THE DERBI BUT 'HOT'
Arbitration punishment for a Barça that says goodbye to 2022 with a draw in the derby (1-1)
The FC Barcelona has lived a shameful derbi Catalan, against the RCD Espanyol, in which the referee's decisions defined the party. The culés sack the 2022 with a bitter flavour of mouth
Although the command of the Barcelona was absolute in the derbi Catalan, a penalti very controversial has changed the history in the Spotify Camp Nou. The FC Barcelona has not achieved to surpass a RCD Espanyol that cost of his clearer opportunity to rescue a point in a party in which, easily, could carry a goleada. Marcos Alonso and Joselu have been the goleadores of a derbi with sparks. Mateu Lahoz Was, definitely, the protagonist of the afternoon.
In a party that seemed calm but that finish with a party of Mateu Lahoz, with abysmal arbitration, there were a lot of novelties in the XI of Xavi Hernández, with the titularity of Frenkie of Jong like pivote to replace to Busquets and the presence of Ansu Fati to complete the line of attack, the Barça went out from the minute one to look for the party, against an Espanyol quecomenzó having a lot of problems to defend inside his area and that left to finish each balloon without opposition.
The ones of Xavi Hernández understood the plan and 'desbarataron' to the Espanyol in the first clear occasion in the area of Fernández to achieve advance very soon: Raphinha sent the balloon from the corner and Christensen achieved to yield, from the second stick, for the apparition of Marcos Alonso that with a head butt marked the difference in the electronic.
It was the first warning of a Barça that was very comfortable, by own merit but also by the desacierto of the 'pericos'. The centre of the field worked without opposition to increase the danger of face to the rival arch, but were not fine in the last pass. Rapahinha Was the attendant to promote the attack, by the right, and had two options to increase the advantage in the first 45', first with a shot from the balcony of the area to the short stick, causing an extraordinary intervention of Álvaro Fernández and afterwards, after receiving in the beak of the area, advanced to send another latigazo for toparse with the guardameta 'perico'.
The party of Mateu Lahoz
Further of a powerful shot of Melamed to the long stick that Sergi Roberto commanded to the corner, the Espanyol did not force to a Barça that went back to be comfortable after the resumption and that brushed the second in a pair of occasions. Lewandowski Had the clearest, ten minutes after the resumption, with a head butt potentísimo that left diverted after a big centre of Marcos Alonso.
This, before the main referee did a parade of bad decisions to prejudice to the Barça. And it is that, from the minute 70, lived several controversial actions that will give a lot that speak. First with a penalti in favour of the 'pericos' after a pisotón on Joselu inside the area that converted, in front of Ter Stegen, without problems.
However, the controversy installed afterwards with two expulsions (and the attempt of another) in less than five minutes. First it was Jordi Alba, by double yellow, after the penalti and afterwards for protesting. Afterwards it expelled, in principle, to Vini Souza (double caution) and Cabrera (direct), although the last was 'forgiven' after review of the VAR. The most fateful end for a derbi that was being very calm and solvent before the 'show' of Mateu Lahoz.
Leaders for the 2023
With the controversial tie in front of the Espanyol, the Barça closes the 2023 with the leadership of LaLiga by in front of a Real Madrid that did the works in his visit to José Zorrilla and carried the victory by 0-2 with a doublet of Karim Benzema and several interventions milagrosas of Thibaut Courtois.
The Barcelona finish the year with 38 units (in 15 parties), the same 38 that adds the White House. The 2023 will be an authentic war, but everything seems to indicate to that, si does not recover finally the Athletic of Madrid, LaLiga could be a battle of two with the Barça and Madrid.
Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona 1-1 RCD Espanyol
- FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Christensen, Marcos Alonso, Jordi Alba; Of Jong, Gavi (min. 51, Busquets), Pedri; Raphinha (min. 61, Dembélé), Lewandowski and Ansu Fati (min. 61, Ferran Torres).
- RCD Espanyol: Fernandez, Olivan, Cabrera, Gomez, Calero (min. 56, Edu Expósito), Gil, Darder, Vinicius Souza, Melamed (min. 56 Puado), Joselu, Braithwaite.
- Referee: Mateu Lahoz.
- Incidences: corresponding Party to the fifteenth day of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023
- Goals of the party: 1-0, Marcos Alonso (min. 7); Joselu (min. 72)
