BARÇA GOES BACK TO THE PATH OF VICTORY
Worked Barça's triumph against Atlético (1-0) to leave LaLiga almost sentenced
FC Barcelona is getting closer to winning LaLiga. A hard-worked victory against Atlético de Madrid, thanks to a goal by Ferran Torres, leaves the Catalans with the championship almost 'sentenced' with eight days to go
The FC Barcelona has celebrated in style the Sant Jordi, in his house, for 'desquitarse' after several marked weeks by the irregularity of the team and, especially, the fault of tarpaulin of face to the rival goal. The requirement was maximum, but win them also. The ones of Xavi Hernández go back to the senda of the victory and begin to 'enchufarse' to sentence LaLiga.
Against the Athletic of Madrid there was a lot of pressure, by the series of the 'colchoneros' (six triumphs followed) and the previous victory of the Real Madrid. To this, the culés had to add him that this end of season is being all less conclusive and that the 'anxiety' for winning the title has been them playing against. However, rowing to contramarea and imposing to the difficulties, the Barça knew to answer with a lot of merit and the goal of Ferran Torres, to the edge of the rest, gave three vital points to follow with a 'mattress' inmejorable in the classification.
To the Catalans has cost them, this yes, because the Athletic imposed the conditions of the game from the beginning. They knew how plant in the area of Marc-André ter Stegen with a lot of ease and few passes, directed by Antoine Griezmann that was in all the field, all the time, and that it was indescifrable for the culés. The French, in fact, could mark the first before the minute of game, with a shot from long distance that crashed in the crossbar miraculously. It wanted to do cost the law of the ex, but the athletic did not have luck in the last pass.
First shot to door and goal of the Barça
And it is that, although the picture visitor enjoyed of the clearest opportunities and put to work to Ter Stegen, the Barça cost of his first finish to the arch to move the marker to the edge of the first-half. Ferran Torres cost of a good delivery of Raphinha to take out a shot adjusted to the long stick, without at all that do for Jan Oblak. It was a turning point for a picture culé that, until this moment, lived of 'pelotazos' and imprecisions inside the field.
The goal of the of Foios supposed the first annotation of the blaugrana from the past 1 April, in the goleada in front of the Elche and allowed that after the rest had more 'spirit' of face to the rival area. Lewandowski Was the first in testing, after a control of backs to goal, looking for the shot to the half turn, but blocó Oblak. Shortly after it was Ferran, the one who looked for the doublet, with a finish from the frontal for the intervention of the esloveno.
Gone and turns in the Camp Nou
The Athletic, without so much clarity as in the first time, continued approaching to the area of Ter Stegen to surprise. It tested Carrasco with a shot looking for the long stick, diverted, and another of the Belgian to the short stick. The Barça answered with a very clear action of a Gavi that litigated the balloon inside the area, but his finish crusader left near of the stick. The party became an authentic gone and turn, with chances for both groups, but without 'luck' in the goal.
With attempts of Pedri, of heel, or approaches of a 'desacertado' Lewandowski, the Barça looked for to win metres in the field, but the big protagonist finish being a Raphinha that 'forgave' the 2-0 in mouth of goal after a pass of the death of the '9'. Only it had to push it, but it finished without 'strength' so that Oblak did with the balloon. In reply, the Athletic planted in rival area and Morata finish yielding the spherical to Griezmann that, connecting of heel, finish topando with a conclusive Ter Stegen.
The Barça, much more near to carry LaLiga
The true is that, in spite of that they have not showed his best version, the Barça has enchufado in this final stretch of the season and added a triumph of a lot of merit to increase the difference of points with the Real Madrid, to eleven. The Catalans are increasingly near to raise the title suspender belt, that would be the first from the 2019. They remain by in front eight 'final' to go back to be champion.
Technical index card of the party: FC Barcelona 1-0 Athletic of Madrid
News stood out of the FC Barcelona-Athletic of Madrid
- FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araújo, Marcos Alonso (min. 60, Eric García), Balde; Busquets, Frenkie of Jong (min. Kessié), Gavi; Ferran Torres (min. 60, Pedri), Raphinha and Lewandowski.
- Athletic of Madrid: Oblak; Nahuel Molina, Giménez, Savic, Mario Beautiful, Carrasco; Witsel (min. 58, Neighbourhoods), Of Paul, Lemar (min. 66, Saúl); Correa (min. 58, Morata) and Griezmann
- Referee: Sánchez Martínez.
- Incidences: corresponding Party to the day 30 of LaLiga 2022-2023
- Goals of the party: 1-0, Ferran Torres (min. 45)
- Next party: Ray Vallecano vs FC Barcelona (Day 31, LaLiga 2022-2023).
- Video summary: FC Barcelona 1 Athletic of Madrid 0. Day 30 of LaLiga 2022-2023.