As per the report, Alonso believes that Barcelona\u2019s right flank, covered by Yamal, offers an opportunity that Real Madrid must look to exploit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The young winger\u2019s lack of defensive tracking and pressing leaves the flank exposed, creating openings for opposition runners.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During a recent tactical discussion at Valdebebas, Alonso was quoted as saying, \u201cWe have to attack him there, we can do damage\u2026\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n This is a clear indication that Real Madrid are planning to test that side of Barcelona\u2019s structure.<\/p>\n The manager reportedly intends to use both Vinicius Jr. and Alvaro Carreras in coordinated movements down that channel to stretch Barcelona\u2019s defence and create numerical advantages.\u00a0<\/p>\n Respect for Yamal, but focus on the flaws<\/p>\n Despite identifying Yamal as a defensive vulnerability, Alonso still holds the Barcelona youngster in high regard.\u00a0<\/p>\n He considers the teenager, along with Pedri, to be among the most talented players in Flick\u2019s squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, from a tactical standpoint, the manager feels that Yamal\u2019s lack of defensive discipline has been one of Barcelona\u2019s biggest weaknesses this season.<\/p>\n This assessment is not based on speculation but on a detailed analysis of Barcelona\u2019s recent matches.\u00a0<\/p>\n The coaching staff has observed how Yamal often stays high up the pitch instead of tracking back, leaving his full-back isolated against overlapping runs.\u00a0<\/p>\n For a team like Real Madrid, which thrives on quick transitions and positional rotations, this presents a potential route to a goal.<\/p>\n At the moment, Real Madrid are fully focused on their upcoming fixtures against Getafe and Juventus, but it is understood that Alonso and his staff are already working on the tactical approach for El Clasico.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has reportedly found a key area of weakness in Barcelona\u2019s setup ahead of…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":318560,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1386,108681,221,62,67,132,68,30912],"class_list":{"0":"post-318559","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-real-madrid-news","10":"tag-soccer","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us","15":"tag-xabi-alonso"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115406556993257570","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318559"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318559\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fc-barcelona-v-real-madrid-cf-la-liga-ea-sports-58-1024x724.jpg\")
Real Madrid plan to attack Lamine Yamal\u2019s wing. (Photo by Alex Caparros\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n