He FC Barcelona carried out its match postponed by the Super Cup before a fighter health thanks to a Victor Roque who came out in the second part to save the furniture. The Brazilian scored his first goal with the Barcelona shirt following his expected signing to try to start the reaction that Xavi expected with the announcement of his departure. However, the bad news hit the Barça club who saw how Ferran Torres He left at the first opportunity, accused of his hamstrings, Cancelo showed discomfort and Lamine Yamal also ended up with some pain.
At the moment, Barça is third, 8 points behind the provisional leader, Girona FC, although a victory for Real Madrid this Thursday might put the lead at 10 points. Of course, the ‘Champions’ place is reinforced, since Athletic Club, fifth, is now 5 points behind.
It improves, but doubts remain
A situation of improvement at the qualifying level but This victory did not clear up football doubts. There were moments of good chances but, once more, the team paid for their lack of goals. Except for that header from Vitor Roque in the 63rd minute, well assisted by a João Cancelo who finished the game with visible and noticeable discomfortnothing more entered Aitor’s goal.
And Osasuna, who played with one less player following Unai García was sent off for a double yellow in the 67th minute, was close to tying. In fact, goalkeeper Aitor came up to finish off the last two plays, a lateral foul and a corner, and Barça suffered once more at home to win. This time he did it, but there were moments of tension and thinking regarding the recent defeat once morest Villarreal by 3-5 following overcoming the initial 0-2 deficit.
Furthermore, this match leaves more problems than solutions. At a physical and nursing level, In the 5th minute, Ferran Torres was injured that left crying, and applauded, and that he is the team’s second top scorer. And they finished the game injured, limping, both Cancelo and Lamine Yamal, who beyond ‘Tigrinho’s goal was Barça’s best.
Fermín López was also very good, who debuted the ’16’ as a member of the first team with a strange feeling; that of coming on for Ferran Torres in the 7th minute and seeing Xavi opt to send him back to the bench to bring on Vitor Roque. Change that went well for the Egarense coach, everything must be said. But Fermín, faced with the passivity of other teammates, tried several times to Aitor before being seated.
Few things happened in one bland first partwith hardly any chances and where the best came from set pieces, with headers from Jules Koundé or Robert Lewandowski, who in the second half scored a great goal that was well disallowed – without any discussion – due to offside.
But there was no way for Barça to sharpen their aim in the second half, beyond that goal by Vitor Roque, with an impeccable cross header following a cross from Cancelo with the outside of his right boot, from the left wing, in a linked play. that the culés would like to see more often. For now, complete calm following Xavi’s slow goodbye and 3 good points in order not to miss the ‘Champions’ train and remain close to the head, in the absence of what Real Madrid does.
