2023-05-28 20:54:08
BarcelonaVery comfortable victory for Barça in the last game of the season (and in a few months) at Camp Nou. A brace from Ansu Fati and a goal from Gavi against Mallorca with ten men for 75 minutes due to the sending off of Amath did the job. Next, some hot notes.
An afternoon of farewells at Camp Nou. Of a season in which Barça has won a League again, of a club legend like Busquets, of a great footballer like Jordi Alba, of a stadium that needs a facelift and looks as good as it can ‘Ansu Fati, former crown jewel of La Masia who, as a result of a physical decline due to injuries, has finished this year with the transferable sign. It’s a shame, but football doesn’t wait and Barça needs to generate some capital gains to generate salary margin and go to the market. Having a more or less full pocket depends on a striker who finished the season with 10 goals (two against Mallorca) and no muscle strain in his history, but too much of a substitute for what he earns and with too little capacity to overflow as he overflowed .
Innings that can score a run. Ansu Fati became another footballer after Mandi broke his knee in October 2020. Three years later, we will see how Balde’s right ankle will look when he is discharged from the injury caused by the entry of ‘Amath during a Barça-Mallorca game with little at stake. The young full-back, one of the pleasant surprises of the season, played on the right because Kounde does not want to compete on the wing, Sergi Roberto has tender muscles and Xavi wants reinforcements in this position. What a move to have to participate out of place and to receive such an unfortunate coca. It’s still lucky that VAR exists, because the referee didn’t even show the aggressor a yellow card. Make it as light as possible, Balde.
A Barça that is come. One of the arguments used by Joan Laporta to cover up the black spots in his management is that of the inheritance received. The economy, above all. And he is quite right, because he took over the reins of a ruined club. What is not explained is why. Basically because the business model that is being applied has been the same one that sank the institution when the covid arrived and destroyed attendance: promote the remunerated transfer of season tickets to fill the Camp Nou with tourists willing to pay a lot of money in exchange for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Consequently, the farewell to the stadium before the exile in Montjuïc was witnessed by thousands of one-off customers who occupied the place of members who were once regulars in the stands, who now maintain the privilege as those who have a third residence to rent on Airbnb and who probably won’t go to the Olympics either. This is the Barça of today. A Barça that sells.
Three Catalan teams in Primera. In the 93rd minute of a dramatic Valencia-Espanyol game, a goal sent the Perico team to the Second Division, which with a victory in Mestalla depended on itself to maintain the category in the last match at home against Almeria. Cruel fate for the people of Barcelona, who swam and swam to end up paying dearly for Chen and company’s terrible sports planning. The second relegation in three years puts an end to the great pride of having three Catalan teams in the First Division: Barça, Espanyol and Girona. Now there will be two, but having three should be an obligation for football with the most federations in the entire State. There is one less day left to recover the loss.
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