HALF AN HOUR OF 'SIESTA'
Divine apparition of Lenglet to save a goal in the Barça-Leganés
Published:16/06/2020 - 22:59h
Updated:17/06/2020 - 00:45h
To the FC Barcelona cost him generate opportunities in the first half against the Leganés, and was about to receive a goal that attained to avoid Clément Lenglet low sticks
If the FC Barcelona marked to the two minutes of game in Mallorca, quite more cost him this Tuesday in the Camp Nou against the Leganés. The group 'pepinero', in spite of being the farolillo red of LaLiga Santander 2019-20, planted face with nails and teeth and ready was to give the surprise in the first-half, taking into account that Guerrero had a double opportunity very clear to drill the goal of Ter Stegen.
It ran the minute 11 of party when an unfit defensive left only to Eraso to the edge of the area, splitting from the left zone. Ter Stegen Baled out spaces quickly, the player of the Leganés entertained and the resultant rebound finish in the boots of Guerrero, previous pass of Jonathan Silva. The forward of the Leganés crossed the shot successfully and beat to the German goalkeeper, but Lenglet starred an apparition providencial to save the low goal sticks.
First clear opportunity for the Leganés, but no the last. And it is that it arrived another hardly two minutes afterwards, in the 13, when the same Warrior finished to pleasure in the interior of the area, again escorado rightwards. In this occasion crossed too much the shot, that finish brushing the stick and going out sacked by the part of out. Luck that there was not public in the Camp Nou, because it would have carried two good frights.
Luckily, to measure that happened the minutes and approached the rest, the FC Barcelona attained to undo the tables and calm the waters revolved. Ansu Fati, collecting a balloon died from the balcony of the area, beat to Cuéllar with a shot raso and placed, giving advantage like this to the Barcelona group.
The three points also are merit of Lenglet
In the second half Messi would expand the advantage and would sentence the party from the penalty spot, some minutes after the referee cancelled a goal to Griezmann by offside previous of Nélson Semedo. All this, in any case, could have not occurred of not being by the 'saved' of Lenglet in the first time, that avoided the target tempranera of the Leganés.
The three points, partly, also carry the merit of the central youngster French. This next Friday, the Barça will travel to Seville to confront to his ex team, in front of which foresees that Lenglet go back to be headline beside Gerard Hammered. Samuel Umtiti will be sanctioned by accumulation of cards.