Although the FC Barcelona had been looking for the goal with ahínco in the second half, and had of a lot of clear opportunities to see goal, at the end received his reward of the most unexpected way: Maitland-Niles lost the notion of the goal and gave a pass backwards that it never went in direction to the goalkeeper Leno. The English player marked a surrealist goal in own door for empatar the Trophy Joan Gamper.
The guardameta German remained looking to Maitland-Niles with face of circumstances, and his young mate could not do at all more than regretting of the same form that did it Unai Emery from the bench. The Basque technician had had the opportunity to win his first party against the FC Barcelona in the Camp Nou, and once again went of empty in the global of the result in the ninety minutes played.
Because the goal in own of Maitland-Niles was the worst augurio possible. The FC Barcelona smelt the blood and did not leave to attack until the last minute of party, in which Luis Suárez achieved to powder the goal of Leno with a finish acrobatic to pass of Sergi Roberto.
The FC Barcelona, thank you first to a goal of fortune and afterwards to the talent of his 'nine', carried an edition more than the Trophy Joan Gamper and already are seven those that has won of consecutive form in the last years. Although it is true that some of his rivals have been of low size, like the Chapecoense or the Saints, in this case the Arsenal arrived in a state of upper form and with players contrasted.
The Arsenal begins the Premier League already same
To the young Maitland-Niles, in any case, still remains him a lot for learning and expects that it achieve to surpass anímicamente the car-goal of this Sunday to surrender to his best level in the next parties. The Arsenal, of the same form that the rest of English clubs, will begin the next week the Premier League and will need the best performance of his players.
We will see if the 'gunners' can face the first day with Ceballos in the field, after having suffered the Spanish midfield player a hard entrance of Lenglet in the present Gamper. Fortunately, it seems that everything remained in a fright and expects that the Spanish can train with normality in the next days. The Barça, for the moment, already has the second victory of the pre-season in the sack.