Barça uses 'magic' to overcome Rayo Vallecano and secure 2nd place in LaLiga (3-0)

Published:19/05/2024 - 20:56h

Updated:20/05/2024 - 00:31h

FC Barcelona has certified its presence in the next Spanish Super Cup with a very authoritative victory against Rayo Vallecano, with Pedri González as the protagonist. The Blaugrana say goodbye to their fans, fulfilling expectations

The FC Barcelona sacks of the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys with a victory and the feeling that it has 'fulfilled', with a Pedri González sensacional in the second part, in his last presentation like venue in this season. They have broken the 'curse' against the Ray, to the that had not been able to win since they rose to First Division in 2021, and left sentenced the second position of LaLiga and, therefore, the classification to the next edition of the Supercopa of Spain, that is not a lower detail.

The culés begin to see how goes down the curtain of a very grey campaign in which, far to fulfil the dream to struggle by the titles and confirm the project that despegó in the 22/23 with LaLiga and Supercopa in the vitrinas, has been a cumulus of disappointments that is finish with minimum aims to avoid that the course that comes was more negative. It is the feeling with which leaves the barcelonismo in the middle of an institutional crisis that has done act of presence, also, in the end of course.

The triumph 'directed' very early

All these ingredients have 'played' in Montjuïc this weekend. Xavi Hernández had bet by a quite competitive alignment, recovering to three headlines (Cancel, Gündogan and Raphinha) and with the novelty of a new suplencia of Pedri González. The history, fortunately, began with a lot of solvency for the Barcelona with a big combination between Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski that aperturó the marker to the three minutes.

The player of 16 years found space to command a centre, with thread, that Lewandowski slept inside the area, with the breast, to command a volley potentísima that left to Dimitrievski without options to take part. The Barça gave a hit on the table, very early, and gave a sample of how wanted to carry the reins of the party: dominating and leaving to the group of Vallecas without a lot of options to combine inside.

The Polish forward, Lamine and Raphinha were very movedizos in the high zone of the field and signed several approaches that put fear to the defensive saga rival, but without sufficient danger to take more advantage in the first compasses of the meeting. The Ray knew to react, with some frights, but without being fine in the útimos metres. Ter Stegen Commissioned of blocar, in two times and with suffering, a shot of Of Fruits that had a lot danger and afterwards went Camel the one who, only in front of the guardameta, commanded a vaselina that left high.

The Barça 'allowed' suffering in Montjuïc

The visitors did not leave time for the speculation, although the Barça had the clearest: Fermín recovered, yielded to Raphinha so that it commanded a taconazo to a Lewandowski that drove to pleasure to leave to several rivals on the way. When had everything to mark, in his cut gave time so that Lejeune taponara and commanded the balloon went. Afterwards it was Dimitrievski the one who took part to detain a shot with 'poison' of the Brazilian.

The Barcelona finish dominating and fulfilling with the expectations, but without 'luck' to increase the difference in the marker in spite of the occasions. The resumption gave confidence to the venues, that lived in the contrary area and did not allow eases in the driving. Lamine Yamal went back to appear with a good centre to find to the '9', but did not arrive to row by very little centímentros. The superiority began to be evident, but did not reflect with goals.

The occasions did not be missing, in no case. Fermín López wanted to give continuity to his good series of these last weeks with a 'bombazo' from the frontal of the area that commanded was Dimitrievski... Before an occasion inaudita that allowed the Barcelona in the small area: Espino commanded a centre, threw to the lawn to clear Iñigo Martínez and the balloon remained died. The central culé put of foot and, when it tried to clear, almost nails the spherical in own door.

Pedri Resolved the victory for the Barcelona

The Barça trastabilló and saw the tie very near with a contragolpe that finish with Isi doing with the balloon, but his finish the taponó Ter Stegen magically. In the refuse, went back to try the player 'rayista' and Christensen arrived to time to clear the danger... Before the sentence of a Barcelona group that reacted with Pedri of protagonist. It dressed of 'killer' to annotate a doublet sensacional in two minutes and define the party, absolutely.

Joao Félix was the protagonist of the first, with a jugadón in which it threw a pipe, recortó to Álvaro and commanded a finish without success. The refuse fell him to a Pedri that commanded the balloon to save... Before it sentences it, with a balloon in long of Araújo that hunted the Canarian midfield player: it Covered with the body in front of his defender and defined by up for avivar the party in Lluís Companys.

Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona 3-0 Ray Vallecano

FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Cubarsí (min. 62, Araujo), Iñigo, Cancel; Roberto (min. 45, Christensen), Gündogan, Fermín (min. 62, Pedri); Lamine, Lewandowski (min. 79, Vitor Roque) and Raphinha (min. 62, Joao Félix).
Ray Vallecano: Dimitrievski, Balliu, Lejeune, Mumin, Espino, Valentín (min. 62, Crespo), Pathe Ciss, Of Fruits (min. 62, Ratiu), Álvaro, Isi and Camel.
Referee: Gil Manzano.
Incidences: corresponding Party to the day 37 of LaLiga EA SPORTS 2023/2024.
Goals of the party: 1-0, Robert Lewandowski (min. 3); 2-0, Pedri (min. 72); 3-0, Pedri (min. 74)