FC Barcelona | Another master class from the heirs of Busquets

The casualties marked the season and Xavi Hernandez He has had to solve the problems week by week to rebuild the team. Until precisely yesterday she was able to compete with the whole team again. And precisely, two of those that he recovered three weeks ago were key for Barça to certify the League title. Pedri González and Frenkie de Jong They are key for Barcelona Xavi and they demonstrated it again in Cornellà-El Prat in the match against RCD Espanyol. The two midfielders were greatly missed in their absence and against the parakeet team they were key in a football exhibition in the midfield.

Both were protagonists and decisive. Pedri gave the goal to Alejandro Balde which meant the 0-2 and demonstrated his superiority in the midfield to once again lead the group of Xavi. The Canarian star not only stood out for scoring the goal to the left back, but he once again demonstrated his ability to command a team despite being only 20 years old. He couldn’t finish the game because he still lacks some rhythm, but his minutes on the green were extremely neat, something that Xavi always asks for.

And by his side, The Young, another key man in the last two goals. He opened the 0-3 move, the work of Lewandowski after an assist from Raphinha, and gave the fourth to Koundé, who debuted as a culé scorer this season. Frenkie and Pedri, Busquets’ faithful squires, from whom they learned and grew, have taken a step forward this campaign.

Yesterday they met from the beginning in a repopulated center of the field, the work of Xavi Hernandez, to steal the ball from an innocent Espanyol from the start. The future must be yours. At 26, he is a mature player who has shown this year why he insisted so much on staying at the Camp Nou. Stubborn and self-confident, he has confirmed that he must be a key and important piece in the future of culé. More now that Busquets is leaving.

He Barça He returned to Cornellà with four midfielders. Although the main tweaks were in defense. Balde changed bands in the second half, to the right, and Alba, who entered through Araujo, occupied the left, while Koundé passed to the axis of defense. There was also a forced change. Christenseninjured, withdrew to make way for Marcos Alonso.

The rest of the tactical movements were Dembele by Raphinha and Ansu Fati, who entered through Gavi.

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