It seemed like there was going to be a comeback, like last Saturday against Celta in Montjuic… but no. This time he played prick. The second that suffers FC Barcelona this campaign after the draw on the first day of LaLiga EA Sports in Getafe (0-0) and after six consecutive victories, including the defeat of Antwerp in the Champions League (5-0). The culés have not been able to beat the Mallorca (2-2), in a fast-paced duel played in Son Moix, and they see the lead in danger: they are with 17 points, but just behind them are the surprising Girona (16), who visits Villarreal in La Cerámica, and the Real Madrid (15), which hosts UD Las Palmas, ready to forget Sunday’s bitter drink in the Metropolitano derby.
Intense and difficult match in Palma, where Barça finished paying dearly for their defensive errors. Vasco Aguirre’s Mallorca knew how to take advantage of it to punish the still leader: the Vermillions soon took the lead with a goal from Muriqithe best of the night, and then Abdon Pratsin the injury time of the first half, broke the provisional tie that had been set minutes before Raphinha with a great goal. The Brazilian, pure overflow and speed, must play more despite the fact that many continue to question his ownership.
If in the first half Mallorca was better against a Barça that was quite dense in general terms – except in the last minutes of the first act -, the forces were leveled after the break and both teams had good chances to score. The one who ended up doing it was the Barça team, with a beautiful goal from Fermin Lopezsigning his first goal in the First Division: inside ball from Lamine Yamal For Raphinha, who crossed first, Lewandowski let it pass and the youth player finished almost at will to make the final score 2-2 for the Son Moix team.
These four (Raphinha, Lewandowski and the young Fermín López and Yamal) were the best of theirs. The Brazilian for the goal in the 1-1 action and all the danger that he generated with the actions of him and the Pole, who was a substitute —Xavi changed rotations and left him on the bench with Koundé—, for the chances he had in the final stretch of the crash. Yamal, only 16 years old, is a blessing from heaven for Barcelona fans and for the Spanish team; He went over the top, faced it, made roulettes and, with the first ball he touched, caused a penalty that would end up going into limbo: referee Muñiz Ruiz whistled it in the first instance, but then consulted the monitor at the request of the VAR. He was right because Copete did not touch the Spanish international enough to unbalance him inside the area.
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Of course they were the best news for a dense Barça where Cancelo was not the one from the other day against Celta, Joao Felix barely appeared – although he hit the post with a long shot – Ferran Torres was not the shark that Barcelona fans expected – he had a clearly wasted one-on-one against Rajkovic -, Araújo was slow at the back against all odds and Ter Stegen was too nervous, as he showed in the first Mallorcan goal by giving the ball to the opponent. It is not the Barça that its fans expect and Mallorca, pulling from caste and intensity, knew how to read the game to bring out the colors of the still leader.
You can get your hands on this Barcelona. It’s not easy, of course, but it is possible. Mallorca, with Muriqi and the mustachioed Abdón Prats at the controls of the offensive, demonstrated it tonight in Son Moix. For the culés, this point tastes very little and for the Vermillions, on the other hand, it tastes like glory despite the fact that the team is still very low in the standings. But it’s not every day that you can play one-on-one with this Xavi’s Barça whose players are human.
Datasheet
RCD Mallorca, 2: Rajkovic; Giovanni González (Morlanes, min. 85), Valjent, Nastasic, Copete, Maffeo (Jaume Costa, min. 33); Samu Costa, Dani Rodríguez (Van der Heyden, min. 83), Antonio Sánchez (Darder, min. 61); Abdón Prats (Larín, min. 61) and Muriqi
FC Barcelona, 2: Ter Stegen; Cancelo, Araujo, Martínez (Koundé, min. 78), Balde; Gavi, Romeu (Fermín, min. 63), Gündogan; Rapinha, Ferrán Torres (Lewandowski, min. 57) and Joao Félix (Yamal, min. 63)
Goals: 1-0, min.7: Muriqi; 1-1, min. 41: Rapinha; 2-1, min. 48: Abdón Prats; 2-2, min. 74: Fermin Lopez
Referee: Muñiz Ruiz (Galician Committee). He showed yellow cards to Oriol Romeu (min. 35), Dani Rodríguez (min. 48), Nastasic (min. 61); Giovanni González (min. 84) and Javier Aguirre (min. 91) on the Balearic bench
Incidences: Match corresponding to the seventh day of the EA Sports League played at the Son Moix stadium, in Palma de Mallorca, before 19,939 spectators
2023-09-26 21:39:09
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