One of the most impressive points about Barcelona’s win over Real Madrid was Frenkie de Jong’s performance. Barcelona won 3-0 over Real Madrid, thanks in part to Xavi’s approach to a four-man midfield. It is the formation that gave Barca the best results last season and this summer, it allows the team to have more possession and more balance in defense. It was also the first test of a new couple.

Aside from the quality situations Pedri and Gundogan left behind in the first 45 minutes of the game, the real protagonists of Barca’s midfield were Frenkie de Jong and Oriol Romeu. Frenkie de Jong moves more. For his part, Romeu rose a little higher to sweep the midfield.

This is the first time Frenkie and Oriol have played against each other on the field. Both played in the match against Arsenal, but not together. De Jong showed a defensive display that made Real Madrid frustrated many times.

The old Ajax man constantly took the ball and released the siege. This was confirmed by his statistics. In 77 minutes, he had a pass accuracy rate of 92.4%, successfully completed 5 long balls, successfully dribbled 3/3 times, and made 2 tackles.