The leader also needed to overcome a goal in the Colista field to sing victory in a crucial appointment for the fate of the League. Barça has already become accustomed to going around the scoreboard in different meetings since the arrival of Flick. Zorrilla’s 1-2 did not have, in any case, much merit because Valladolid has not won since December and is already a second division team. Barca anguish lasted practically an hour after throwing half a game with a sterile alignment conditioned by the next matches against Inter and Madrid. In favor of a marker, the Barca ones either knew their game or finish off the contest and surrendered to an uncertain and tense ending solved by the fierce of Araujo. The final whistle was liberating for Barcelona, who increase to seven the advantage points over Real Madrid waiting for his match against Celta. The importance of Sunday’s classic will depend on the result of Bernabéu when four days are missing for the end of the League.
1
André Ferreira, Antonio Candela, Eray Cört, Anuar Tuhami (Amath Ndiaye, min. 63), Cenk Özkacar, Adam Aznou, Raúl Moro, Stanko Juric (Mario Martín, Min. 84), Selim Amallah (Chuki, Min. 71), Iván Sánchez (Florian Grillitsch, Min. 71) Sylla (Juanmi Latasa, min. 63)
2
Marc-André Ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, Héctor Fort, Gerard Martín, Dani Rodríguez (Lamine Yamal, Min. 37), Ansu Fati (Raphinha, Min. 45), Pedri (Frenkie de Jong, Min. 45), Gavi (Eric García, Min. 78), Fermín López and Pau Víctor (Dani Olmo, Min. 61)
Goals
1-0 min. 5: Iván Sánchez. 1-1 min. 53: Raphinha. 1-2 min. 59: Fermín López
Referee Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
Yellow cards
Mamadou (min. 7), Anuar (min. 36), A. Christensen (min. 65), Ronald Araújo (min. 82), Mario Martín (min. 89)
It was not known very well how Barça would play in Zorrilla. The goalkeeper was unpublished since September 22, when he was injured on the Villarreal court: Ter Stegen. One of the centrals premiered as a starter this season: Christensen. And in the front the left -handed end of the subsidiary debuted: Dani Rodríguez. Sometimes, however, for the team to work, it reaches with a single holder, especially if it is Pedri, the only player who has no substitute, unwanted after resting only two games, a referential for Barcelona’s football to flow. The security generated by the Tenerife game was not enough for the limitations of the front and the injured play of the Valladolid goal.
Ter Stegen responded with a very rare leap to a shot by Javi Sánchez that bounced in Araujo and Valladolid met 1-0 after forcing two corner serves before Zorrilla’s surprise. The Barca ones did not end any play, too pending Dani Rodríguez’s bargain. Álvaro Rubio’s boys, on the other hand, defended by accumulation, without granting spaces, and waiting to counterattack with sharp Raúl Moro. The fans, meanwhile, sang “Ronaldo Vete Ya”, hurt with the owner of the club and former player of Madrid and Barça. The Barcelona players did not give rhythm to the game, the ball was standing on foot and in half an hour there was only one front header of Pau Víctor.
None of the alternate strikers were able to generate danger or deepen before the wall arranged by Valladolid. Ansu resigned after a chut that Ferreira rejected. Dani Rodríguez’s misfortune, who does not stop chaining injuries, caused the entrance to the Lamine Yamal court for time. Barça lacked quality and ingenuity and also rebellion to capture his domain and harassment before the Valladolid area after the bad game of his attackers and especially Ansu Fati, replaced to the break by Raphinha. Flick also changed Pedri for De Jong in a supposedly scheduled decision to next week’s challenges in Milan – Tuesday – and Montjuïc.
Even Araujo joined the attack and his thrust came out the 1-1. The Uruguayan went to the center of Lamine, rejected the goalkeeper and the ball was loose for the Raphinha trigger. The second goal soon arrived after a very good collective action that ended the center of Gerard Martín and the shot of the Fermín arrival. The Barca ones did not even gain tranquility and control with 1-2. The contest was focused at times in Héctor Fort, excellent in a cross shot that gave on the stick and, on the contrary, too condescending with Raúl Moro, the dagger of the Valladolid. Ter Stegen had to be used thoroughly in front of LATASA before a Lamine action borders the finish line before the defeated Ferreira.
There were no more shots or rebounds or goals in Zorrilla. Flick measured the changes a lot after risking with an initial formation that at all evidenced that between Barça and Valladolid there were 60 points of difference in the league table. Once the result was saved and the three points accounted for, no repairs to Barça football. The changes, and especially the entrance of Raphinha, certified the leadership of Barça waiting for Madrid.
