dizziness Ousmane DembeleWith one goal and three assists in 4-0 against Athletics, the writer was decisive in a new victory for Barcelona, again by the ko, and managed to take a 3-0 lead and determine the match within ten minutes.
If Azulgranas scored three goals in eight minutes against Villarreal, they’ve scored another three in ten minutes this Sunday. and Frenkie de Jong again presented a good picture with a square in the middle of the field, a new tactical scheme to capitalize on the good moment.
Xavi drew his team on the field in a different way. At times, De Jong supported Busquets, while Gavi and Pedri played ahead of the two centres. An unusual square in the center instead of a triangle to counter the supposed superiority of Athletic’s midfielders.
He came back to have Eric and Balde, leaving Dembélé ahead and Lewandowski as maximum reference. Athletic were looking for azulgrana very high with very high pressure, but Barcelona knew what they were playing for. Returning to Camp Nou, where he said goodbye in January 2020, Ernesto Valverde’s team put more courage and strength than quality.
As against Villarreal four days ago, the aim of the azulgrana striker was decisive. Three of the Catalans’ first four shots on goal ended with a goal, and the other with an earlier save by Unai Simón. Dembele led the score.
The Frenchman perfectly interpreted what Xavi Hernández asked him to do. The coach explained that he wanted him to bleed forward, play one-on-one, always play against the court, yes, because he is one of the most unstable players on the world stage.
And when Dembélé is in harmony, he is unstoppable, as this Sunday showed. It was a 1-0 action in an individual action with a shot that saved Unai Simón, the ball was taken by Lewandowski, who put it on the Frenchman’s head to make it 1-0. At 12 minutes, it’s definitely one of the few headshots he’s ever recorded in his career.
If Barcelona’s sevens scored the first goal, he was responsible for assisting the other three. He served Sergi Roberto, who at 2-0 (18 minutes) solved the problem with a shot from inside the area swung by Iñigo Martínez. and 3-0 (22 minutes) put the ball on the penalty spot for Lewandowski and the Polish did what he loved most.
Nine Barcelona kicks Unai Simón into the centre, with a back and reverse kick. In ten minutes it was game over and Lewandowski scored. His twelfth goal in LaLiga.
Barcelona put their foot on the brake. There was a commendable move from Balde knocking out Williams, and Athletic choked on a timid shot from Berenguer to the point where they were unable to finish the goal until injury time.
back then Ander Herrera (min. 22) and Gavi (min. 33), both injuredThey were no longer on the field. Dani Garcia and Frank Kessie were substituted.
Barça played 4-0 in the second half.With Pedri about to solve (min. 54) and with half an hour left, Xavi, Ansu, Ferran and Marcos rested three regular starters Lewandowski, Pedri and Koundé to trick Alonso; and Valverde also separated Iñaki Williams and Zárraga from the 70.
Before retiring, Dembélé handed out another dessert in the form of help during filtering. Unai Simón passed Ferran Torres, who ran the diagonal very well and cleared the diagonal very well (4-0, min. 74).
Finally, Barcelona added a new victory and 3 points behind Real Madrid in LaLiga. The negative news was that Sergi Roberto, who had to quit football in the 85th minute due to a collarbone problem, was injured and his team played with ten players. Athletic didn’t even take a double chance at the 90th minute due to a mistake by Ter Stegen.
4 – Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Koundé (Marcos Alonso, min. 62), Eric García, Balde; Sergio Busquets, Frenkie de Jong, Pedri (Ferran Torres, min. 62), Gavi (Kessie, min. 33); Dembélé (Pablo Torre, min. 77) and Lewandowski (Ansu Fati, min. 62).
0 – Athletics Club: Unai Simon; De Marcos (Lekue, min. 60), Yeray, Íñigo Martínez, Yuri; vesga; Nico Williams, Zárraga (Winner, min. 70), Herrera (Dani García, min. 22 (Sancet, min. 60), Berenguer; and Iñaki Williams (Raúl García, min. 70).
Goals: 1-0, min. 12: Dembele. 2-0, min. 18: Sergio Roberto. 3-0 min. 22: Lewandowski. 4-0 min. 73: Fernando Torres.
Judge: Martinez Munuera (C. Valenciano). Marcos (min. 16) shows yellow cards to Busquets (min. 71), Eric Garcia (min. 78) and Vesga (min. 89). He also warned Xavi Hernández with a yellow card in the 27th minute.
Events: 84,817 people attended the match of the eleventh day at Spotify Camp Nou. A minute’s silence was held in memory of Franchu Francesc Martínez, the coach-psychologist of FC Barcelona’s LaLiga Original champion team.