Olmo meets Las Palmas
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FC Barcelona defended the lead in the Spanish Laliga thanks to a work victory. The team of coach Hansi Flick 2-0 (0-0) won the relegation candidate UD Las Palmas. The guests owed the lead in the 62nd minute to the former Leipzig Dani Olmo. Ferran Torres (90.+5) made the decision late.
The team around striker Robert Lewandowski is a point ahead of Atlético Madrid, who had previously celebrated a 3-0 win at FC Valencia, and three in front of Real Madrid. The royal, who have 13 goals worse goal difference, can draw on points on Sunday. A controversial and probably penalty-ready hand situation in the final phase aroused on the side of the table-17. The minds. In the end, however, the referee recognized with the help of the video evidence to an offside position in favor of Barcelona. Previously, Olmo had artfully exploited a preparatory work by European champion Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres made everything clear in the eight -minute injury time.
Trainer Flick accounted (Quoted via “Barcawelt”): “I’m tired after this game. We didn’t play a very good game. It was very difficult. We scored two goals and take three points with us. Dani scored the first goal that was very important to us. We defended well, everyone was defensive. That was very good. We learned a lot. Again without conceding a goal, very important. In the first half, however, I missed five or ten percent. Positioning, passing game – all these things. It wasn’t the way we can. We have to increase a lot after this game. I wasn’t happy in the first half. We showed the players a few things during the break what we can do better. We talked about what we did not do well and have to do better in the second half. ” The Catalans have to solve a more difficult task on Tuesday. Then Barça receives in the semi-final first leg of the Spanish royal cup Atlético Madrid.
Goal scorer Olmo said: “I am happy that I could help the team again with a goal. In the end it is important that we win. That depends on us. I am very happy that we got three very important points. I am ready to use 100 percent, I would like to use and return to the eleven. ”