Barça was scared. The Catalans trembled at the Carlos Tartiere stadium on the 6th day of Liga against Real Oviedo. The objective was clear: to stay in contact with Real Madrid, unbeaten in the league. But from the start, the Asturians put the Catalans under pressure with high pressing and fast transitions.
The first minutes were stretched for the Blaugrana. Dani Olmo and Rashford tried to create the danger, but the defense of Oviedo was solid and decisive escandell on several interventions. Barça gradually regained control of the ball, but stumbled on a compact and organized block.
Oviedo never dropped and opened the scoring in the 34th minute thanks to a 35-meter masterful lob from Alberto Reina (1-0). Despite its domination in possession and its numerous sequences in the opposing surface, Barça has struggled to be dangerous, embarrassed by an imperial escandell and the solidity of the locals.
Oviedo, until the end
The second period started on the same tempo. Oviedo remained dangerous on the sides, in particular thanks to Haissem Hassan, while Barça intensifies its assaults. After several attempts, Barcelona finally equalized thanks to Garcia, an opportunistic on a divert takeover of Rashford, before taking control of the match against a tenacious defense. The deliverance came from Lewandowski, who entered the 66th minute, which took over a perfect center from De Jong to the first post (2-1, 70 ′).
Oviedo pushed to the end and almost picked up in the 77th minute. Sibo found Rondon from a perfect center at the ground, but Araújo threw himself for a saving tackle. Despite the final pressure, Barça held out, and the Uruguayan defender sealed the victory by scoring a powerful head that deceives Escandell, offering 3-1 to the Catalans and now the team just two points from Real Madrid in the ranking.
