Barcelona sealed a 1-0 win vs Atletico Madrid to remain on prime of La Liga, with 41 factors from 16 matches together with 13 wins, two attracts and a defeat. Ousmane Dembele scored within the Twenty second-minute to cap off a superb staff transfer began by Pedri.
The match additionally noticed a loopy finish as Ferran Torres and Stefan Savic have been each despatched off for wrestling on the pitch within the 92nd-minute. The pair have been vying for the ball, however acquired brutally aggressive after Torres cleared it. The gamers went tumbling on the bottom as there gave the impression to be grappling, hair pulls, shoves and headlocks.
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The match additionally noticed Barcelona supervisor Xavi Hernandez relaxation star striker Robert Lewandowski. Pedri proved to be essential because it was his surging run that discovered Gavi within the Atletico field, who then assisted Dembele. After the match, Pedri credited Xavi for the objective. “Xavi is to blame for today’s goal. He always tells me to get more into the area and shoot, to take risks, to dare to try one-on-one… I feel more and more comfortable up top, for which Xavi is to blame for today’s goal”, he mentioned.
“I slipped, I saw space, and I found Gavi, who put his body in and gave it to Dembele to score.
“I’m nearer to the world and it’s extra comfy for me to create from there, along with the truth that the staff has superiority within the center”, he further added.
After the game, manager Xavi spoke about Lewandowski’s absence and said that it is important for his team to win without the former Bayern Munich man. “It is essential to win with out him. He is a fundamental piece. In that prime strain now we have missed him. Ferran has achieved nicely, however now we have missed him. We have been additionally lacking Jordi Alba. It is tough to win on this stadium and I’m leaving happy”, he said.
“The first half hour satisfied me. The recreation was managed. They did nicely. The objective comes from a numerical superiority inside. These are three golden factors”, he additional added.
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