Between Braithwaite, Griezmann and De Jong baked the initial goal of the Barça in Elche

The FC Barcelona, after approaching in several occasions to the goal of the Elche although without being too precise in the shots neither in the last pass, found with the first goal of the party in a played something lucky. It does not be necessary to remove merits to the work of the players culés, and especially to a Braithwaite that progressed by the left band and, from there, took out a taut centre that caused the failure of a local defender.

The touch of balloon of Rigoni, when trying avoid the arrival of Griezmann just by behind, caused that the detour went directly to the interior of the goal of Edgar Badía. Before the balloon crossed entirely the line of goal, nevertheless, Frenkie of Jong appeared from backwards to push the ball, in case there were doubts, and advance like this to the ones of Koeman in the Martínez Valero.

It ran the minute 39 of party when the Dutch midfield player did to cost the advantage for the combined Barcelona, shortly before that arrived to the half part without more remarkable news. It treats of the fourth goal of Of Jong this season. Three in League explaining the one of this Sunday: Huesca and Real Sociedad separate. And one annotated in the Supercopa of Spain, also in front of the 'txuri urdin', that allowed the step to the final.

The past year so only could mark two goals in LaLiga, by what can say that Of Jong is improving notably in this facet thanks to the arrival of Ronald Koeman, and to the freedom that has given him in the medullary. And it is that, from it does already several weeks, Of Jong plays something more advanced that at the beginning of the course, already without double pivote and of turn with the 4-3-3 system.

Of Jong, with more freedom

With more field for visiting and with option to arrive to the contrary goal from second line, the virtues of Of Jong are appearing every time with more frequency so much in shape of goals as of assistances and participations in played key.

The FC Barcelona, even without being able to have Leo Messi in Elche neither in Cornellá does some days, does not lose the senda of the goal. And this that the culés are not showing at all effective, taking into account the big quantity of opportunities that are able to generate in front of the contrary goal.