Hugo Guillamón punished the defensive passivity of Barcelona with a shot that entered the entire squad (m.70) to equalize Joao Félix’s opening goal (m.55) and rescue a point for Valencia this Saturday in the penultimate game of the year.
The duel at Mestalla was seriously marked by necessity. Valencia, who increasingly felt the qualifying pressure with four consecutive defeats, took to the pitch with the unexpected Jesús Vázquez, Hugo Guillamón and Yaremchuk while Barcelona, who came out with Balde as the main novelty, arrived injured and with many doubts in the around.
And Valencia turned urgency into desire in two minutes. After Celta’s victory that reduced the distance from relegation by six points, Valencia, which usually grows in scenarios like this, warned Barcelona. A quick throw-in that Diego López crossed into the area surprised the culé defense, who saw how Yaremchuk, on the turn, finished off. But the Ukrainian’s shot was cleared by a confident Iñaki Peña.
Far from the expected script, Valencia cornered Xavi’s team in the first fifteen minutes. With clear ideas and precision, the locals easily reached the Barça area, this Saturday dressed in yellow, but the attempts of Hugo Duro and Yaremchuk remained intentions rather than clear occasions.
Little by little, Barcelona, with Rapinha who carried the weight of the culé game From the right wing, he found a way to rebuke an opponent who was dedicated and sacrificed in defense. The clearest chance of the match came from Lewandowski with a point-blank shot that Mamardashvili cleared (m.29).
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Valencia, somewhat tired, inevitably slowed down. Although Barcelona took possession of the ball, the locals did not suffer. Hits, imprecision and no superiority. Everything that Xavi doesn’t like reflected his team. Meanwhile, Valencia came out well when they recovered the pressure, but they lacked success in the last meters. Joao Félix was also unsuccessful in scoring the first in the final stages of the first half.
After the break, Barcelona began to be more recognizable, to generate superiorities. Gundogan forgave Valencia with a shot that skimmed the woodwork and just two minutes later De Jong invented a brilliant pass for Rapinha, who gave it to him from first to Joao Felix so that the Portuguese could punish the black and whites at will (m.55).
The game seemed different. Barcelona controlled a Valencia team unable to get around the culé area until the 70th minute. The visitors relaxed, began to drive without sense and Baraja’s team detected their opportunity. After a high ball and a lack of control in the area, Guillamón penalized his rival’s lack of defensive force with a great goal.
In the next play, Ferran was close to advancing Barcelona again, but the Catalan team was struck by an immense Mamardashvili and a successful defense that prevented the comeback of Xavi’s team, which continues without finding results and increasingly behind. of the league.
Xavi’s Barcelona continues to generate many doubts. Disastrous in both areas, the changes are planned from home and the rivals have already taken the registration of a team that is diluted day by day.
2023-12-16 22:36:23
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