The connection of the Barça that the Athletic neutralised

The FC Barcelona remained to the doors of the victory in the commitment in front of the Athletic of Madrid (0-0) this Saturday, a triumph that would have planted to the Barcelona group like provisional leaders of LaLiga. The ones of Ronald Koeman toparon in the Camp Nou with a picture colchonero that did not give any ease in defence, and that prepared especially to neutralise the connection between Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba, one of the keys of the attack culé.

A clear example of this was that the Argentinian star grieve could connect with Alba in alone five passes during the 90 minutes of the party. Whereas the alone side was able to happen him the balloon to his captain in eight occasions. Besides, Messi (18) and Jordi Alba (19) were the twelve footballers with more losses in the Barcelona, product of the big labeling of the picture colchonero.

In front of the approach of the directed by Diego Simeone, Messi did not have more remedy that cost of his dribbling and finish with five completed of the 10 that tried, but was not sufficient to finish with the resistance of the square visitor. The players rojiblancos, as it is natural, abocaron to neutralise to Messi and committed him fault in nine occasions.

A tie with flavour agridulce

The 0-0 in front of the Athletic of Madrid meant a result agridulce for the pretences of the Barcelona group, as to have done with the three points, had sufficed to conquer the leadership of the classification. But, far to reach the triumph, so much rojiblancos like Barcelona delivered points and now will have to await to the final result of the crash of the Real Madrid in front of the Seville this Sunday to evaluate his options of face to the title.

Meanwhile, independently of the result of the white picture, Barcelona and Athletic will have to triumph in the remaining commitments to keep in the threaten of the first place of the classification, that could consolidate, this yes, depending on the done by the Real Madrid in what it remains of season. No everything is stray, and the proof in the achievement of the triumph will be the key to do with the title suspender belt.