He Barcelona He needed quick responses in the League and found them before a desperate rival. The Valencia season can only end two ways: bad, which would mean not descending; Or terribly bad, if it does not react in the second round. Maybe it was not Montjuïc the place to start the comeback, but A defeat as forceful as the one he suffered is one of those left the moral touched. Shortly after ten minutes, if the majority of players “Che” would have asked them what they wanted, sure they would have replied that the match ended.
He was seen the intention of going out to bite, to try to press Barcelona so that he could not get comfortable with the ball played, but very soon he began to fit goals. The first was from Of Jongassisted by Lamine Yamal in an already classic action of the adolescent, which opens to its left side to give the pass inwards. Shortly after it was Ferran who was right to send a center of Bucket already continuation Raphinha He made the third after a play that began with a somewhat lucky heel of Lamine, but to which Fermín gave continuity of wonder.
Was Barcelona and Valencia very decentralizedboth in brands to cover the side centers and in anticipation for arrivals from the second line of Barcelona. Fermín is an expert in the latter and his starts had a prize when Cubarsí looked for him long. He resolved wonderful after exquisite control, and before the break he achieved the fifth. The game was a nightmare for Valencia for a while and even, so that the sensation of disaster was larger, was punished by the VAR, which annulled a penalty of Szczesny to Hugo Hard for a previous foul from Gayá to Koundé, very much in the Start of the play.
Ferran Torres, from Jong, Fermín, Eric García … Flick fulfilled what he had said, with the Rotations to have fresh legsbut his most controversial decision was undoubtedly betting again on Szczesny. The result will park the debate for later. The Polish goalkeeper has played five games. Against the Barbastro in Cup, without problems. Against Athletic Club in the Super Cup he doubted some exits, but in the goal line it was fine. Against Madrid in the same competition he was expelled and against Benfica in Champions, he gave two goals, although in the end he also saved his own. This time he committed a penalty again, but technology came to his aid.
Barcelona cut a three -game streak without winning in the League. Of the last eight days, he had only imposed himself in one and in the regularity championship he did not overcome his own since November. That has left him with little margin, although in the month of February he can focus because he is going to get rid of playing the Champions League. Flick is increasingly giving de Jongand the Dutch begins to feel with confidence, and has active to others the players who normally enter refreshment, such as Fermín or Ferran, who carry a great average scorer for minutes played. Lamine and Raphinha keep the level.
Valencia had stayed halfway. Nor did the idea of pressing or defended well. Barcelona lowered the rhythm, but it was not possible to go either and kept doing the whole year: look for the ball after losing it. When it does well, it does not let the rival breathe, but when it goes wrong and is uncoordinated, the highways appear. Hugo Hard took it to achieve some that did not serve as comfort. The Barça ended finding a couple more. One was from Lewandowski, who entered after the break. The main objective was victory and that was already tied, but there are others like that of Pichichi, because Mbappé is already on the prowl.
The only reason for happiness for Valencia was the reappearance of Diakhaby eleven months after twisting knee.