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This time the strong Barcelona has stopped at home. Photo: collected
Barcelona is having a bad time on the pitch. La Liga’s superpowers have lost points this time at the local Nou Camp, playing without Lionel Messi. This is the first time Messi has returned from the field with points.
The league game ended in a 1-1 draw on Tuesday night (December 29). Usman Dembélé tied after Barcelona fell behind with a goal from Kiki García.
Despite holding the ball for more than two-thirds of the time, Barcelona’s performance was not at all what was expected. Martin Brathwaite missed a penalty early in the match and forgot to digest it early in the second half. After recovering from the injury, Dembélé was replaced by a replacement, but that was not enough for the three points.
Barcelona stumbled in the second game at home. The Catalan club had drawn with Valencia in the previous home game.
Barcelona had a golden opportunity to move on early in the match. But Brathwaite thwarted the foul. The referee whistled the penalty with the help of the VAR when defender Pedro Bigas fouled Ronald Araho in the defense area.
Brathwaite sent the ball into the net in a great attack in the 25th minute. However, the referee sounded the offside whistle with the help of the VAR.
Despite dominating the ball, the locals could not create more chances before the break. Trying to counter this time, they also made six shots in the first half; However, they couldn’t think of opposing goalkeeper Mark-Andre Ter Stegen.
Dembélé, a replacement for Sergino Dest at the beginning of the second half, missed two great opportunities six minutes apart. He wasted time putting the ball into box D in the 50th minute and then missed a shot. The second chance that is wasted is even more frustrating; The goalkeeper extended the French forward’s shot in a heads up with a great pass from Pedri.
After that, Barcelona forgot their goal and sat down. Garcia finds direction with a left-footed shot from outside the area, holding the ball amid the unforgivable forgetfulness of Araho.
In minute 7, the relief returned to the Barcelona field. Dembélé equalized with a corner kick after Firpo junior’s pass from the left landed a gap on the right side of the D-box. This is his fifth goal of the season in all competitions.
Barcelona were desperate to score at the end. They also had several good opportunities. However, despite trying in the end, Dembele-Kautinhora could not find the network.
With this, Barcelona remained undefeated in five consecutive league games. They are at number six with 25 points from seven wins and four draws in 15 games. Atlético de Madrid is at the top with 32 points from 13 games. Real Madrid played more than two games with equal points.
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