THE BARÇA will BE 1º EXCEPT HISTORICAL DISASTER
To the round of 16! The Joaos come from behind against Porto and qualify Barça virtually 1st in the
Published:28/11/2023 - 22:57h
Updated:29/11/2023 - 13:16h
The FC Barcelona finally attained to return to the eighth of final of the Champions League. The Barcelona team completed one of the big aims of the first part of the season after another traced back more than the course
Knowing already the 1-0 of the Shakhtar in front of the Amberes, the FC Barcelona went out to look for in Montjuïc his pass to the eighth of final in front of the Port wine, and almost list besides his leadership of the Group H. The triumph for the ones of Xavi Hernández became even more compulsory after the triumph of the Ukrainians like venues, a result that finally finished arriving for the Catalans and that in addition to ensuring the pass to eighth also left it like leader of group, except that it fall in front of the Amberes by a very impossible 8-0 or 9-0.
The Barcelona team, as in the last parties seemed to play with some doubts in the beginning of the duel. The Barça had some 20 minutes of control, but without really can be the dangerous and offensive that his own obligation to win forced him to be. Like this, it arrived the first warning of the culés near of the minute 8, a moment in which the Port wine presionaba a lot the exit of the Catalan club and after surpassing this resistance, Koundé found to Cancel in the left side and this changed the game for Raphinha, the one who finally tried it with a finish, but Diogo Coast was attentive.
Some 10 minutes afterwards the culés went back to approach with danger afterwards that Of Jong achieved a clean exit, something that showed a good combination between Pedri and Joao Félix. The luso controlled a long pass of the Canarian and finished to the first stick, but the defensive saga of the Port wine sent the balloon to kickoff of corner. More or less on this moment began some minutes of problem for the Barça, when the lusos seemed to understand that they also could attack in front of the doubts of the Barcelona team on his game.
To the 25 arrived the first clear warning of the Port wine, attaining even mark a goal, although the so much of Taremi would be cancelled of immediate way by offside of the Iranian forward. The centre that finished the '9' arrived him after a brush previous of a mate and this left him offside, but seemed to convince even more to the Port wine to go to the attack. The Portuguese team did not retreat after this action of Taremi and entorpeció a lot of the exit of the Barça.
Five minutes afterwards yes would arrive the 0-1 of the visitors after Pepé took advantage of a series of desatenciones defensive of the Barça to finish a balloon rebounded by Iñaki Crag, closing a played in which the Port wine finished until in three occasions to the Barcelona arch. However, that so much seemed 'light' to the culés and only a pair of minutes afterwards Joao Cancel could again the equality in the marker.
The side of the Barça, like an extreme more, arrived to the rival area by the left part of the field and taking advantage of his profile invested finished to the long stick of DIogo Coast to seal the tie with an authentic golazo. The goal brought very good minutes of the team of Xavi, with Raphinha delivering a big pass for Joao Félix, the one who could not define in the 35' and already in the 42', Pedri and Raphinha did not take advantage of an error in exit of Diogo Coast, with the Brazilian finally finishing crossed with his left-handed, but a bit diverted.
The rest would arrive with a new occasion of the visitors, in this opportunity yes very very resolved by Iñaki Crag that has had to load with a big responsibility in front of the absence of Ter Stegen. The teams left to the changing room and at all more begin the seconds 45 minutes, almost literally, Joao Félix would crash a balloon in the larquero after a played that included a long pass of Koundé after the kickoff of centre and a combed of head of Lewandowski.
The Barça left clear from the first second of the second time that would look for the victory, again with Joao Cancel like a big offensive tool, and a Frenkie of Jong that tried now yes adueñarse completely of the midfield of the Barcelona team. With a lot of more intensity, the culés followed looking for the second goal and finally would arrive to the 57 after a big combination of the Joaos.
The forward would enable to his compatriot and Cancel in this opportunity if it made a more natural movement of left side when trying look for the background line, zone from which sent a precise pass of return to Félix. The ex Athletic opened his right foot and of first attained to change the direction of the balloon so that the Barça celebrated again and saw very near his return to eighth of final after two seasons.
It arrived the moment for the changes in the party and the following 20 minutes would happen with some impresiciones of both teams, and especially an increase in the infringements in the party. In this moment of the party Joao Cancel kept on being the best of the Barça and a big pass of outside to Félix left to Lewandowski totally only to the edge of the big area to finish, but the Pole wanted to look for a better angle and finished leaving happen the possible 3-1 for the ones of Xavi.
They would begin the last 10 minutes of the party with a Barça that parecia have the same closely the goal to clear the party and the tie of the Port wine. The lusos also wasted a big occasion afterwards that Pepé was not able to finish of right a pass backwards of Taremi inside the small area, a played that finally it finished with Iñaki Crag controlling the balloon and allowing that the culés breathed a bit.
Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona X-X Port wine
- FC Barcelona: Iñaki Crag; Araújo, Koundé, Iñigo, Cancel (Balde, min. 825); Frenkie of Jong, Gündogan, Pedri; Joao Félix (Ferran, min. 75), Lewandowski and Raphinha (Lamine, min. 90).
- Port wine: Diogo Coast; Joao Mario, Pepe, Fabio Cardoso, Zaidu; Galeano, Varela, Eustaquio, Pepé; Evanilson and Taremi.
- Referee: Daniele Orsato.
- Incidences: corresponding Party to the fifth day of the Champions League 2023-2024.
- Goals of the party: 0-1, Pepé (min. 30), 1-1, Joao Cancel (min. 32), 2-1, Joao Félix, (min. 57)
News stood out of the FC Barcelona vs Port wine
- Next party: FC Barcelona vs Athletic of Madrid (Day 15, LaLiga 2023-2024).
- Video summary: FC Barcelona - Port wine. Day 5 of the Champions League 2023-2024.