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The Catalans exchanged goals with rivals in each half (2: 2).
December 19, 2020, 7:16 PM
Two consecutive victories for Catalan Barcelona in the domestic sphere could lead one to believe that the result of the match against Cádiz (defeat 1: 2) was pure coincidence on the path of the formation of Ronald Koeman’s team. However, the feeling of anxiety did not leave the Blaugranas fans before their team’s home game on the fourteenth day of the Spanish League against Valencia. From the “bats” it was quite possible to expect a catch, to which in the recent past Real Madrid clearly rushed to close their eyes, so painfully burned at Mestalla (1: 4).
However, Javier Gracia’s team and guest fights at the start of the new season are an unrequited love story. Only once have Valencia been successful in this type of match, but taking into account the current form of Real Sociedad, we can say that on matchday four a team deeply in crisis removed the first scalp from a serious rival. And since the times in which Barcelona had an unbreakable position in the domestic sphere are long gone, the position of the “Blaugranas” before the game against a team with a “generator of random results” was quite precarious. That the Catalans play at home, where they have not lost in the league since 2016.
The culés began the fight in a slow control of the ball, convenient for them, in the opposite field, and in the middle of the first half they did not hesitate to enter the entire field of the football team through the central line. Opponents allowed this to be done without creating a special appearance of playing counterattacks. Valencia with such a rhythm managed to hold out long enough, which was enough for the forces to begin to leave the Blaugranas who had a rapid success.
And here, the game of Barcelona within their own penalty area affected the whole. Soler’s serve from the corner on the right flank to the near stick was completely harmless, if the resulting free 4×4, in meters, had not filled Moussa Diacabi, inflicting a true header at the end. The owners had to think about the threats created, because they did not observe such actions on their own, and the rivals, shortly before the goal was scored, showed a hit by Soler to the right nine from a medium distance, which led to the fatal corner .
Barcelona went back to a positional offense, but managed to get something out of their attacks only before going to a break. Messi’s career on the counterattack ended with a transfer to Griezmann’s play down the right flank of the penalty area, after which Gaia braided her legs. The main referee immediately decided to send the Valencia captain, but the VAR intervened, so the card changed color to yellow, but the penalty was still valid.
But his Messi failed to beat goalkeeper Domenech, breaking into the left corner. Alba turned out to hit the rebound on the left flank, so Leo had another chance to score with his submission to the far post, and he was already right.
The second half is a complete advantage of Barcelona, which at first materialized in a beautiful lateral scissor goal from the center of Araujo’s area, but Ronald’s defensive teammate, Oscar Minguez, fell asleep through Gómez’s pull with a shot from Gaia’s left wing. therefore, the scoreboard reigned equality.
It also lasted until the end of the fight, despite numerous efforts from Barcelona, who did not look too bad, but did not squeeze the rivals during their attacks. Valencia tried to escape alone at first, but over time, he simply settled into his own half. More was asked of the “bats”. That’s what it means: a storm of favorites!
On the next round, Catalan Barcelona will play an away game against Valladolid, and Valencia will fight at home against Andalusian Seville.
Barcelona – Valencia 2: 2
Goals: Messi, 45 + 4, Araujo, 52 – Diacaby, 30, Gómez, 69.
At 45 + 4 minutes, Lionel Messi (Barcelona) missed a penalty (goalkeeper).
Barcelona: ter Stegen – Dest, Araujo, Mingesa, Alba – Coutinho, Busquets (de Jong, 46), Pedri (Pjanic, 86) – Messi, Brightweight, Griezmann (Trinkan, 73).
Valencia: Domenech – Vass, Paulista, Diakabi, Gaia – Musa (Blanco, 42), Soler, Racic, Cheryshev – Gedesh (Vallejo, 87), Gomes.
Warnings: Griezmann, Mingesa, Alba, Lengle – Gaia, Blanco
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