Barcelona sealed a 1-0 win vs Atletico Madrid to remain on high 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 wonderful group 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 received brutally aggressive after Torres cleared it. The gamers went tumbling on the bottom as there seemed 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 accountable for immediately’s objective. He at all times tells me to get extra into the world and shoot, to take dangers, to dare to strive one-on-one… I really feel increasingly snug up high, for which Xavi is accountable for immediately’s objective”, he mentioned.
“I slipped, I noticed house, and I discovered Gavi, who put his physique in and gave it to Dembele to attain.
“I’m nearer to the world and it’s extra snug for me to create from there, along with the truth that the group has superiority within the center”, he additional added.
After the sport, supervisor Xavi spoke about Lewandowski’s absence and mentioned that it’s important for his group to win with out the previous Bayern Munich man. “It is very important win with out him. He’s a primary piece. In that top strain now we have missed him. Ferran has executed effectively, however now we have missed him. We have been additionally lacking Jordi Alba. It’s tough to win on this stadium and I’m leaving happy”, he mentioned.
“The primary half hour satisfied me. The sport was managed. They did effectively. The objective comes from a numerical superiority inside. These are three golden factors”, he additional added.