Liga, Barcelona-Mallorca 1-0, goal from Yamal

Another gray Barça match colored by Lamine Yamal. The boy who is still 16 years old decided the match against Mallorca, the Blaugrana’s last match before receiving Napoli on Tuesday, by designing a work of art halfway through the second half. After hitting the crossbar with a similar shot a few minutes earlier, Lamine Yamal beat the excellent Rajkovic with a second left-footed shot from the right that ended up in the far corner. Exceptional, with Montjuic, still full of gaps, going ‘oooohhh’ watching the replay. Barcelona’s third consecutive clean sheet and a victory that puts the Catalans to sleep in second place: -5 from Madrid, and +2 on Girona, who have yet to play. For Xavi, disqualified and in a box with Napoli-Turin on a monitor, another injury: Raphinha’s ankle problems.

THE CHOICES

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With 5 injured, Balde, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri and Ferran Torres, and Araujo suspended (like Xavi), Barcelona took to the field with some new features: Lewandowski rested and first time as a starter for Canterano Marc Guiu, favorite to Vitor Roque. A new midfield had to be designed, also with Napoli in mind, and the Hernandez brothers, Xavi and Oscar, on the bench in his place, designed a 4-2-3-1 with Christensen (and not Oriol Romeu) and Gundogan behind Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Joao Félix with Marc Guiu in front.

PENALTY SAVED

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The first blaze arrives at the Var where after several minutes of waiting the referee is called back to take a look at a contact between Copete and Raphinha. It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but the Brazilian has so much pain in his right ankle that in the 37th minute he leaves the field, in Fermin Lopez, and the referee decides to whistle the penalty. Gundogan shoots it and Rajkovic saves it.

EXCELLENT CUBARYes

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Barcelona doesn’t have any fuel, and Mallorca grows and wastes a good opportunity with Larin, deployed in attack with Muriqi. The 17-year-old central defender Cubarsi was excellent once again. The arrival of Fermin Lopez certainly gave vitality and energy to Barcelona, ​​who ended the first half in a decidedly more brilliant manner.

THE CROSSBOARD AND THE GOAL

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Good intentions were lost at the start of the second half, with Barça flat again and shaken only by a great left-foot shot from Lamine Yamal which Rajokovic managed to come close to sending the ball against the crossbar (57′). Two minutes later Gundogan wasted a great invitation from Marc Guiu, who then gave way to Lewandowski, who came on together with Vitor Roque with the substitution of the terrible Joao Felix. Tigrinho entered with great desire, but wasted a good ball from Lamine Yamal with his head. Who tried again in the 73rd minute and decided the match. Barcelona is in the hands of this intractable teenager.