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Ronald Koeman said that his “Barcelona” is not in the background. The bottom, they say, is even lower. But this depends on the standards you measure. Worst start in La Liga in 33 years, mediocre defeat to Juventus in the Champions League and loss of first place in the table after five group wins, public disputes between coach and player, certainly not the roof of the wishes. In addition, there are problems on the field against the teams that Barça must face in class.
The “Levante” visited the “Camp Nou” as a team in the relegation zone, but managed to play almost the entire first half with “Barça” on a collision course. Coutinho struck in the second minute; De Frutos then responded no less sharply. Brightwhite made Aytor make a save with his kick, Dani Gomez shot a little the wrong way. Griezmann hit his head, the goalkeeper stopped and Langle finished, Gómez himself again found a hole in Barça’s defense and tensed Ter Stegen. As if they were not teams of different orbits, but competitors of the same class.
Only at the end of the first half did Barça gain a real advantage, not sterile (associated with senseless control of the ball). Messi aimed from a foul, but so far it has not been possible to get close to Pelé in terms of number of goals per club. And how Griezmann didn’t score in a few minutes is a mystery. The position was comfortable, the blow strong, but apparently not deceptive for the goalkeeper.
Aytor Fernández in general played a wonderful game, it was even cooler than the Cádiz goalkeeper’s game in the last round. The “Barça” marked the 24th bang and thirteen of them hit the target. In addition to Messi, Griezmann, Brightwhite and Coutinho, whose nature is to attack, even defender Alba got it right twice.
The “Levante” could no longer play on a collision course, but kept the defense. The ruling came after Mals’ individual error in center field. Pressured by Brightwaite, the Frogos defender fumbled, de Jong cut the space and passed Messi in time, and Lionel finally scored. Finally, because he lost a lot in the last two games of the championship. The blow was not strong, but with a “spin” under the far post. Burst.
It became easier for Barcelona right away. Although the game “Raise” has changed. It no longer made sense to stay in the trenches. At the end of the match, the guests came forward and announced a draw. After a pass from the wing, Langle was about to cut the ball in his own goal, and when, after hitting Morales, the ball in the area found the hand of Yumtiti, who appeared for the first time on the field in the Championship from Spain this season, even the VAR system worked. However, it was only a corner for Levante, not a penalty. Corner, after which Francisco Hidalgo beat on goal, and this was the last chance. Ter Stegen took the ball in his hands and recorded the victory of Barça.
A hard-won victory? No, you can’t say that. Rather, a troublesome one. Problematic due to the low implementation of scoring chances. If the Catalans had scored at least every third or fourth time, today everything would have been much easier. And the defeat of “Cádiz” a week ago, probably, would not have happened.
Barcelona. Camp Nou Stadium
“Barcelona” – “Raise” 1: 0
Objective: Lionel messi 76
“Barcelona”: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Serginho Dest, Clement Langley, Sergio Busquets (Pedri 58), Philippe Coutinho (Trinkao 70), Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann (Samuel Yumtiti 89), Jordi Alba, Martin Brightweit, Frankio de Jong,
I raised: Aitor Fernandez, Mikael Malsa, Ruben Vesu, Sergio Postigo, Nicola Vucevic (Nemanja Radoja 68), Jorge De Frutos (Francisco Hidalgo Gomez 82), Carlos Clerk, Dani Gomez, Gonzalo Melero (Sergio Leon 82), Coque (Jorge Miramon 68) , Roher Martí (José Morales 68)
Warnings: Frankie de Jong 49, Martin Brightwhite 87 – Nikola Vukcevic 42
