Updated Saturday, 30 March 2024 – 23:08
Without much stress, but without fanfare. This is how Bara ended up beating Las Palmas in a match that had in Raphinha to its great protagonist. The Brazilian not only scored the solitaire so much that it earned the Blaugrana the victory, but he also laid the foundations for it by forcing the expulsion of a Alvaro Valles always vital for the Canaries, both under the sticks and when looking for combinative play. [Narracin y estadsticas (1-0)]
Initially, Xaviwho had to watch the duel from the stands to serve the first of his two-match suspension for his expulsion against Atlético, preferred to leave Araujo on the bench. Although the center-back exercised with apparent normality along with the rest of his teammates in Friday’s session, the possible fatigue accumulated as a result of his trip to be with Uruguay in the last national team call, together with some discomfort in the right muscle, would be the reasons that led the Barça coach to keep him in the chamber at the start of the duel. Who has become a completely indisputable player in his schemes, of course, is Pau Cubars. A central defender who, despite his youth, transmits more than absolute tranquility when he has the ball at his feet.
Bara did not have too many concerns on a defensive level. Las Palmas, in fact, rarely approached the domains of Ter Stegen. The most dangerous was a direct free kick from Coco, in the addition of the first half, which ended up coming out very close to Barcelona’s mark. In attack, the Blaugrana did their best, but were unable to go into the break with a goal in their bag, despite the fact that the ball did end up kissing the net on two occasions. One, from the boots of Lewandowski, as soon as the duel begins. The other, from Raphinha, near the end of the first 20 minutes. Both went to limbo due to offside, although the second was heavily protested by the locals. The Brazilian would also be decisive in an action that would end up affecting the visitors for the rest of the duel: the expulsion of Álvaro Valles.
The Barça winger, taking advantage of a good pass into the gap Sergi Robertowas faster than the Las Palmas goalkeeper, always used to acting almost as if he were just another field player, and ended up causing a spectacular fall after the collision between the two. Busquets Ferrer I didn’t hesitate for a moment and sent Valles to the locker room. The locals, despite having one more team on the pitch, could not find a way to create clear dangerous actions, no matter how much Lewandowski managed to send a shot to the crossbar and a long shot from Fermn would narrowly miss the baseline. The match thus went to half-time with a draw on the scoreboard, after a first half also marked by a few moments of brief but intense downpour.
Joao Felix and Cancelo celebrate Bara’s goal with Raphinha.PAU BARRENAAFP
At the restart, Las Palmas sought to slow the pace as much as possible, trying to make the clock work in their favor so they could, at least, catch a draw in Montjuc. The idea was to try to get Bara’s nerves in search of the goal and, who knows, take advantage of some mistake in the defense to hurt them. The plan, however, ended up falling apart relatively quickly. Before the hour of play was up, Raphinha, precisely, took advantage of a measure of assistance from Joao Felixreplacement of a Fermán who emptied himself on the playing field, to open the way to victory.
The goal, always liberating, allowed Bara to redouble its harassment of the visiting area, against a rival who only had to lock in as much as possible and, perhaps, look for some surprise on the counterattack. Joao Flix was able to sign the match, after assistance from Kound, but his shot ended up colliding with the crossbar and the post and the final sentence remained in the pipeline. There was even a new mistake that could have cost the tie. In the twilight, that is, Lewandowski and I cancel They saw yellow paths that will force them to miss the trip to Cádiz due to sanctions.
2024-03-30 22:08:27
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