BarcelonaBarça will play in the quarter-finals of the Cup after overcoming a magnificent Racing de Santander. Ferran Torres, author of the first goal, and Joan Garcia, providential in stoppage time, solved the pass (0-2). Next, some hot notes.
Same as Arbeloa. Barça was on notice after Madrid’s ridicule in Albacete and had to sweat the bacon to eliminate a Primera-level rival despite playing in the silver category. The Cup costs a lot because the small teams take it as a unique opportunity, and the big ones can take the risk of trusting themselves. Unlike Arbeloa, who in his debut as a Madrid coach left a lot of headlines at home, Flick rotated the strictly fair – Pedri, Eric and Raphinha, of the indisputables – and got it right. With more inventions, things would have gotten even more complicated. Lamine Yamal, 90 minutes: Good thing his pubic loads had to be managed. Sometimes one thinks they are trying to deceive us…
This is a shocker. Barça was playing a very solid game against the Segona leaders, but they were not finding passing lines easily. Ferran Torres, starter at El Sardinero, was a type of player to try unmarked, to ambush between the central players, but he didn’t even smell the ball. The problem was not so much his as his teammates, who were not sharp enough in the three-quarter area. Without Pedri, a clinical eye was missing in small spaces. And without Fermín, he lacked the ability to drive vertically. The Andalusian appeared on the pitch and the team found a way to activate Ferran, who ran into the space to beat Ezkieta as if he were the good Ronaldo – cut to the goalkeeper and definition. This month, Fermín has already assisted in three decisive goals. sensational
This of Rashford. It would be good if Barça thought twice before devoting one of the highest fees in the squad to keeping the English striker in their possession. It would be nice if the entity would evaluate intensively whether it is worth paying around 30 million euros for a transfer to Manchester United to incorporate a player who under Flick’s orders is not indisputable, who has disconnections similar to those of Dembélé and who exhibits far fewer peaks of genius than the current Ballon d’Or. But apparently, the decision has already been made in the middle of the season and formulas are already being sought to make the operation cheaper. How little some have to prove to have box office at the Camp Nou. There’s nothing like having good godparents!
Clear and German. Speaking of godfathers, who doesn’t have many is Ter Stegen. His representative, in fact, is quite discreet. He doesn’t invite managers to their birthdays or help them sell seats vip. Now, he will have work to do in the next two weeks to convince the Barcelona goalkeeper that the best thing is for him to find a way to get minutes before the World Cup. After putting him in the starting line-up in the last 16 of the Cup against all odds, Flick, who is anything but a fool, changed his mind in the round of 16. “Joan Garcia is our number one and that’s why he plays”, defended the coach, who in the 93′ celebrated the decision when Sallent saved the 1-1. Szczesny is already doing well, but Ter Stegen is aiming for more. Girona is your ideal destination, Marc.
