Festival of goals in Joaos home debut

The first ‘little hand’ from Montjuïc came against Betis in the home debut, at Montjuïc, of the two Joaos. Barcelona was easily dispatched in a very soft defensive Betis found itself with an inspired opponent and showed all its potential. He even scored from a direct free kick for the first time in an official match since Messi was gone! It was achieved by Ferran Torres, a ‘Shark’ on a roll. Joao Félix, Lewandowski, Ferran Torres, Raphina and Joan Cancelo scored.

It’s Xavi again came out with 4-3-3 and the invention turned out well, with Joao Felix on the left. The Barça team dominated from the start, but struggled to score and even gave Betis a very clear chance at 0-1. The magic of Joao Félix He opened the scoring and lit up Barcelona, ​​​​who went on a goal-scoring spree in the second half.

Undoubtedly, there are expectations for eleven. Between the breakdown due to the FIFA break and the debut in the Champions League Next Tuesday, it’s time to make the rounds. The two Joaos debuted as starters in front of their new fans. Gündogan rested after retiring with discomfort in Germany’s second friendly. Gavi, tireless in recovery, occupied the inside right and Ferran Torres was Xavi’s winger of choice. He got it in his start to the season and the coach chose to rest Lamine Yamal, ahead of Raphinha. He faced Miranda, the left back of a Betic defense that was 100% ex-Barça. The ‘Shark’ scored, from a direct free kick!, more than two years after the last one in an official match, before leaving his place at Raphinha, who for his part did not want to lose and also scored on his first interference.

Great debut

Of the two Joaos can only have praiseworthy words at its ‘première’ in Montjuïc. Cancelo played well, from the right lane. He often made his frequent approach to the place from the interior. From the first minutes he was an effective weapon for Xavi’s team, with precise displays that always posed a danger. This is how Barcelona’s first shot came, the work of the Portuguese. And Félix, very motivated, will star in his debut in front of the Barcelona fans.

Another thing is the opportunities. Barcelona came out dominant and monopolized the ball in the first minutes, but lacked determination in the final phase of the game. So, the first clear opportunity is for Betis. A cross shot by Luiz Henrique after a ball bombed into the axis of attack that was swallowed up first by Christensen and then by Koundé, when the Frenchman miscalculated when he would control the ball, which Isco picked up and finished with a pass to Luiz Henrique to the right and kick.

however, It was night with the Joaos and it was Félix that opened the scoring. After Cancelo’s recovery near Betic’s area on the right, the ball reached Oriol Romeu, who opened the game with an excellent pass on the left towards Félix. He lost control on the right, but he fought for the ball, looked past Chadi Riad and scored, almost without an angle. An act in which he showed the magic he cherished.

Cheered on by an engaged audience, Barcelona seized the moment and, not long after, despite the fact that Betis tried to raise the line, Christensen’s rise ended with an inside pass that Joao Félix missed, who deceived Marc Bartra and the ball reached Lewandowski, who identified him as ‘killer’ what is this? The Polish striker had the second in a transition led by Joao Félix, with a final pass on the left towards the ‘nine’. Rui Silva stands up and sends it into a corner.

Another game episode It’s a duel of stops between the two goalkeepers in added time of the first half. Ter Stegen’s save from Isco’s action on Willian José, alone in a small area, prevented Betis from scoring before the break and, immediately afterwards, his Betis team-mate showed again after a Joao Félix- Ferran Torres tuya-mía with a Portuguese shot that was denied by the goalkeeper.

the celebration arrived

Shortly after the start of the second half, Ferran joined the great party with a great goal of a direct foul, in a game where the referee first awarded the advantage. When the celebration was over, changes came, among them Ferran’s

Another new one is Lamine Yamal’s position he entered the field. He positioned himself as a left winger, so Raphinha could play on the right. The Brazilian received the ball from Lewandowski on the edge of the area and did not think about it: he sent a shot that beat goalkeeper Vieites, in place of the injured Rui Silva.

Without extreme stress against a Betis with many changess in the last stretch and had in Abde, entering the second half, the player with the most presence in the attack, Barcelona was happy in the last phase of the match. Cancelo put an end to his excellent game in the fifth goal, in a transition, after cutting and seating Miranda and sending a cross shot into the goal.

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TECHNICAL FCIHA

FC BARCELONA: Ter Stegen (3); Cancelo (4), Koundé (1), Christensen (2) (Iñigo Martínez (1), 75′), Balde (2) (Marcos Alonso (1), 75′); Gavi (3), Romeu (1) (Gündogan (1), 62′), Frenkie de Jong (2); Ferran (3) (Raphinha (3), 62′), Lewandowski (3), Joao Félix (3) (Lamine Yamal (2), 62′)

REAL LEG: Rui Silva (2) (Friday (1), 46′); Bellerín (1), Bartra (0), Chadi Riad (0), Miranda (0); Altimira (2), Marc Roca (1) (Guido Rodríguez (1), 67′); Luiz Henrique (1) (Abde (2), 46′), Isco (1) (Rodri (1), 67′), Ayoze (2) (Pezzella (1), 66′); Willian Jose (1)

THE OBJECTIVES: 1-0, Joao Féix, 25′; 2-0, Lewandowski, 31′; 3-0, Ferran, 61′; 4-0, Raphinha, 65′; 5-0, Joao Cancelo, 82′

REFEREE: Sánchez Martínez, Murcian Committee. Cards to Iñigo (85′)

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