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A brilliant win in a brilliant game Saturday night saw another El Clásico taking place on US soil, this time at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in front of 82,026 supporters.
As with any match against Real Madrid, it couldn?t really be billed as a ?friendly,? because it?s simply anathema to any player on the pitch.
There?s always a real desire to win against Los Blancos regardless of the circumstance, and that was shown on many occasions throughout the game.
Given it was only Barça?s second game of this pre-season, the intensity shown throughout was impressive and it made for a entertaining watch.
There were so many talking points but here are three from the match...
Gundogan, like hand in glove
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Like a fine wine, Ilkay Gundogan gets better with age.
If there were any doubts as to his hire by the Blaugranes, they were surely dispelled by his performance against Barça?s eternal rivals.
Calm in possession, diligent in his passing and movement, Gundo slotted into the midfield like he?d been there all his career.
His connection with Frenkie de Jong was particularly notable, as was the ease with which he helped transition the play from defence to attack.
A shame his evening ended early with an injury.
Peerless.
Genuine width and pace on both flanks

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With Alejandro Balde ? surely on a path to becoming one of t...