After a very good success against PSG, at the Parc des Princes (3-2), the coincidence of the calendar meant that FC Barcelona had to travel to Cadiz, another club belonging to Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), before playing his qualification in the C1 semi-finals against the Parisians, in Montjuïc, Tuesday (9 p.m.). In preparation for his shock against Paris, Xavi fielded a completely overhauled team against the 18th in the Spanish Championship, with F. Lopez, Romeu and Roberto in midfield, behind a Felix-Roque-Torres attacking trio.
General league table
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#
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Team
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Pts
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J
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DIF
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G
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NOT
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D
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BP
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B.C.
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1 |
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81 |
32 |
48 |
25 |
6 |
1 |
70 |
22 |
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2 |
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70 |
32 |
27 |
21 |
7 |
4 |
64 |
37 |
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3 |
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68 |
32 |
27 |
21 |
5 |
6 |
67 |
40 |
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4 |
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61 |
32 |
21 |
19 |
4 |
9 |
59 |
38 |
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Enough to gain valuable points for players lacking playing time. But it is clear that the intensity during the game was much lower than what we saw at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. If Roque’s first strike did nothing (3rd), Cadiz had the first clear opportunity through Hernandez, who saw his header deflected for a corner by Ter Stegen. Broken down, the Catalan attack still managed to make the difference from a corner, thanks to a sublime return from Felix to deceive Ledesma (1-0, 37th).
Barcelona moves closer to Real Madrid
A sublime achievement, while Barça was in technical difficulty. The Catalans even gained confidence, but narrowly missed making the break after a recovery from Lopez saved on the line by Chust (45th). Returning from the locker room, Barcelona failed to make the break and saw Cadiz appear dangerous, while João Félix missed the double (63rd). It also took a magnificent save from Ter Stegen to prevent the equalizer (79th).
In pain, this revamped FC Barcelona will have managed to provide the essentials and won to stay eight points behind Real Madrid. Everything is still possible with 7 days remaining, but the objective now is to seek qualification against PSG on Tuesday evening (9 p.m.). For their part, the Andalusians, 18th, remain relegated before facing Girona.
