2023-10-22 21:08:35
Without shining, Barça fulfilled its objective of the evening: to win once morest Bilbao and thus come back one step behind Real Madrid, held in check on Saturday by Sevilla FC (1-1), one week before the Clasico, Saturday at Barcelona. But it was hard. the Catalan public had to wait until the 80th minute, and a providential goal from Marc Guiu, celebrated with intense joy by the 17-year-old, to gain the upper hand over Athletic (1-0).
Deprived of many players (Lewandowski, Koundé, De Jong, Pedri, Raphinha, Sergi Roberto), Xavi’s team was reassured by the multiple saves from Marc-André Ter Stegen. The German captain notably had to intervene once morest the two Williams brothers, Inaki (21st) and Nico (45th+1). In the opposite camp, the Catalans have long lacked realism. Under the leadership of Joao Félix, whose recovery found no better than the bar at the start of the match (11th), the Culés, without overly mastering their subject, collected the opportunities in the second half.
Unai Simon notably released an inspired double save, on an attempt from the entrance to Félix’s area then immediately on an exit in front of Fermin Lopez (55th). The Basque goalkeeper then had the pleasure of seeing Lamine Yamal, ideally offset by Félix, miss the target (64th) then he released a new hot situation orchestrated by Joao Cancelo (75th). This was before young Guiu’s goal on his first ball. Thanks to this success, Barça, still undefeated in 10 La Liga days, moved up to 3rd place, just behind Real and Girona.
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