Dragoș Petrescu article – published on Saturday, 03 May 2025 22:00 / Updated Sunday, May 04, 2025 00:06
Although it was driven after the first 45 minutes, Barcelona imposed Estadio Jose Zorrilla in front of those at Real Valladolidscore 2-1, in a duel of the round with number 34 from La Liga.
The full program of stage #34 of La Liga
Ter Stegen's return match did not start at all for Catalans.
Only six minutes after the start-up whistle of the Alejandro Munis power station, the hosts opened the scoring, following an unfortunate deviation to Ivan Sanchez's shot from the edge of the box, which caught the wrong foot on the German goalkeeper and made the ball reach the net.
Barcelona sent 15 kicks to the gate in the first half, but only three were quoted
After receiving the goal, Hansi Flick's students pressed the accelerator pedal, and this felt immediately. However, the Blaugrana formation failed to score, the hosts of the hosts manage to remove the danger every time.
Seeing that they fail to undo the compact defensive of Alvaro Rubio, the Catalans began to resort more and more to the outskirts, reaching no less than 15 executions to the gate in the first 45 minutes, but only 20% of them were quoted.
The ones from Valladolid stayed in the box and tried to hit the counterattack, being extremely close to doubled their advantage through the Moro river, who escaped alone with Ter Stegen, but failed to defeat the experienced Barcelona.
Thus, the Pucela band entered the cabins with a minimum advantage on the table.
The Catalans turned the fate of the match in the second act
Dissatisfied with the offensive game of his team from the first part of the match, Hansi Flick acted at the break, introducing Raphinha and Frenkie de Jong on the field, and the Brazilian footballer was the one who brought him back to the guests.
In the 54th minute, Lamine Yamal sent a center from the right flank, but goalkeeper Andre Ferreira rejected the ball to Raphinha. He took over the semicircle of the opponent's corner, then successfully completed in the host gate.
Seven minutes later, the Blaugrana band scored again. Gerard Martin sent the ball to the area of the point with lime, and Ferin Lopez resumed his left foot, defeating Ferreira and thus bringing the Catalans to the advantage.
The replica of the band from Pucela came in the 74th minute, through Juanmi Latasa's shot, but Ter Stegen was at the post and intervened.
At the end of the match, Barcelona was also a more dangerous team, but he failed to score, and the final score of the match remained the one set by Fermin Lopez, namely 2-1 in favor of the Catalans.
As a result of this result, Hansi Flick's band has accumulated 79 points, and at this moment, the gap against Real Madrid measures seven lengths. But the “Galactics” will play Santiago Bernabeu tomorrow, against Celta Vigo.
Real Valladolid remains in the last position in the standings, with only 16 points, already being mathematically relocated to the segavum Division.
In the next stage of La Liga, Barcelona will play the most important match in the championship this end of the season. Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys will come the students of Carlo Ancelotti, for a “El Clasico” who could decide the champion of Spain.
On the other hand, Alvaro Rubio's team will play on the field of Mallorca.
Until then, for the Blaugrana band follows the duel with Inter on Giuseppe Meazza, in the return leg of the Champions League semifinals. In the tour, the two teams drew spectacularly in Catalonia, score 3-3.
Liga ranking:
Final »Real Valladolid – Barcelona 1-2
- They scored: I. Sanchez (6 ') / Raphinha (54'), F. Lopez (61 ');
- In the 35th minute, the beginner Daniel Rodriguez was injured and could not continue the game. Lamine Yamal replaced it;
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Real Valladolid – Barcelona »Start teams:
Real Valladolid (4-1-4-1): Ferreira – candle, trade, ozkacar, aznou – juric – annuar, sanchez, amallah, moro – sylla
reserves: Hein – Chuki, Grillitsch, Latasa, Maisch, Marcos, Martin, Ndiaye, Nikitscher, Parent, Perez, Torres
Coach: Alvaro Rubio
FC Barcelona (4-2-3-1): Ter Stegen – Fort, Christensen, Araujo, Martin – Gavi, Pedri – Rodriguez, F. Lopez, Fati – Victor
reserves: Pena, Szczesny – Cubarsi, Darvich, de Jong, Farre, Garcia, Martinez, Olmo, Raphinha, Torres, Yamal
Coach: Hans-Dieter Flick
Stadium: Estadio Jose Zorrilla (Valladolid)
Referee: Alejandro Munis
