French star Kylian Mbappe is preparing for a new encounter against Barcelona, a year after the match in which Real Madrid lost 4-0, which revealed the strength of the Catalan defense led by Hans Flick.

According to the Spanish newspaper "Mundo Deportivo", Mbappe fell into the offside trap eight times during his first Clasico, which is the highest number in his career since statistics began recording in the 2017/2018 season, causing him to struggle against Barcelona's strict defensive organization.

Barcelona remains the team that forces its opponents into offside the most this season, averaging 4.89 times per match, compared to 4.76 last season, which is the highest rate among the top five leagues in Europe. However, the team's defensive performance this season raises some doubts due to changes in the backline.

Flick indicated before the match that the team would not change its defensive style, confirming that the significant work on organization and pressing is one of the keys to strong performance. In contrast, Carlo Ancelotti admitted last season that his players fell into the offside trap several times against Barcelona, saying: "We knew they relied on that, but we didn't succeed in avoiding it."

Mbappe arrives at the current Clasico with a slightly lower offside rate compared to last season, as he seeks to crack the code of Barcelona's defense, which has known well how to stop his threat in previous encounters.

Thus, Barcelona enters the new Clasico match at the Santiago Bernabeu with the aim of repeating its defensive superiority, while Mbappe aims to break Flick's trap that confused him a year ago.