Barça started the ‘turmalete’ ahead of the Qatar World Cup with a more studied win than the previous season. Son Moix. Lewandowski’s goal cleared the way in a game where Cule did not authoritatively win. time wanted over (0-1). With their sixth consecutive victory in the domestic competition, Xavi’s men gave the starting signal of a month-and-a-half maximum demand that the calendar would not provide for a truce or forgiving breakouts.

It was time to confirm that Barça had a “team” as Xavi said. At the first date of ‘October Yokusu’, the wardrobe had to show that it could show off in every scene. Led by Javier Aguirre, Mallorca Vedat Muriqi and Kang-in Lee -one of the best companies in domestic competition- Gerard Hammered, Jordi Alba or Franck Kessiedid not stand out much in the early stages of the course. Ansu Fati, The player who started for the first time in the league had the perfect opportunity to collect himself as he was not called up by Luis Enrique after a tough international break. Alejandro Balde was chosen as the emergency source on the right, and he complied without fanfare, although he suffered a minor error of concentration.

It was a peaceful night in Palma. With a pleasant warmth and a smiling match scenario ‘Basque’ Until Robert Lewandowski asked. Mallorca felt comfortable in its space and initiated rapid transitions. Kang-in and Ruiz de Galarreta tried with non-scoring shots. The solid Barça defense had to wear overalls to protect the visiting area. flashes Dembele and Ansu Fati They did not bear fruit and the five Balearic lines did not leave any gaps, but the Polish striker, who fell in love with the island since meeting him, made everything easy. Once again, there was water in the desert.

Lewandowski’s Island

‘Lewy’ got a pass from Ansu Fati, cut to get rid of Valjent and defeated Rajkovic with an unattractive hit. Son Moix, who had been active until then, fell silent. Only Lee’s ‘sparks’ succeeded in emboldening some of the fans who witnessed the culé dominance of the ball from the 20th minute until Mallorca tried to rebel against the dire situation. Barça’s rearguards failed all their attempts, and Ter Stegen did where the defense didn’t come. The German goalkeeper made a big interception to miss Jaume Costa’s goal.. The goalkeeper was once again decisive with a magnificent reaction under the sticks. A striker who scores and a goalkeeper who saves; Football can be very simple sometimes.

In the final moments of the first act, the game got complicated for the Barça team. Two of Barça’s defenders – Piqué and Christensen – were scolded and Xavi’s brother and assistant Óscar Hernández was ejected for protesting the referee. He didn’t signal after his foul on Gavi. But on the field, there wasn’t much ado about anything before the break. The Cule team was not comfortable, but held the advantage without extreme pain. At the start of the reboot, Muriqi and Antonio Sánchez did this a bit more when they were close to seeing the door. The response from the Catalan bench could not have been more meaningful: pad He started doing warm-up exercises. Azulgranas missed the ball. They needed the Canary, and until after the clock tick, the only chance they could score was a Kessie shot from outside the field.

He also entered ‘green’ raphinha, but the Brazilian failed to make a difference. Minutes passed with almost nothing. Barça’s situation was vicious and Mallorca managed to reach the last quarter of an hour with real options to scratch a spot. This was Aguirre’s plan. And of course his team stepped forward in their quest for a draw. With a very wide shot, ‘cheat’ Muriqi and Kang-In struck fear into Barcelona’s body with a cross. Barça had to suffer, grit its teeth, endure the downpour. The final sensations were not good, but the score did not change.

The night ended with a happy ending for the Barcelona team: The dominance of the fields tipped the scales. ‘Turmalet’ began with the victory of the resistance in the Balearic Islands. Vermilion fans, for their part, bid farewell to their players with a roaring applause as they rewarded their efforts. Mallorca remained unscathed, but strengthened an idea that promised joy in the short term.

Data sheet

0- RCD Majorca: Predrag Rajkovic; Pablo Maffeo, Martin Valjent, Antonio Raillo, José Copete, Jaume Costa (Brian Cufre, 77′); Iddrisu Baba, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Antonio Sánchez (Dani Rodríguez, 67′); Kang-in Lee, Vedat Muriqi.

1- FC Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Alejandro Balde, Gerard Pique, Andreas Christensen, Jordi Alba; Sergio Busquets, Franck Kessie (Pedri, 67′), Gavi; Ousmane Dembélé, Robert Lewandowski, Ansu Fati (Raphinha, 67′).

Aim: 0-1, Robert Lewandowski (min. 20).

Judge: Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura committee). Jaume Costa (Mallorca) and Christensen signed with Piqué, Kessie and Sergio Busquets (Barça). Barça’s assistant coach Óscar Hernández was sent off with a direct red card.

Events: The match that coincided with the seventh day of the Santander League 2022/23, played in the last Moix.