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ESPN FC breaks down how Real Madrid exposed Sevilla

This ESPN FC segment breaks down Real Madrid's performance against Sevilla with Luis Garcia and the studio hosts. Garcia argues Real Madrid used quick transitions and a deeper block to expose Sevilla, while the hosts debate how much credit the performance deserves and whether it translates to Barcelona away. The takeaway is that Real Madrid were much better today, but it is too early to say they are better without Vinicius Jr.

ESPN FC’s Dan Thomas, Luis Garcia, Shaka Hislop and Craig Burley react to Real Madrid’s 4-1 win against Sevilla that featured a brace from Kylian Mbappe. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/ ESPN

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what that means that there will be a six-point gap between these two teams or between Real Madrid and Barcelona going in to Alasico next week. For more on this, let's welcome in Luis Garcia. Luis, much better from Real Madrid from what we've seen of late. >> Yeah, much much better. At least we we seen Real Madrid with an idea with the determination that they wanted to win this game from the first minute. It's true that Sevilla and the guys just mentioned it didn't put much of an effort. Yeah, they control some some minute. They have the ball for quite a bit of time during the game, but not with the intention of scoring or or at least they try but not be like a big threat. Real Madrid with quick transitions understanding that the ball has to be in the feet of Neandbul and today Jubelling those are the more creative and more dangerous players and the rest of the team just be comfortable sitting at the back and waiting for the opponent to be exposed. And that's what they did against Sevilla. They tried Real Madrid in the first 45 minutes to put a little bit of a pressure. But Sevilla having knowing that Aradul is not going to follow in this kind of situation. is not going to have the intensity that it can be with Kamabinga or with Valv. They understood that they have to sit down at the back and then is where the Sevilla start getting exposed, start committing players going forward and a lot of space was behind the defenders and in between the lines and then we saw Ara the best of Ara grabbing the ball in the midfield connecting with the players up front. that fantastic goal that we've seen the space for Karen Mbappe to to use his best strength and is that that is fantastic speed and today we got a fantastic news for Real Madrid is that Jandio Mander is becoming a better and better player he's getting his comfort comfortable on the field the player start understanding a little bit more himself he deciding better we saw him in the last part of the game still needs a little bit to to analyze but we saw a lot better of this Real Madrid side do we know the verse 11 No, we don't. Is this the best game of the season? Maybe for some minutes. Yeah, it was. But it's still a lot to improve. But at least we enjoyed today and the score said it all. >> See, here's the dilemma looking forward. I don't think Enrich starts in the camp now against Barcelona. >> Venicious Junior suspended. >> No, I know. I just don't think he starts. He he he he came off the bench in in in Rome, made a difference. He played today. He was okay. I don't think he starts away from home in the camp. Now that probably means, you mentioned it, he's suspended. So Aduler has to probably go and play on the right potentially with Diamande on the left or vice versa. And and arguably Valver back in the middle of the park. Why? Why are you faffing about with it? >> What do you mean? >> We've we've pretty much agreed this is some of the best we've seen from Real >> at home. They've played some bad teams already like that, have they? You're going in Barcelona. We're >> not talking about Barcelona. We're talking about this game now. >> I'm talking I don't care about Sevilla because >> we got to care about Sevilla because we've been so poor of late inferior opposition and they were better today. I know they were much better today. So why can't we give them their flowers for today? We're dropping or giving them their flowers for this that and the other. Get some flowers. Get them from the gas. I don't care where you get them from. >> It's not Mother's Day. >> It's not Mother's Day. Get from the gas station. You know, as long as you're not going around graves. Get some flowers. Give it to >> This is the problem with you. THIS IS THE problem with you. You can never leave your Real Madrid TV birthday suit. >> But I think today I'm not looking to I'm looking at a bigger picture. >> But I didn't ask about I don't care about the bigger picture for the moment. We've got a week to talk about play against Barcelona. I think for now you have to say there were better performance. Argula was excellent. Questions opinion too, didn't he? This team was set up to get a result today and it did handsomely, easily. Great goals against Sevilla, right? You're very, very shortsighted. This was set up for the victory today. I don't think because this was a good performance today that this is a good setup for Barcelona away. That's all I'm talking about. And you may have noticed it's the biggest game of the season. It is the bigger but we got a week to talk about that like you want some narrowminded chat about Sevilla. It was much better today. >> You know where I'm going to go. You know what I'm going to ask is this team better than Ven without Venicious Jr. in it. >> You asked me that at Halime or >> PEOPLE WERE WATCHING AT HALIME. THEY'RE WATCHING NOW. >> WELL, THEY SHOULD. >> Just cuz you said it once doesn't mean you don't get to say it again. >> No, I'm going to repeat myself. I think it's too early to be suggesting because of a better performance against Sevilla who were poor for the most part uh that this is a better team without Venitz Jr. in it. >> Two things can be correct. That could be correct and Venitz Jr. is still having a poor season which he is. If Venitz Jr. was fit and available he would probably have played today and he would probably play in the classical but he's not. So it's not a better team with without him in it. It's too early in the season to be saying that. >> Which was the best goal, Shack, for you. >> So three three crackers >> I go I go Aragula just to set things off. I listen ball kind of comes back at you like that and from an angle the height and the dip that that he got on it. Uh Adraula for me who who may not start against Barcelona. Dad. >> Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. At least listen. Maybe that's interest. I never said I said may not start. >> Oh boy. >> By the way, I'm that's it. That's that's my that's my thing for the week now. This my whole week now. >> I'm off. >> I'm off. >> When we get to the last show for a week >> when we get to Spain, I am telling you I'm going to drill that home. And if if it comes I guess we'll talk about the classic >> and if it comes out Friday the show on Friday. Let's get ahead to the game there. Let's not start the segment of Real Madrid winning talking about whether or not Endrich's going to start against Barcelona because one the domino effect of Adula then moving out of position and Valv having to come back in and Denzel completion Friday. Wonderful. Forward to the >> I am sure Real Madrid fans are already thinking about the classical what was your favorite goal please. >> Sorry L. I think Andri is not playing. Andri is not playing again. >> Stop it. It's all over. I've had enough of this. Thank you very much. Thank you. That's it. >> It will be Barcelona against Real Madrid. Not before though against Roy. >> Oh god. >> On ESPN. >> Oh boy.