Barcelona vs Real Madrid: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis of El Clasico

#5 Can Julen Lopetegui hold on to his job?

Real Madrid are now ninth in LaLiga - seven points behind Barcelona

How often can you say that a scoreline flatters the losing side when the scoreboard reads 5-1 at the full-time whistle? Barcelona could have easily scored more had it not been for a couple of very close offside calls and Courtois standing tall in goal.

This is the kind of result that sees managers sacked. Heck, Rafa Benitez was gone in December after just two losses - the second coming in El Clasico.

Real Madrid have now lost four of their last five LaLiga matches - against Sevilla (3-0), Alaves (1-0), Levante (1-2), and now Barcelona. Their only draw came against Atletico Madrid in the Madrid derby (0-0). They are now ninth in the table after 10 games

More than the results, it is the lack of a clear tactical gameplan in attack that has fans frustrated and critics breathing down his neck. A humiliating loss in a Clasico may just be the last straw for the Spanish manager.

Real Madrid have lost three consecutive LaLiga games for the first time since May 2009.You can’t spell Lopetegui without an L. pic.twitter.com/5ZS8vD4gSl

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) October 28, 2018