In a LaLiga match played on Thursday, Barcelona came back from behind to defeat Las Palmas, who had 10 players on the field, 2-1 thanks to an own goal scored by Ilkay Gündoğan in stoppage time.
The first goal of the match came in the 12th minute, and Las Palmas, the home team, went on to dominate the first half. Sandro Ramirez, a former player for Barcelona, set up Munir El Haddadi for a close-range goal.
Ten minutes after halftime, Barça produced a stunning comeback when Sergi Roberto took advantage of a defensive lapse to set up Ferran Torres, who finished off the move with a sloppy finish that beat Alvaro Valles, the Las Palmas custodian.
The former Manchester City player Gündoğan converted his penalty kick in extra time after Las Palmas defender Daley Sinkgraven was sent off for a push on him.
Ilkay Gündoğan succeeded in securing the three points for the Barcelona football squad while maintaining his composure.
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I hope all of the audios are released because this is not normal. The problem is not that the referees should have more importance than the players, but rather that they should appear as little as possible, claims Kirian Rodríguez, the captain of Las Palmas.
The call to award a penalty was reasonable, according to Barcelona coach Xavi.
Every moment is fraught with stress. Because victory is everyone’s goal, everyone is nervous. When we discuss the penalty, Xavi claims he will be able to see it coming.
In the nick of time, we scored the winning goal thanks to a penalty kick. “That’s a penalty for shoves,” he went on to say. “I get it, Kirian, but there are two sides to the story.”
As a result, Barcelona is now in third place in La Liga with 41 points, trailing only Real Madrid and Girona by seven points. They have a pair of matches coming up: the Copa del Rey on Sunday against Barbastro and the Spanish Super Cup semifinals on Thursday against Osasuna.
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Even though he made a few of saves, he looked unconvincing and got beat to the ball by Munir for the first goal.
He was injured after ten minutes of challenging for the ball and was substituted out of the game.
Although he was effective in advancing the ball on occasion, his passing was often either too light or poorly placed, and he was too far behind Munir to score.
Despite not being as useful up top as he had been in the first few minutes, the Portuguese player was transferred to the right back position following Cancelo’s substitution.
He failed to offer any defensive cover since he was not there when Ramirez sent the ball into the penalty area for Munir to score the first goal. Despite its lofty promotion as an offensive outlet, it was a bust.
While he should have been more forceful with Ramirez before the first assist, he did make a couple big tackles. Several superb through-the-air passes also found their intended recipients in the space behind the defence.
Even though he had pinpoint passing accuracy, there were moments when he was just a hair too sluggish to generate any genuine excitement. Nevertheless, he converted a penalty kick and scored the game-winning goal.
He failed to put enough effort into the first half of the game, despite trying to sneak behind the high Las Palmas defending line. Nevertheless, his role in establishing the equaliser was crucial.
Before the second half, he wasted a lot of time trying to get involved, despite making multiple quick runs down the wing.
His early efforts at threatening were horrible, and he was barely contributing for most of the time.
He wasted most of the first half trying to control the ball while playing in an uncoordinated front three. But he came back strong in the second half, scoring the equaliser and adding more answers to his questions.
Though he looked terrible against a fast attack, Munir scored the goal by playing him onside. He was strong in the air, though.
I got a booking for a late challenge after substituting for Raphinha in the match’s last twenty minutes.
Served as a better alternative to Lewandowski after coming on as a substitute, introducing himself and displaying more aggressive play.
I give Vitor Roque a 7 out of 10.
An exciting first outing! Coming off the bench, they nearly had a chance to score, and they will be disappointed that they missed two golden opportunities in the dying seconds.
He debuted with the Brazilian and was instrumental in the match’s central midfield.
There will be plenty of cause for concern following the first half, when his squad stumbled and failed to mount a serious challenge, even though his side played considerably better in the second half.
