In a Sunday night match in the 19th round of the Spanish Football Championship, FC Barcelona won 1-0 as a guest of Mallorca.
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Instead of a football match, the term wreck was more appropriate for an unusual meeting, as 12 players from Mallorca and 16 players from Barcelona were missing due to injury, disqualification and largely due to coronary heart disease. Catalan team coach Xavi Hernández said before the meeting that it is ridiculous to have to play this match. Mallorca could have expected the match from 15th and Barcelona from seventh, but with such omens it was unpredictable which team would have a chance to meet.
Barcelona is never seen before Ter Stegen – Araújo, Eric García, Piqué, Minguéza – F. De Jong, Riqui Puig, Nico – Jutglà, L. De Jong, Akhomach began the meeting at eleven.
Barcelona played in the lead in the first half, but the Catalan team couldn’t start much with the ball. The first serious situation had to wait until the 28th minute. At this point, Riqui Puig had a brilliant opportunity to reply as Luuk De Jong received a high ball from the left, striking the ball in the air. A minute later, the Barca striker could have scored one of the most beautiful goals of the season. Óscar Mingueza unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors’ keeper did well to tip wide.
After an unsuccessful scissors and two goal posts, the Dutch striker seemed cursed, but before the blow, he was compensated by fate and scored after a misunderstanding by Maningu Reina after a right-handed pass by Mingueza.In the second half, Mallorca mobilized great forces to equalize, yet in the 59th minute Barcelona could have increased their advantage. Ronald Araújo’s Luuk De Jong swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors’ defense were able to clear the ball.
In the sequel, it was felt that the teams were tired, but due to the many missing ones, none of the coaches were able to reach the meaning of the match. In the last narrow half of the hour, Mallorca tried to control, but only reached the serious position in the 84th minute. Then, after a left-handed pass, Jordi Mboula headed ten meters above the goal.
In the 92nd minute, Barcelona almost lost the victory, but the German national team Marc-Andre ter Stegen presented one of the biggest defenses of the season. On a right hand, Jaume Costa came in front of the goal, firing from a goal from six meters, but the German goalkeeper caught the ball with an amazing reflex move, winning the match for Barcelona and coming up to fifth place in the table, one point approaching the fourth, BL appearance Atlético Madrid.
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