FC Barcelona provisional leader in Valencia thanks to Robert Lewandowski

As a part of the twelfth day of La Liga, FC Barcelona, ​​​​already eradicated from the race for the eighth within the Champions League, moved to the garden of Valencia. Second within the championship, the Catalans needed to win at Mestalla to return to equality with Actual Madrid, chief of the championship. The membership che, in the meantime, had not received for 3 video games and wished to reap the benefits of the reception of Blaugranas in insecurity to seek out the style of success.

Led by his Dembélé-Lewandowski-Fati trio, Barça created a couple of possibilities at first of the sport, specifically due to their Spanish striker, defeated by Mamardashvili (thirteenth). 5 minutes later, Edinson Cavani needed to go away his crew by damage (18th), lower than a month from the World Cup. Fati believed to unlock the mark however his unlawful place at first canceled the purpose (twenty third), earlier than the Polish striker discovered the publish on a superb header within the space (forty fourth).

Valencia scares Barça

On getting back from the locker room, Lino deceived Baldé’s vigilance to deceive Ter Stegen on the far publish, however Marcos André’s hand on the cross compelled the referee, utilizing the VAR, to refuse a second opener (52nd ). Within the course of, Fati missed his shot from the left and solely discovered the small outdoors internet of the Georgian goalkeeper (54th). Different dangerous information, this time from Barcelona: along with Eric Garcia, Jules Koundé was additionally leaving resulting from a bodily glitch, which may upset Didier Deschamps’ plans…

On the finish of the sport, F. Torres utterly missed the ball in entrance of purpose on a superb ball from Pedri, adopted by Raphinha who hit over the purpose, empty (86th). We needed to anticipate Lewandowski, on the far publish on the middle of the incoming Brazilian, to deceive the opposing protection and supply victory to his crew (1-0, 90 + third). With this slim victory, FC Barcelona quickly takes the place of chief of the championship in entrance of Actual Madrid, which can obtain Girona on Sunday afternoon, whereas Valencia stays tenth.