The beginning of the meeting was disastrous for the Duma of Catalonia, which is going through a difficult time. Already in the fifth minute the ball went in front of the penalty area to Jose Guy, who hit the net perfectly from a distance. It did not take long to achieve parity. Ansu Fati with a shot from fifteen meters curved the ball that fell in the goal of Valencia.
The same player had another great goal to score. In the 39th minute, he got the ball in the penalty area, but he shot it after the opponent’s interference. The only reason he missed that shot was because he had an error. The referee blew the X-ray whistle which Mavis Depay substituted for a goal. Even the opponents’ goalkeeper did not move.
Valencia were very close to equalizing in the 53rd minute after Maxi Gomez hit the post. Three minutes earlier, Fati forced Jasper Cillessen to intervene. Barcelona played like…the last years, when he still had Leo Messi in the squad. Philippe Coutinho scored the result in the 86th minute. Sergio Dest threw the ball to him for a distance of six meters, and the Brazilian hit the net easily.
The victory allowed Barcelona to get a little closer to the leaders. It currently occupies seventh place, but only two points from the second in the table of Real Madrid. The leader is Real Sociedad.
Barcelona – Valencia 3:1 (2:1)
Objectives: Ansu Fati (13), Depay (41), Coutinho (85) – Jose Gaya (5)
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