Fermín López: assist and step forward for the player from Huelva towards a starting position

FC Barcelona thrashed Osasuna in Montjuïc (4-1) in another 'perfect' match for Hansi Flick's team. With Raphinha absent due to a muscle discomfort, the coach opted for Fermín López as a left winger, and the player from Huelva responded with a very complete match. In 67 minutes, the '16' had the highest passing accuracy percentage (97%), missing only one of 37 possible passes.

Additionally, López was directly involved in two of the four goals scored by Barça. In the 41st minute, he drew a foul from Yangel Herrera on the right side, just at the edge of the area. The Venezuelan was booked for the infraction, and after Lamine Yamal's free kick, a deflection from Ladislav Krejci allowed the azulgrana team to take the lead on the scoreboard. Unexplainably, LaLiga awarded an own goal to the Czech, but the most important thing was that Barça went into halftime with the lead.

Later, in the second half, Fermín set up Robert Lewandowski for the Polish striker to score the first of his two goals of the match. In total, the midfielder created 4 goal opportunities, with one shot on target and one ball recovered. In individual duels, he won 7 and lost 9, also causing a couple of fouls. Looking ahead to the match on Wednesday against Atlético in the Cup, López has taken a firm step to remain in the starting XI, although Gavi has also made a case to continue being a starter.

Fermín, always timely for Barça

In the 61st minute, the player from Huelva was key again as he headed down a cross from Gavi on the right side, right where Lewandowski appeared to finish against Gazzaniga, with a remarkable technical gesture. Barça was still controlling the match up to that point, but the 1-1 equalizer scored by Danuma in the 53rd minute had given more confidence to a Girona team that had been completely overwhelmed from the start by the azulgrana attack.

This was Fermín's seventh of the season and the fourth in La Liga, a statistic where Lamine Yamal remains the solid leader of the team and the tournament, with 11. Raphinha follows with 8, while Pedri and Alejandro Balde have also provided 4 assists each. The player from El Campillo has now scored in two consecutive matches, after assisting the third goal against Osasuna (3-0), also scored by 'Lewy'.