The Barcelona won 2-0 in Almeria at Spotify Camp Nou in their last match Gerard Piqué at Camp Nou as a professional. The defender was replaced in the 84th minute with a tremendous ovation, hugs from his teammates and applause from the visiting players. Without a doubt, a moment that will go down in the history of the ‘culé’.
In the 48th minute it was 1-0 with a personal intervention by Ousmane Dembélé, who sprinted from the right wing and, after getting rid of two Almería defenders, fired a low shot against which Fernando was unable to do anything. The 2-0 was the work of Frenkie de Jong with a shot from close range in the 62nd minute from a rebound by Fernando after a first shot by Ansu Fati. Earlier, in the sixth minute, Robert Lewandowski had missed a penalty.
Almeria managed to take the lead in the first half thanks to a mistake by Frenkie de Jong, which left Largie Ramazani alone against Marc-André Ter Stegen in the 28th minute, but the German goalkeeper saved the opportunity with a great save.
In the final part of the match, the visiting team, aware that their championship is not played at the Camp Nou, slowed down. Barça has also calmed down while waiting for the final ovation for the protagonist of the evening. The footballer Piqué greeted the Camp Nou; The amateur Gerard remains, for the moment, in the stands. The future, perhaps, will bring new adventures to the noble area of the stadium.
At the moment, the team he loves is the leaders of La Liga waiting to know the result of the match that the eternal rival, Real Madrid, will play next Monday against Rayo Vallecano and leave Almeria at the bottom of the table with thirteen points , two from relegation.
With information from EFE
Barcelona vs. Almeria: minute by minute
After the announcement of his retirement from football, Gerard Piqué will play his last home game Barcelonathat will receive Almeria thinking of a victory that will allow him to put pressure on Real Madrid. Follow the statistics, incidents, goals, interviews and results of the match that will be played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium.
What time do Barcelona play against? Almeria?
- Mexico: 2pm
- Peru, Colombia and Ecuador: 3pm
- Bolivia and Venezuela: 4pm
- Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil: 5pm
- Spain: 21:00
Barcelona vs. Almería: match channels and how to watch them on TV
Barcelona vs. Almería will be one of the most attractive duels of the day in the Spanish league. The clash will take place at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium and will be broadcast in South America, by ESPN and Star + (Star Plus). In Spain, the match can be seen on DAZN and DAZN LaLiga; in Mexico, via Sky HD and Blue To Go Video Everywhere; while in the United States the channels with the rights are ESPN Deportes +, ESPN + and ESPN Deportes.
How to get to Barcelona and Almería
Ownership of Gerard Piqué is uncertain as Xavi Hernández recovers two injured central defenders, Eric Garcia and Andreas Christensen. In any case, the Camp Nou will be able to say goodbye to Piqué, who returned to Barcelona in the summer of 2008 after training previously in grassroots football. Since then, ‘Geri’ has won 30 titles with his dream team, including three Champions League titles.
Xavi Hernández’s side, second in the table just one point behind leaders, Real Madrid, want Camp Nou to remain a stronghold in the national competition. He has not conceded a goal so far in the six league games he played there: Rayo Vallecano (0-0), Valladolid (4-0), Elche (3-0), Celta (1-0), Villarreal (3-0) ) and Athletic Club (4-0).
To achieve this, Barcelona will have ‘Pichichi’ Robert Lewandowski, absent on Tuesday in the victory against Viktoria Plzen (4-2) due to back pain. Barcelona’s goal is to add up the six points missing from the World Cup interval to go on the counterattack with a bad taste in the mouth after the terrible disappointment of the Champions League. To do this, in addition to beating Almería this Saturday, they will have to beat Osasuna at home next Tuesday.
At Camp Nou, Almería wants to do what it has never been able to do: score points, because in the seven visits made to Barça – six in the league and one in the Cup – it has not been able to overshadow Barcelona, which always came out on top. .
Barcelona vs. Almería: probable alignments
Barcelona: Ter Stegen, Bellerin, Eric Garcia, Pique, Balde, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi, Pedri, Dembele, Lewandowski and Raphinha. DT: Xavi Hernandez.
Almeria: Fernando Martínez, Chumi, Kaiky, Ely, Babic, Akieme, Leo Baptistao, César de la Hoz, Robertone, Ramazani and El Bilal Touré. DT: Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicily (Rubi).
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