There are matches that must be won in a season. A displacement on the lawn of Las Palmas could look like a formality for the Catalans when the calendar announces. However, with an absolutely suffocating title race in Spain with a permanent mano with Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid, the trip of the day in the Canaries was not so easy. Remaining on four consecutive victories, Hansi Flick decided to align his typical team to make the past of five and temporarily resume a leader's throne they had left for several weeks.
Las Palmas
0
Barcelona
2
62 '
Dani Olmo
90 '+5
Ferran Torres
finished
From the outset, the match left on animated bases. Endangered by dangerous premises, Wojciech Szczesny had to intervene brilliantly from the fourth minute of play. Definitely inspired, the men of Las Palmas continued to get some opportunities, but the former Masia, Sandro Ramirez, saw the Polish goalkeeper repel his heavy strike again (14th). The Catalan response was then gently but surely set up. After the half hour of play, Barça obtained some situations but a clear lack of accuracy prevented him from taking the ascendant (32nd, 34th). Dominators, the Barcelonais entered the stunned changing rooms by failing to find the fault.
The Banger of Dani Olmo delivered Barça
On the return from the locker room, Barça pushed to seek this opening of the precious score. More and more dangerous according to the minutes, the Blaugranas have multiplied the opportunities like the dangerous head of Raphinha (61st) which has tutored the right post of Jasper Cillessen. Finally, the solution came from a firecracker by Dani Olmo. Perfectly touched in the axis by Yamal, the former RB Leipzig smashed the crossbar before seeing his hitting hit for the opening of the score (0-1, 62nd).
Released, the men of Hansi Flick then checked the meeting despite a final baroud of the premises who shouted in scandal for a penalty that was not reported after verification at the Var (62nd). Less offensive and more in control, visitors have advanced their offensives sparingly and had the pleasure of going to drive the point home at the very end of the game. In great success in recent months, Ferran Torres has ratified Catalan success in additional time (0-2, 90+6th). With this deserved victory, Barça takes over the throne of leader and put pressure on Real Madrid which will face Girona this Sunday (4:15 p.m.).
