Brilliant first half blaugrana, and champions

1.Brilliant first half blaugrana.

The Spaniard wanted a hot derby but Barça put it in the freezer after a volatile first few minutes. Barca’s dominance was evident when De Jong, Busquets and Pedri (Gavi also worked together) presented the ball to the rest of their teammates.

The Blaugrana technical association set up a 5-3-2 parakeet in their own half and with easy and fast football they put forward the players, Balde and Koundé, who came from outside. The French winger was the first to win underneath and served a shot to Pedri. The low ball came out brushing Pacheco’s outside post. This is more than a warning because before the indoor football of Xavi’s soccer fans few could match that of Luis García.

When Balde was on fire, Óscar Gil disappeared in the zone and Lewandowski charged 0-1, taking the hope of ¡Oliván! The three central ones are removed and the edge of the opposite band is the only one that comes out of the picture.

The leader led the midfield with great technical reliability and managed to reach the local area with his full-backs. Total football thanks to movement and collective synchronization.

2. Centers with a recognition of a purpose.

Espanyol could not catch the ball or give Darder ‘life’, so his two forwards, Joselu and Braithwaite, were disconnected from the game. It only remains to check whether the leader is capable of maintaining his game and dominance in this first act. He did this and there is as much intimidation as solvency.

If Lewandowski scored in the 10th minute, in the 19th minute Balde increased the rent. Pedri’s cross to the far post was so good (accurate, high and slow) that the winger had time for everything. With the numerator 0-2, Barça continued on the road map set by Xavi Hernández: attack and not lower the differential rhythm of play and pressure. The mobility of Lewandowski, who left the zone, left César Montes, Sergi Gómez and Cabrera, the parakeet center-backs, without a marked player. Main problem and also for Brian Oliván (Raphinha joined the release of the band for Koundé) and the aforementioned Óscar Gil. Barça’s full-backs were strong and life was difficult for the entire blue and white team. Defensive centers played like teammates Frenkie and Sergio Busquets. Back, all was calm with Araujo and Christensen taking the counterattack away from the Spaniard.

3. And champions.

0 -3 was invented by De Jong and Raphinha gave it to Lewandowski. The leader finished the job before the break, reaching/maintaining that huge advantage thanks to a great intervention by Ter Stegen against Braithwaite. In the second action, as expected, Luis García brought Puado (and Calero) but the final blow did not last long: in the minute 52′ De Jong put on the race and Koundé’s head made it 0-4. Barça is sated, Spanish with the desire to make a big difference. He scored two goals, Puado and finally Joselu, but the parakeet fans were disappointed. Xavi made the bench, Luis García too, but the derby was long over. The champion proved to be so in football, authority, unity, intelligence and personality.