At the Power Horse Stadium, Almeria, already relegated to the Spanish second division, welcomed FC Barcelona, second at kick-off. If the Catalan club has already said goodbye to the title, officially won by Real Madrid, Xavi’s men could, on the other hand, take a big step towards second final place in the event of victory. Organized in 4-3-3 with Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski, aligned on the front of the attack, Barça quickly took control of operations and found the fault before the end of the first quarter of an hour of play…
On a cross from Hector Fort, Fermin took advantage of Brandariz’s lax marking to deceive Maximiano with a dive header (0-1, 14th). In the process, Baptistao was very close to reviving the premises. After a festival in his right lane, the Andalusian striker unfortunately missed his last gesture against Ter Stegen (22nd). A failure that the Rojiblancos could have paid dearly for. Very in good form in this part, Yamal dropped Brandariz before placing a powerful shot, but the latter finally crashed into the outside post (28th). Without being flamboyant and after a final scare when Embarba found the Barcelona uprights with a cross shot from the right at ground level (42nd), Barça took the lead at the break.
Fermín López shone, Vitor Roque played
Returning from the locker room, the Culers could still thank the clumsiness of their evening opponent. Lonely in the area, Viera found Lozano, but the latter, although alone in front of Ter Stegen, did not target his shot (47th). After the hour mark, the visitors finally managed to get some air. Alerted in the area by Roberto, Fermín López recovered perfectly with a flat foot to score a double (0-2, 67th). A goal then allowing Xavi to make a certain turnover with the successive entries of Christensen, Félix, Cancelo and Roque, announced on the departure in recent weeks.
In the last quarter of an hour, Barça did not tremble and secured a 24th victory this season. Thanks to this success (2-0), FC Barcelona therefore distances itself from Girona and is now 4 points ahead of Blanquivermells. A valuable success which almost ensures second place for Xavi’s men with two days remaining. To do this, it will be necessary to finish in style against Rayo then on the pitch of Sevilla FC, on May 25 during the 38th and final day of La Liga.
