Barça Achieves a Victory Against Las Palmas in a Match Where the Locals Made Things Very Difficult for the blaugranas, Competing From the First Minute. These 3 Points Allow the Culers to Remain Leaders and at the Same Time Force Their Pursuers Not to Fail. Meanwhile, the Canary Team Loses Again, the Good News Is That Their Immediate Pursuer (Valencia) Lost This Weekend, So They Will Be Out of Relegation. One More Matchday.
A Sluggish First Half
Just as It Happened in the First Leg, Diego Martínez's Team Made Things Very Complicated for Their Rival, Pressing the Ball Out and Being Very Focused in Defense. The blaugranas Circulated the Ball Without Much Speed, Which Resulted in Plays Without Much Danger, in Fact, Cillesen Didn't Have to Intervene. The Only Notable Things Were Some Details From Lamine, Who Tried From His Wing, and Casadó, Recovering Balls From the Start in His Return to the Starting Lineup After Several Matches Absent.
On the Other Side, The Most Dangerous Wore the '10', Moleiro Attacked Again and Again From the Flank Looking for the Central Lane, Managing to Take a Couple of Dangerous Shots. The Great Defensive System That the Canary Coach Had Set Up Almost Completely Minimized the Catalan Team's Strengths, Causing Losses in the Opponent's Field Again and Again. In Fact, Although the Visitors Carried the Weight of the Match, The Clearest Chances Were for the Yellows.
Revolution From the Bench
The First Half Didn't Please Flick Much, Who Decided to Change Things From the First Minute, Bringing Dani Olmo in for Fermín at the Start of the Second Half. The Former Leipzig Player Revolutionized the Match Shortly After Entering, Improved the Culers' Ball Circulation and His Drives Allowed Them to Break Through Several Lines of Pressure. As a Result, the First Goal Would Come, Pedri Recovered the Ball, Passed to Lamine and the Spanish Winger Delivered a Measured Pass for Olmo to Score the First.
With the 0-1 on the Scoreboard, the Canaries Went in Search of the Equalizer, Leaving More Spaces Behind, Which Allowed Barça to Create More Danger. Lewandowski Had the Second, but His Shot Went Centering and in Another Play, Lamine Arrived Too Forced to a Good Cross From Raphinha to the Far Post. Ten Minutes From the End, There Was a Controversial Play Where Las Palmas Claimed a Penalty for a Handball by Eric García.
Now, the Copa del Rey
The Referee Went to Review It at the VAR, However, the Play Was Preceded by an Offside, Additionally, the Las Palmas Player Had Brought the Ball Down With His Arm. Already in Injury Time, Raphinha Passed It to Ferran for the Valencian, With a Powerful Shot, to Score the Second Thus Closing the Match. Thus Ended a Match That Was Becoming Difficult for Barça, but the Bench Resolved It to Continue as Leaders.
The Next Commitment for the blaugranas Will Be This Tuesday, the First Leg of the Copa del Rey Against Atlético de Madrid and on Saturday Against Real Sociedad in Montjuïc. For Las Palmas, in the Next Duel They Will Face Valladolid, a Key Match for Survival.
UD LAS PALMAS 0 - 2 FC BARCELONA I RESUMEN LALIGA EA SPORTS
Technical Sheet
UD Las Palmas: Cillesen, Alex Muñoz, Mármol, Viti (Pezzolasi 84'), Alex Suárez, Bajcetic (Benito 84'), Essugo (Campaña 66'), Javi Muñoz, Moleiro (Manu Fuster 66'), Sandro, McBurnie (Mata 66')
FC Barcelona: Szczęsny, Balde, Eric García, Cubarsí, Koundé, Casadó, Pedri (De Jong 82'), Fermín (Dani Olmo 46'), Raphinha (Gerad Martín 90+8), Lamine (Ferran 82'), Lewandowski.
Goals: Dani Olmo (0-1), Ferran (0-2)
Cards: Álex Suárez