against Barcelona.

Yeah I agree Barcelona did not play their A game, but Real Madrid did this not to play their A game. So I do not understand how they played horrible.

Now to your question - Real Madrid needs a trio like Barcelona has along with wingers. The trio is missing even though they have Ozil and Kaka. But they do not play together as they come as subs to each other. IMHO, Ozil, Kaka and they need the third person and I do not see anyone fitting that role. But even if they get the third player - they need to be as good as the trio(Messi, Xavi, Iniesta) of Barcelona. Yeah Ozil and Kaka can perform close to them, if not better....Please go back and check the stats - Real Madrid all they do is foul and they always have more number of fouls than Barcelona. That needs to be stopped. Real's defenders are OK to tackle normal wingers but not good enough to tackle the Barcelona trio. So they need 4 defenders to counter them. Defense is not their problem - the actual problem lies in Mid field and forwards. Until that happens, it will be a fluke or their best day to beat Barcelona.....and on top Barca has a bad day.

Confidence! Barca has the edge and what a big advantage that is. Both teams are amazing and Real can beat anyone in the world on any given day, BUT, Barca has that edge with confidence and how well they play total football. Barca has been together as a team for a long time now and the players know each other. Styles is also a factor. Real is a counter attack team, at least against Barca, and Barca is possession. Real can't score if they don't have the ball and they MUST score on the counter. If they don't it becomes difficult to stay mentally tough for the full match. Confidence plays in the mind of the other team. Both teams have a ton of talent, but momentum and a mental confidence in how games have gone lately, edge goes to Barca.

First and foremost. Ronaldo OUT. There will be no overhaul of Barcelona by Real Madrid until Rnaldo has left the club. We cant bench him vs Barca as then he will sulk and strop in the other games. He must be sold to Man City.

Once that is out of the way we have to look at Mourinho's position. Most Madrid fans do not realise that Jose Mourinho is a constant source of inspiration...TO BARCELONA. We need to remove him if major honours don't come this season.

After that, Madrid need to establish their own system of play around a very talented group of players. It may take a while to establish that, in the mean time, we should park the bus vs Barcelona. Why not?

My own approach to the game if I was coach would have been to park the bus for an hour and keep this game goal less. I would have started 4-3-3 defensive, with Khedira, Lass and Alonso the 3 in midfield. The bus would stay parked for the opening hour. At this point I would have thrown on Kaka for Lass and consider bringing on CR7 for one of the front 3. In the last 10, if we NEEDED the win or simply smelt blood, I would have brought on Higuain alongside Benzema and effectively gone 4-2-4 for the remaining 10 minutes. In addition, I would have set my team up to win set pieces. Yes, old fashioned, yes, negative, but we have aerial supremacy to Barcelona and that is a fact we did not utilise.

Real Madrid gotta put pressure on the midfield more as that's the key area that has made Barcelona such a dominant force..Do that and things will get easier as Barcelona's defence is not that outstanding especially their goalkeeping department :)

real madrid needs two decent midfield players to be able to ope the game up by passing the ball around and find ronaldo and benzima in space behind barcelona defense

I think Mourinho should use a different formation. It should be a very smart one. And use the best players who can pressure and get the ball, so we can actually get chances to score.

Go back in time and buy Cruyff before Barca.

Hahah nah, but they have done it before, it's not impossible.

Still though, Visca Barca!

Score more goals is my guess-what say you

thay cant do anything to stop barcelona