Robert Lewandowski rolled house a past due penalty to earn Barcelona a hard-fought 2-1 win at Osasuna in L. a. Liga on Sunday. The striker received the penalty when he was once tugged again within the field through Alejandro Catena, who was once despatched off. Barcelona took the supremacy thru Jules Kounde’s header within the first part however Chimy Avila drilled the hosts stage with not up to quarter-hour residue. Xavi introduced on untouched mortgage signings Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix in the second one part as Barcelona, 3rd, stayed on league leaders Actual Madrid’s tail — they’re two issues at the back of their arch-rivals next 4 video games.
The trainer began 16-year-old Lamine Yamal at the proper wing once more next his remarkable show endmost weekend and his first name as much as the Spanish nationwide group on Friday.
On the other hand it was once veteran ahead Lewandowski’s penalty which was once the most important for Barcelona this pace.
“I think we lacked some good play, some patience, and we have to generate more in attack,” Barca trainer Xavi informed DAZN.
“The team worked hard, we really had to today, and the team suffered, but we won. We had the personality to suffer until the end and it’s always difficult to win at El Sadar.
“I’m pleased with the group’s perspective … they’re an excessively intense opponent. I’m content material and happy with the victory.”
Barca should have taken the lead early on but Lewandowski fired wide with the goal gaping after Frenkie de Jong‘s effort rebounded off the post into his path.
Osasuna, often hard to beat at home, offered as good as they got in the first half.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen denied former Barcelona forward Jose Arnaiz at his near post and then thwarted Aimar Oroz, who should have done better when well placed.
Barcelona snatched the lead just before half-time when Kounde rose to nod Ilkay Gundogan‘s corner across goal and beyond the dive of Aitor Fernandez.
– New faces –
Xavi brought on new arrival Joao Cancelo just before the hour mark, with his Portuguese compatriot Joao Felix having to wait until the final stages for his debut.
By then Osasuna were level, with Avila dribbling across the face of the box without sufficient interference and firing past Ter Stegen.
Last season’s top scorer in La Liga, Lewandowski, who was having another frustrating night, turned it around by winning and converting a penalty to restore Barcelona’s lead.
The Polish forward hit the deck after Catena pulled his arm back, and the defender was sent off after a long VAR review, before the 35-year-old sent Fernandez the wrong way from the spot.
A third Barcelona debutant, centre-back Inigo Martinez, came on in stoppage time.
“We realize it’s at all times very complicated to win right here, they’re a group with excellent avid gamers and so they put superior depth on,” said Kounde.
“(Felix and Cancelo) are two excellent avid gamers with enjoy at a prime stage.
“They will give us a boost in an attacking sense, they both have very good technical ability.”
Girona climbed to 2d previous Sunday next Portu‘s past due hit earned the Catalan facet a 1-0 win in opposition to promoted facet Las Palmas, 18th.
The winger returned to Girona from Getafe this summer season and made a rapid affect next being given his 2d ‘debut’ as an alternative.
Atletico Madrid’s recreation in opposition to Sevilla was once referred to as off on account of anticipated torrential mist within the Spanish capital, even supposing the expected drizzle didn’t materialise within the pace the sport was once scheduled to whip playground.
League leaders Actual Madrid beat Getafe 2-1 on Saturday with every other past due Jude Bellingham winner, keeping up their one hundred pc begin to the season.
(Excluding for the headline, this tale has no longer been edited through NDTV group of workers and is printed from a syndicated feed.)
Subjects discussed on this article
