Two games remain in La Liga, and Barcelona are four points clear of Girona on the league standings in clear second place.
Last night’s win, in many ways, guaranteed the Catalans’ participation in next season’s Spanish Super Cup in what is a major financial relief for the management. The three points, however, did not come easy.
Xavi and Co. may have dominated the possession on the night, but they were far from dominant in terms of chances created. Almeria, in fact, had multiple chances to get back into the game and complicate the proceedings against the Blaugrana.
Barça Universal brings you three takeaways from the team’s 2-0 win on the night which was inspired by a Fermin Lopez brace.
Fermin’s 10/10 performance
Thursday night’s win at the Power Horse Stadium was all about Fermin Lopez. The youngster, with his exploits on the night, became Barcelona’s second-highest goalscorer of the season in La Liga and now has seven goals in just 12 starts.
With Ilkay Gundogan suspended and Frenkie de Jong out through injury, the La Masia starlet joined forces with Pedri and Sergi Roberto in midfield. However, his position was restricted to the middle of the park only on paper.
As has always been Lopez’s role, he pushed forward in attack regularly with runs in between the lines, looking to unlock Almeria’s defence. Unsurprisingly, it was him to struck gold twice on the night.
In just the fourteenth minute, the young attacking midfielder powered a run into the Almeria area to get onto the end of Hector Fort’s cross and worked a superb header into the back of the net.
When the team’s play once again looked bland and Almeria were beginning to take the upper hand, Lopez struck again with a similar move. Once again unmarked in front of goal, this time he received a great ball from Sergi Roberto and pummelled it into the netting.
Apart from his goalscoring heroics, the 21-year-old recorded three key passes, four shots on target, completed 100% of his long…
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Publish date : 2024-05-17 13:05:04
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