Barcelona did learn to resemble their rivals

In the summer transfer window, Barca outspent Real in the marketplace as Luis Enrique brought in Paco Alcacer for €30 million and sent Munir El Haddadi on loan within the other direction. Meanwhile, the Catalan club also signed Andre Gomes for €35m (plus accessories) when many fans planned to learn to start to see the exciting Sergi Samper given the opportunity.

Munir and Samper were already adapted for the Barca kind of play plus the two would surely not have access to done any worse in comparison to the guys who replaced them.

Every outfield player except Fabio Coentrao has scored for Real in the current campaign as Zinedine Zidane tries to move away from the reliance on individual stars.

However, it really is Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar rescuing Barca repeatedly and also the team's once-great midfield has betrayed the design and style and elegance that managed making it great. In relation to philosophy, Madrid are before their rivals currently.

Luis Enrique

Although Zidane exudes charm and charisma inside their press conferences, Luis Enrique might be a prickly presence in interviews and briefings, antagonising journalists in the manner reminiscent of how Jose Mourinho helpful to treat the media throughout his time within the Santiago Bernabeu.

So even though many Barca fans is not going to wish to see it, their club is currently starting to seem like Madrid at their worst and, whatever happens in the remainder from your season at Camp Nou, the Catalans could use restoring some of their core values through the summer.