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Barcelona must fix its defense before it's too late

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Real Madrid brought out Barca's defensive deficiencies in its most important games.

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Barca had possession, had more shots, and more corner kicks. Real Madrid still walked away with the Clásico victory. That tells you plenty about where things went wrong for Hansi Flick's side.

The 2- 1 loss at Camp Nou was frustrating, but the game was not the only problem. Even though Barcelona were dangerous in attack, they were punished time and again when possession changed.

For a club with Barcelona's ambitions, that's a problem that needs attention now, not after another damaging European night. The final numbers were that Barcelona had 62 percent possession and 18 shots while Real Madrid had 10 shots.

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