The Barça was very close to saying goodbye to 2021 with a weighty victory, against a rival who aspired to get closer to the leadership of LaLiga and in an imposing setting. Those of Xavi ratified the great first part of last Sunday against Elche during almost the entire match last night in the Sánchez Pizjuán. Before and after self-expulsion of Jules Koundé, who took a well-deserved direct red for a ball to Alba in the 64th minute, the Barça was clearly superior to the set of Julen Lopetegui.
The Catalans were very close to sleeping in positions of Champions and enjoy a merry Christmas, but they ran into misfortune and the stick, after a powerful shot from Dembele with thread in minute 84. The Frenchman, who was one of the best along with Gavi Y AraujoFinally, he showed that he deserves to be renewed and to be treated as a star within the team, because apart from that shot he always tried to overflow and led the Sevilla defense head on.
Far from being intimidated by a hobby devoted to his team from the first to the last breath and always creating a magical atmosphere singing a cappella the hymn of rapture, those of Xavi They showed their pride and fought looking for the goal defended by the former goalkeeper of the Girona Bono.
23 shots against 5 of Sevilla
In fact, if the goal rain did not come for him Barça it was by a miracle. For the first time this season, the Barça team was able to finish 23 times, 15 in the first half and 8 in the second, although only Araujo managed to make one of them a goal. The but, like the rest of the season, before and after Xavi, is how little the rival needs to see the door. On this occasion, and there are already five goals of rival strategy since the Terrassa coach arrived, the Papu Gómez He got 1-0 in the 32nd minute after the Sevilla forwards dragged the Barça defenders inside, while the Argentine walked from one end to the other of the front of the area to get ahead of Abde and cross a ball that ended up inside the goal of Ter Stegen.
Faced with an incessant rain, from minute 1 to 90 + 6 that the match lasted, the sky did not grant a truce, the Barça he sought the rival goal with the same impetus. It was an ‘interruptus’ outburst, but the improvement is already evident.
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