Ehe Barcelona game was being thick. The first part had been a real nonsense. They barely created chances and got lost in the midfield with control of the ball, but lacking arrival. Without the presence of Dembl, who left injured, and Lewandowski, the team could not find the way. And so it continued in the second half. Until a choral move allowed the ball will reach Pedri to open a can that was resisting. Happy centenary.
It was the key play because that goal decided the game. Barcelona ended up suffering tremendously. Xavi Hernndez must have seen it so raw that he did not cut a hair and ended up the match without strikers on the field of play in order to maintain the result.
Ousmane Dembl He began a run in search of the rival goalkeeper, but in the middle of it he had to stop when he noticed some discomfort in his left leg. Shortly after he asked for the change. Xavi’s face said it all. The Frenchman is being one of the best players in this period of the season. In fact, he was the best in the Cup match against Real. They cross their fingers so that the injury is not serious.
It is known to all that Gavi goes all out. This is how he demonstrated throughout the game. It doesn’t stop. And if he has to enter with force, he does. Many times making mistakes. In fact, he is the third player in Europe who has committed the most fouls.
With Dembl’s absence, Barcelona was left lame on the left wing. Gavi does not have depth and Marcos Alonso also has a hard time getting there. Therefore, Xavi had to resort to Jordi Alba that this one has arrival. And as on many other occasions, the full-back was decisive by giving Pedri the goal pass when the game was starting to get ugly. He was the player who created the most danger.
The tactical surprise was in the last minutes when Xavi gives entrance to Alejandro Balde by Ansu Fati. A surprising change because Barcelona on the one hand began to play with two left-backs (Balde and Alba). Minutes later, Kessie entered for Raphinha. So Barcelona ended up without forwards on the pitch.
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