Barça asks to speak

It may not be on time, but Barça has asked to speak and Griezmann has joined the cause. It may be too late, it may be an attack of pride against an impossible mission, but the victory against Villarreal 1-4 in La Cerámica gives the Blaugrana team the option to continue discussing a championship in which they have few options , but at least he is still alive and will try to do what Madrid has done so many times with the Barcelona team: bother until the end. And incidentally, reduce internal criticism and charge the batteries for the future.

After a disastrous week that began with the draw against Celta and Atlético, He continued with the news of Messi's doubts and ended with the Mossos entering the Camp Nou through Barçagate, the Barça partner can smile.

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Barcelona went out to play knowing that Madrid had done it again in San Mamés and that it was therefore seven points away from the Whites. That pressure made them pearlized. Setién changed the drawing so that Griezmann felt more comfortable in attack playing as a pair of Suárez and Messi from behind distributing sweets. The victim of the change of drawing was Riqui Puig, who fell from the starting lineup in favor of Sergi Roberto, who was great.

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* Data updated as of July 5, 2020

The Blaugrana production in the first 45 minutes was brilliant against Villarreal who ended up being a victim of the expectations he had created. And the most exciting thing for the Catalans was that the Barcelona players played well on the fly, even to the rival's draw, which usually leaves the Blaugrana groggy.

Barça went ahead in a magnificent move by Messi and Alba, which Pau Torres introduced in his goal before Griezmann finished. That advantage evaporated in ten minutes after a goal by Gerard Moreno. There it seemed that Barça could dissolve again as on previous occasions, but the Barcelona fans reacted quickly and furiously thanks to a goal by Suárez after a stratospheric move by Messi five minutes after the tie. In a game played from power to power with Ter Stegen avoiding the draw of Bacca, who came in place of the injured Alcácer and Asenjo avoiding the goal of Arturo Vidal, came the work of art that came out of the Messi-Griezmann association that was worth the third Barça goal on the edge of the break. Assistance from the Argentinean heel and Frenchman from the front. A great rubric for the best first part of Barça in a very long time.

Villarreal needed a change of plan and Calleja did not hesitate to withdraw a striker (Gerard Moreno) to reinforce his midfield giving Bruno Soriano entrance. The problem of the premises was in the broken one that Messi between lines was causing in the center of the field.

Neither could Villarreal sow doubt among Barça, who continued to show dominance to the point that Setién allowed himself the luxury of giving Griezmann, Busquets and Suárez rest. Asenjo prevented the victory from being greater with the help of the VAR, who annulled Messi's quarter, but could not face Ansu, who entered the end to score the fourth goal sealing a resurrection victory. That even fell short.