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Continuation of the 22nd day of Liga this Sunday with FC Barcelona which received Alavés at 2 p.m. After the victory of Atlético de Madrid on Saturday but especially the defeat of Real Madrid against Espanyol Barcelona, the Blaugranas had to win to return to 4 points from the rival and revive themselves in the title race. For the occasion, Hansi Flick was betting on his offensive trio Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha with Pedri and Gavi in the heart of the game. Koundé was obviously holder on the right corridor of the Barcelona defense.
And this match was very special for both teams. After the first 10 rhythmic minutes where Lamine Yamal spread all her class, the meeting was stopped for long minutes following a violent head shock against Gavi and Tomas Conechny. The two men had played an air duel. The Alavés player fell heavily on the head and the healers rushed to the lawn. If Gavi had managed to get up not without difficulty, this was not the case with Conecechny, evacuated on stretcher. But the two players were replaced. Fermin Lopez replaced Gavi as a precaution despite the player's wish to resume. So much for what to remember from the first period. Since after this fact of play, the match was chopped with a multitude of faults on the Alavés side.
Alavés ends with 22 faults
The Catalan training has undergone dozens of faults without the referee of the match sanctioning Alavés. After the first 45 minutes of play and an additional 6 -minute time (while the match was stopped 7 minutes for the shock between Gavi and Conechny), the Ser explained that the actual playing time had been … 22 minutes. As for the field, goalkeeper Jesus Owono had to work only once on a strike from Pedri (39th). On the return from the locker room, the match left on the same bases with a team of Alavés who took advantage of the indulgence of the referee to multiply the tactical faults.
After 13 faults, the referee finally decided to sanction a yellow an Alavé player with a yellow. And Barça, which dominated the debates, ended up being delivered by Robert Lewandowski. The Polish, top scorer in Liga, took advantage of a shot of Lamine Yamal to finish in the empty goal (1-0, 61st). Before that, goalkeeper Jesus Owono had produced a monstrous parade in front of Lamine Yamal. But Lewandowski's goal was released by a trap match. The score will no longer move in an equally rough end of the match. With this success, Barça benefits from the Faux-Pas du Real Madrid and returns to 4 points.
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