Real Madrid suffered a waterloo in their debut national derby when they were dealt a strong home blow by Barcelona in La Liga, losing 4-0. One of the key factors in this loss was undoubtedly French starlet Kilian McBarbie, who, despite his contributions, missed two great one-touch chances and a La Liga record 8 offsides, making his attacking stats a total loss and disappointing the fans.
Facing Barcelona's rock-solid backline, McBarbie was almost helpless, but repeatedly fell into the offside quagmire. He was offside six times in the first half and accumulated eight offsides in the match, a new La Liga record, equaling the number of offsides committed by Elche striker Jonathan Tys in 2015. After the match, Real Madrid coach Antsarotti refused to put the blame on McBarbie: I had taken a chance on him starting before I realized that Barcelona's defense was strong, and as a striker, offsides are a common occurrence.
Although McBarbie managed to break offside twice, both shots were parried away by Barcelona goalkeeper Ennals Oppen. In the end, his statistics were 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 chances created, 0 successful passes and 0 fouls, while Real Madrid responded to McBarbie's challenge with a complete victory.