FC Barcelona wins despite Gündogan’s mishap

Despite a missed penalty by national player Ilkay Gündogan, FC Barcelona secured a must-win win in the Spanish Primera División. The Catalans easily won 1-0 (0-0) at home against RCD Mallorca.

The 16-year-old Lamine Yamal scored the goal in the 73rd minute after preparation by ex-Bayern professional Robert Lewandowski.

In the first half, Gündogan failed with a penalty against Mallorca goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic (24th). In the table, Barcelona moved up to second place, at least temporarily, behind leaders Real Madrid.

Barça keeper Marc-André ter Stegen had two reasons to be happy. The national goalkeeper played his 400th game for the traditional Spanish club – according to data provider Opta, he was only the third non-Spanish player after Lionel Messi (778 games) and Dani Alves (408).

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