Barcelona opened a three-point advantage at the top of the League after beating the Catalan opponent Girona 4-1 on Sunday afternoon.
Barça took revenge on their partner with Michel last season, putting four pastos Girona in a couple of victories within this period. While the visitors were even at the beginning of the second half, they struggled to get a foot in the procedures, as the red hosts dominated.
Hansi Flick’s side thus responded to Real Madrid’s victory over Leganes on Saturday ahead of the second stage of his King’s Cup semi -final against Athleti in Middle Week.
As the game was deployed
Flick turned again on Sunday afternoon of Thursday’s victory over Osasuna, with the unpleasant April calendar in Barcelona that requires the ends of the German squad.
Barça’s goal was to return his three -point advantage to the top of the league with regional neighbors Girona, and the hosts started the contest with the intention of wrapping things early.
After Viktor Tsygankov fired an effort for the visitors, Lamine Yamal was in the heart of Barça’s best moments in the initial exchanges, who failed to return a goal. Robert Lewandowski and Yamal had efforts saved by Paulo Gazzaniga before the Argentine goalkeeper made an excellent stop to prevent Ronald Araujo’s head from leading Barcelona.
The hosts were totally dominant against one side that did not usually play without the ball. Girona’s average possession share is the third highest in the league this season, but they were limited to only 29% of the ball in the opening period. The visitors settled defensively despite their territorial inferiority, but Barça’s pressure ended at the end of the opening period when Ladislav Krejci turned off the lack of Yamal beyond a Helpess Gazzaniga.
A procession was expected after the restart, but Girona said that Barça should work for the three points. A rare sequence of visitors’ rush caused its improbable equal, with Arnaut Danjuma that ended well after being the passage of Daley Blind’s pass.
However, it was not long in Barcelona to resume leadership. Its left side previously appeared at the time mark, with the Gavi cross to Fermin Lopez, giving rise to a time of labor fan hunting Great Lewandowski, which became acrobatically from closely.
The best period in Girona of the competition came after the second goal of Barça, as they began to succeed by accessing Miguel Gutierrez and Danjuma behind an aggressive defensive line. However, a masterful evasion of the pressure of Frenkie de Jong in the midfield ended. The Dutchman advanced and went up to Lewandowski for his second.
The hosts refused to rest on their laurels later, and were restless in their search to mark late. Substitute Ferran Torres added a quarter, while Yamal and Alejandro Balde approached a fifth.
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Robert Lewandowski showed against Atlético Madrid before the pause that even during his twilight years only needs a space of space.
The striker has been excellent this season after the immersion in the last year of Xavi, with the veteran who performed a fundamental focal point function that has allowed Raphinha to prosper. However, Lewandowski is still the main goal of Barça and responded to Kylian Mbapppe on Saturday to score twice here.
He had not seen Gazzaniga’s goal much before finding the back of the network with the most elaborate finishes from close to close to overcoming the number one in Girona. The second of the Pol owed a lot to Jong’s brightness in the middle of the park, but his strike was so taught.
Its 24 and 25 goals from the league season means that Lewandowski’s advantage over Mbapppe in the Pychichi trophy race is still three. The difference is not inaccessible, but the Frenchman has a job to do to prevent Lewandowski from becoming the 18th Pichichi winner in several times.
Barcelona has been one of the most visible teams in Europe this season, with its synergy in possession for a prominent combination game. The hosts undoubtedly had moments on the Sunday cohesion in possession, and Yamal weaved his magic wand on the right.
However, in the absence of Raphinha and Alejandro Balde on the left flank, Barça was almost too confident in the teenager. Much of his work focused on the right, with Jules Kounde offering useful increases from the full back to the left side of Girona. Although the couple worked tremendously and Yamal was so difficult to stop one by one, the absence of a left flank meant that the boat was not so scrating against its Catalan neighbors.
Gerard Martin delegated in Balde, but he never saw himself safely and was reluctant to raise the pitch during the opening period. With Gavi who left the left to work next to Fermin Lopez between the lines, Barça desperately needed Martin to function as an auxiliary end, but the young defender seemed to be an impressive reduction in Balde before growing in the contest during his last stages.
Despite their problems, it was the left flanks that were combined to create the possibility of Barça’s second goal. There was an improvement in the second half, with the arrival of Ferran Torres that supplies a greater balance to the final third.
While Pedri has been a constant in the middle of the park for Barcelona this season, there has been a constant stream of rotation next to it. The Graduate of the Masia, Marc Casado, was the protagonist of the first half of 2024/25, but Frenkie de Jong has rediscovered his best way in the new year.
The Casado season is over due to an ACL tear suffered before the international pause, while Jong was rested on Sunday. Pedri remained in the XI, but was associated with Eric Garcia.
This was only its eighth start of the season’s league, most of which have reached the midfield. After leaving as a center-back in Manchester City and impressing Michel’s defense last season, it is now appearing as if Garcia’s future is in a more advanced position, certainly in Barcelona.
It is as constant as they come, but Espanyol is a noticeably smart footballer who is aware of his limitations. It is more than willing to let the stars most talented around her, and this is what Garcia was excellent on Sunday. Parked at the base of the midfield, Garcia played a key role in ensuring that Barcelona maintained pressure for the whole time.
Barça’s counterpart was excellent, but Garcia’s ability to win duels also did not allow Girona to break. This was its hundredth leaving in Barça colors, and maybe it would have been one of its best performances.
