Barcelona vs Almeria 2-0 Match Report

Barcelona vs Almeria 2-0 Match Report.

Barcelona is going to sleep as leader after beating Almería in a game that was difficult to close. Fernando avoided a win. Dembélé and De Jong scored. Lewandowski missed a penalty.

Gerard Piqué will always be able to say that in his last match at the Camp Nou he left Barça in the lead. The Blaugrana team, in a Camp Nou packed to capacity (92,605 spectators), defeated Almería 2-0. The game was difficult to close, but in terms of play it was impeccable . If Barça becomes lucid in the final meters, we would be talking about a landslide. Barça played a great game, perhaps the best of the season. And with Piqué in the field.

As if it were part of the tribute to Piqué, Barça made it clear how difficult it is to finish things at this club, even when things are done very well. The first half of Barcelona was impeccable in the approach, especially against a defense of five, which is the one that has choked the most for Xavi’s team.

UD Almería failed to score in the frustrating visit to Spotify’s Camp Nou Stadium, in a game in which FC Barcelona created the most chances, but they always found themselves with Fernando, whose performance between the posts was absolute throughout the game. The Rojiblancos also created their chances with a remarkably energetic Ramazan attack. Dembelé scored the opening goal (1:0) in the 47th minute after a brilliant individual move, and De Jong’s 2-0 lead in the 61st minute left the visitors empty-handed.

Coach Rubi changed his formation from the previous game with a five-man defense, putting Chum and Kaiky in the defensive third, while Samú Costa returned to start in midfield. Largie Ramazani started at the front.

The first half saw a brilliant attack from FC Barcelona, ​​as well as resistance from UD Almería and the excellent Fernando, who knew how to block the constant efforts of the Catalans. In the 7th minute, the hosts missed the chance to make it 1-0, a penalty appointed by VAR for Kayky’s handball. Lewandoski threw for 12 yards and failed to convert. Despite this mistake, the Catalan team continued to create threats in the area and Fernando’s first decent saves began to follow. In the 18th minute, Jordi Alba hit the side.

The relentless Rojiblancos strengthened and almost opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a goal from Ramazan. The Belgian found himself in a one-on-one against ter Stegen, from which the German goalkeeper emerged victorious and ensured Largie didn’t live up to his name. on the points page.

In the next game, Kaiky saved under the posts, Ferrán Torres’ explosive shot ended up on goal. FC Barcelona continued to threaten up front, with a resurgent Ferrán squandering a great scoring opportunity after a long pass from Jordi Alba in the 34th minute, although he also had to save his shot. A pub.

UD Almería were safe in the 39th minute, when Ferrán crossed for Dembele in the small area, but Fernando was stopped by the French. Soon after, Barça missed another chance; This time, Lewandoski headed in, although the attempt went wide. Ferrán had another chance in the 43rd minute, which goalkeeper Rojiblanco took off the line.

UD Almería had chances to score before the break due to the indecision of the Blaugrana defense, but no Indalico player managed to score.

Ruby made two changes in the first half. Sousa and Babiç were replaced by Kaiky and Baptistão. Immediately after the substitutions, in the 47th minute, FC Barcelona scored the first goal after a great performance by Dembele. This created more space on the pitch and the hosts squandered countless chances away. In the 61st minute, Fernando dodged the danger to block Ansu Fati’s strong shot, but De Jong beat Murcia’s goalkeeper on the return to double the lead (2-0).

UD Almería gave it all with his heart and soul; Ramazani missed a chance after a backward pass from teammate Portillo, although the Belgian missed the ball and his shot missed the net. FC Barcelona tried to score the third goal, but between the goalkeeper Fernando and the defender it was not possible to increase the advantage. In the end, UD Almeria’s game came back empty-handed, despite showing seriousness at Spotify’s Camp Nou.

Barcelona:

Ter Stegen; Balde, Piqué, Marcos Alonso, Jordi Alba; De Jong, Busquets, Pedri; Dembélé, Lewandowski, Ferran Torres

Substitutes: Peña, Tenas, E. García, A. Christensen,H. Bellerín, Riad, Gavi, Casadó, Torre, Fati, Raphinha

Almeria:

Fernando; Mendes, Kaiky, Ely, Chumi, Akieme; Robertone, Melero, Samú; Baptistao, Ramazani

Substitutes: Fuoli, Pozo, A. Centelles, S. Babić, Eguaras, Puigmal, De La Hoz, Dyego Sousa, Lázaro, A. Embarba, E. Touré, F. Portillo