Hi community!
Barça's impact is enormous.
The leader remains very strong and won the Catalan derby 3-1 against an Espanyol that was better in the second half when everything was decided. Double from Olmo and Raphinha continues his love affair with the goal.
Hansi Flick, in his first Catalan derby, did not make many changes to the team that has been giving such good results. Hector Fort replaced Koundé at right back and the recovered Dani Olmo returned to the starting line-up. The front trident is untouchable. The match was almost a story, the difference between the two teams is more than evident. After 11 minutes, the blaugranas were already leading the scoreboard thanks to an amazing assist from Lamine Yamal with the outside of his left boot for Dani Olmo to get ahead of Kumbulla and beat Joan García first time. Great goal.
Espanyol stretched a bit after the goal and Puado - a symbol of this team along with Joan García - came close to equalising with a shot that grazed the post. But it was a mirage because in the 23rd minute the 2-0 came. If Lamine's assist to Dani Olmo for the first goal was a marvel, Marc Casadó's assist to Raphinha for the 2-0 was not far behind. The Brazilian maintained his love affair with goals and anticipated Joan García's exit to beat him with a subtle touch. Manolo González's men did not give up despite the impossible game they had and Jofre managed to score a goal in a play that was disallowed by the VAR due to an offside by Omar El Hilali.
The power of this Barça team can lead to great achievements this season. They are close to four goals per game. The 3-0 came after half an hour of play with a shot from Dani Olmo from outside the area. The Terrassa player's game suits Barça like a glove and his adaptation has been sensational. He is the best possible complement to the fearsome Barça trident. This Barça team is getting used to finishing off games before the break and against Espanyol it was no exception.
In the second half, the Espanyol were better, but the difference in attacking power between the two teams is abysmal. While Barça scored in most of their attempts, Espanyol ,who played a good game despite the result, had the bad luck of having goals disallowed and not being accurate in other attempts.
A fair result and the game was decided at half-time, but Flick's men's relaxation was on the verge of getting them into the game. Another Barça victory in which it was news that Lewandowski did not score. Flick's men are nine points ahead of Madrid, although the Whites have a game less, the one in this round that should never have been played.
See You soon! 🏐
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