![]() In a situation where midfielder Casemiro has left, striker Karim Benzema has only played twice in five weeks, the team can't stop conceding domestically, and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, out of the blue, has been sidelined because of back pain, lots of responsibility has fallen on this fantastic emerging superstar. Who will shine between Vinicius and Dembele when Real Madrid and Barcelona face off on Sunday? (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)īack to Madrid's man of the moment. ![]() What should have been a fertile, potentially trophy-winning, partnership is, currently, arid. What's more, across the entire season so far he's only set up one goal for striker Robert Lewandowski. He went on international duty with France, played 12 minutes, picked up a minor muscle overload and, in the meantime, his wife gave birth to their first child. This season Dembele fluttered back into form with two assists and two goals, until a month ago. Vinicius? The then-21-year-old (there's four years between these two mercurial, entertaining but very different wingers) showed that he's made of the "right stuff." As Madrid surged to only their second LaLiga and Champions League double in 64 years, the kid from Sao Goncalo near Rio de Janeiro, scored or created another 11 goals after the Clasico debacle - including the winner against Liverpool in the Champions League final. Get ready for El Clasico with classic games, analysis on ESPN+ The World Cup-winning Frenchman followed up with just two assists and two goals in Barcelona's remaining 11 matches - losing to Frankfurt and watching the 12-point gap between Xavi's team and Los Blancos that night in March stretch to 13 by the time the season finished. Now begin the stark comparisons from then until now - with Vinicius stellar, growing in authority and assurance Dembele looking predictable, sloppy and gifting the ball away so much that he's verging on being a liability. Vincius, clean through on Marc-Andre ter Stegen's goal at one stage and generally one of Madrid's livelier players, had built up to playing Barcelona - whom he'd ripped to shreds in a 2-1 win at Camp Nou six months earlier - with two goals and four assists in Madrid's previous five LaLiga matches. Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) Two assists to break the game, thanks to crosses which Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ronald Araujo headed home, and a good role in the third goal meant that Xavi's repeated, brave but somewhat surprising, blind faith in the France international was repaid. Three Game Modes! Tee off in classic mini golf, shoot for the pars in hoops or swap the hole for a goal in hockey Level Editor! Putt your own spin on the game by creating, sharing and playing your own courses.Ĭustomisations! Turn the fairway into the runway, with unlockable hats, skins and trails for your ball.Given that the two wingers are likely to be key for their respective teams as El Clasico reaches Real Madrid's majestic stadium again this weekend, it's worth looking at their reactions to that remarkable 4-0 Barcelona win, how they've played, developed and processed the impact of such a dramatic night in the world's greatest football match.īack in March, with Barcelona trying to stage an unlikely late title push and looking good to beat lowly Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League quarterfinals, Dembele was in scintillating form and a determining factor against Los Blancos. Become a pro in the pirate course, aim for an albatross in the ancient theme or wage all out Worm warfare in the Worms course! Powerups! Drive a wedge between your friends as you trap their ball in honey, freeze it or turn it into a cube. Themed Courses! Go head to head on courses with unique mechanics and holes. Why have friends if not to play Golf… With Your Friends! Nothing is out of bounds as you take on courses filled with fast paced, exciting, simultaneous mini golf for up to 12 players!ġ2 Player Multiplayer! Make sure your skills are up to scratch as you tee off against 11 other golfers in simultaneous online multiplayer.
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