A triplet of Robert Lewandowski in the second half he gave victory to Barcelona against a Correoso Valencia (4-2)who went ahead on the stroke of half-time shortly before the goalkeeper was sent off Giorgi Mamardashvili, which ended his team’s hopes of scoring at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.
At first something crazy, Hugo Duro and Pepelu, with a penalty, will reverse Fermín López’s initial goal and the Pole appeared after the restart to keep his team in second position in LaLiga EA Sports and keep his rival away from the European dream.
Barça fans had few incentives to go up to Montjuïc. Neither the day – a Monday – nor the time (9:00 p.m.) nor the downpour that fell in Barcelona throughout the day were suitable for witnessing the duel of a team that, with no chance of retaining the title, only has the runner-up consolation prize.
30,167 brave men -the worst entry of the season- went to the stadium and They saw two teams with very different proposals each other. Baraja, who surprised by bringing on Yarek Gasiorowski in the central axis and Peter Federico on the right wing, He gave the ball to Barça, with a low block defense and looking for his counterattack options.
The Che coach’s plan worked. Barça took control of the ball, but it was difficult for them to move it fluidly and they suffered from Valencia’s direct play.what in two long trips revealed the Barça defensebut Neither Hugo Duro nor Peter Federico took advantage of the opportunities.
But the first goal was scored by Fermín López (1-0, min.22). The Andalusian scored his eighth goal of the season by finishing off a Raphinha’s precise center with an academic test room coming from the second line. After the midfielder’s goal, which he played today andin Pedri’s place, Barça disappeared. The game went crazy and the locals’ childish errors multiplied.
The first to appear in the photo was Ter Stegenwho tried to make a hat to Hugo Duro, insistent on the pressure, who hunted the ball and did not waste the gift of the German goalkeeper to equalize the match (1-1, min.27).
Ten minutes later, Araujo the ghosts appeared to him of the match against Paris Saint-Germain and, when trying to steal the ball from Peter Federico, who won another into space, he knocked down the player owned by Real Madrid. Children’s penalty from the Uruguayan that Pepelú transformed (1-2, min.38).
The Barça centre-back almost equalized with a header spit off the post before Mamardashvili joined the festival of typos.
The Georgian goalkeeper lost control of a risky pass from Yarek and, while trying to stop Lamine Yamal, touched the ball with his arm outside the area. The VAR notified Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea what sent off the Valencia goalkeeper on the edge of rest.
Xavi stirred the hornet’s nest after the restart, but he surprised by bringing on Iñigo Martinez and Sergi Roberto, two defensive players. Despite this, his team did not take long to tie. The set piece gave Barcelona joy. Gündogan took a corner kick and Lewandowski At the near post he crossed the ball with his head (2-2, min.49).
Valencia did not give up, as they remained solid in defense, without giving up surprising a Barça in some counterattack that, despite the numerical superiority, did not scare the goalkeeper. Jaume Doménechwho appeared to reject a header from Ronald Araujo after another corner.
In the next play, Diego López caught a ball on the counterattack and was left alone against Ter Stegen, but before he scored the shot Pedri, who had entered for Fermín, put the tip of one foot and snatched the ball from him.
With the entry of the canary, Joao Félix and Ferran Torres, Barça drowned Valencia in their area. And more by insistence than by play, the third arrived. At the exit of another corner, Jaum Doménech did not time his clearance well and Lewandowski caught the ball with his head (3-2, min.82).
In added time, The Polish international put the cherry on top of his great night with a goal from a direct free kick. The Barça ‘9’ has already scored 23 goals so far this season. His goals in the second half will allow his team to face the next matchday’s duel against Girona, their rival in the fight for second place, with a two-point advantage.
Datasheet:
Barcelona, 4: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi (Inigo Martinez, min.46), Cancelo (Ferran Torres, min.80); Christensen (Sergi Roberto, 46 mins), Fermin (Pedri, 73 mins); Gündogan, Raphinha (Joao Felix, min.66); Lamine Yamal and Lewandowski.
Valencia, 2: Mamardashvili; Thierry Correia, Mosquera, Yarek, Jesús Vázquez; Peter (Cenk, min.78), Pepelu, Javi Guerra (Hugo Guillamón, min.70), Diego López (Sergi Canós, min.78); André Almeida (Domenech, min.45+6) and Hugo Duro (Alberto Marí, min.70).
Goals: 1-0: Fermin, min. 1-1: Hugo Duro, min.27. 1-2: Light (pen.), 38 min. 2-2: Lewandowski, min.49. 3-2: Lewandowski, min.82. 4-2: Lewandowski, min.90+3
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque). He cautioned Cubarsí with a yellow card (min.42). He sent off Mamardashvili with a red card (min.45 + 4).
Incidences: match of matchday 33 of LaLiga EA Sports played at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in front of 30,167 spectators.
2024-04-29 22:48:44
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