2023-05-02 21:32:50
BarcelonaClose victory for Barça against Osasuna at Camp Nou (1-0). Despite playing with superiority for more than an hour, the Blaugrana waited until the end to undo the initial 0-0. La Liga, closer. Next, some hot notes.
Squads win Leagues. In the season of the rush, it is logical that Xavi has to close the League as soon as possible. That’s why he made zero rotations against a team visiting the Camp Nou with the Cup final on their minds and, consequently, many substitutes on the field. In this case, however, coming out with the first unit did not mean a dominating Barça. In fact, until the coach moved the bench in the second half, he did not know how to dismantle the meager resistance from Navarre. Jordi Alba, booed by the stands and pressured by the box office to drop his armored contract, entered the pitch to silence the critics (it can’t be) with a much-applauded goal because it opens up the possibility of celebrate the title in Cornellà-El Prat. The move was initiated by Dembélé, another shocker.
Groin that says enough. In the tenth consecutive title, Gavi suffered his first injury as a professional footballer. Even the muscle privileged like him say enough. The young Andalusian, who does not spare any effort, contorted in a fight with a rival and made a bad gesture. He immediately noticed the discomfort in his groin, but begged not to be changed. However, and with good judgement, Dr. Pruna and Xavi agreed that it was best not to take any risks and commissioned the replacement. Gavi is a powder with few precedents in La Masia. A versatile midfielder with the delivery that only Puyol has cultivated. An irreducible who, coincidences or not, has only fallen when he has been harmed near the noble parts.
Crucial game less than a kilometer away. Ansu Fati was chosen to cover Gavi’s departure. The Spanish-Guinean had more than an hour to show off against Osasuna, the team against which he debuted as a goalscorer in Primera at the age of 16. Almost four have passed since that cry of joy and the striker has a professional card and wears the 10 Blaugrana on his back, but between the injuries and the drop in performance, reality is very stubborn with him. So much so, that while he was unsuccessfully trying to increase his performance numbers, his father and his agent discussed his future in a hotel in the Sants neighborhood. A future they wish to be far from the Camp Nou in collusion with Laporta, which he wants to generate fair play financial with a juicy transfer.
Expulsions on debut day. The match began to be decided when, just like Betis a few days ago, Osasuna was left with a man less in the first half. A Pedri unmarked in space caught Herrando with his fists in the belly, who brought down the canary when he was the last defender. With the regulation in hand, the red was fair, but it was serious because the Navarrese central was making his debut in the First Division at the Camp Nou. Too bad the referees don’t have a little more left hand in these cases. Because the evil of the expulsion of the debutant has illustrious precedents (a certain Messi with the Argentine national team in 2005), close (Araujo with Barça in 2019) and capricious (Muniesa as a Blaugrana in 2009 against… the Osasuna).
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