FC Barcelona had to release the heavy artillery to avoid defeat on Saturday on the lawn of Valladolid. Four days before the end of the championship and three days before the Champions League return match against Inter Milan, the Catalans got closer to the national title by dominating the locals (1-2) in pain.
With a highly revamped team at the start, without Lamine Yamal, Raphinha or Frenkie de Jong, replacements, nor Robert Lewandowski or Jules Koundé, injured, the players of Ansi Flick returned to the locker room with a goal of delay, after the realization of Ivan Sanchez at the very beginning of the game (1-0, 6th).
Yamal, from Jong, Raphinha and Olmo had to go back to switch the meeting. Less than ten minutes only after entering the game in place of Ansu Fati, Raphinha made the nets tremble with a dry strike at the surface entrance (1-1, 54th). In 52 matches this season, the former attacking midfielder of Stade Rennais and Leeds is 53 contributions (goals and assists) in total. What suck in the Ballon d'Or at the end of the year if things continue to do well for him and for the Blaugrana club.
On the way for an incredible hat -trick
Six minutes after the equalization of Raphinha, Martin focused from the left side. Well placed and without control, Firmin Lopez was cheating Ferreira, the porter of Valladolid, without bay (1-2, 60th).
It will take at least as many offensive cutting edges to Giuseppe-Meazza on Tuesday, to take over on the Inter after the semi-final to go (3-3). In Liga, the mass seems said, since Barça has 7 points ahead of Real Madrid, which receives Celta Vigo on Sunday. The FCB can still dream of an incredible triplet, since it has already won the King's Cup by beating Real (3-2, after extra time) and has solid aspirations in C1.
