The “League”, penultimate, but victorious in the first leg, is condemned by Jorge Sáenz’s injury. Ancelotti’s blancos will play tomorrow in Vitoria against Alaves, while Atletico will host Valladolid
A own goal is sufficient at Barcelona to move on to Leganes and sleep at +7 on Real Madrid, on the field tomorrow afternoon in Vitoria with Alaves Quartutimo, and +10 on the Atletico that hosts Valladolid on Monday, almost relegated (here the ranking). The League, penultimate and -42 from the Blaugrana, had surprisingly won 1-0 in Montjuic in December and yesterday the leaders suffered with a great defense and some dangerous counterattacks. The team of the excellent Borja Jimenez, however, was unfortunate and was sentenced by a Jorge Sáenz’s own goal at the 3rd of the second half.
in the trenches
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Between the two games with Borussia Dortmund Flick makes just two changes: at rest Cubarsí and De Jong, inside Araujo and Eric García. On the field the attack trio, long frustrated by the defense to the Alonganes to the bitter end. In the first half it is Szczesny who has to make a miracle stopping a close shot by Altimira served by Raba. Then a beautiful parade of Dmitrovic on Kounde, paradoxically the best of his own at first that Barça dominated in possession but not on occasions, with the league in the trenches and ready to waste time at least contact with an opponent. Flick lost Balde, who came out battered by a contrast and replaced by Gerard Martín.
The own goal
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In the break Flick included De Jong for Araujo, retreating Eric García to try to unhinge the league cage. Harakiri quickly makes: on a finesse failed by Oscar Rodriguez Gerard Martin recovers a ball that ends up in Raphinha, the Brazilian points the area, looking for Lewandowski but on his cross he arrives first Jorge Sáenz burning Dmitrovic for the own goal that he stars the game by ruining the defensive plans of the League.
30 goals canceled
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Who has not been able to change pace, in a match that has lost rhythm. Flick entered Gavi and Ferran Torres for Ferin and Lewandowski, a goal was canceled in Raba for offside, the thirtieth scored and not validated this year to the opponents of a Barça who is evidently perfectly at ease when he plays with the fire of the offside. Diego García, as soon as he entered Altimira, had the ball but wasted it as well as at 92 ‘the former Barça Munir launched only towards Szczesny was recovered and intercepted by the excellent Iñigo Martinez. For Barça 3 points as sweaty as well as fundamental.
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