2023-08-08 22:04:06
Sad presentation party for Barça in their new home, without the spotlights and with an orchestra that without any grace more than epic gave the air of a wake to the departure of the players. Just over half an entry, 35,000 viewers. Poor when compared to the attendances at the Camp Nou, but above expectations. Rumors that Laporta had lost weight were proven false. Araujo from right side. Grass in better condition than the Camp Nou. Lewandowski was the first scorer for Montjuic in minute 2. A complicated shot, from 9, a very good cross Raphinha. The Brazilian then missed a shot, alone, from the penalty spot. He rushed in, kicked too hard. Gil Manzano He forgave Éric García the direct red card -he didn’t even see the yellow one- for a very hard tackle, with both feet in front, on Skip. Gavi also punished Solomon with a tackle of absurd and unnecessary severity. Rhetorical first minutes, without any news to report, neither especially good nor strikingly bad. Barcelona will have to be able to do something more, and better, if they want to fill this stadium. With this game and from October, few will have the sense of humor to go to the mountains.
It is unfortunate that the Barça players, and in general of all the teams, wear Nazi-style haircuts, shaved below and the upper part longer. Skipp tied at 22 before the passivity of the local defense. little passion of Araujo, much less than what is usual for him, to defend the play. Despite the haul, Xavi’s recognizable team, with Romeu, Frenkie De Jong, Pedri and Araujo in the square, coming out well with the ball. After the good assistance of the goal, Raphinha was waning. Araujo was injured after half an hour and was replaced by Sergi Roberto, who incredibly continues at Barça and as first captain. It is admirable the ability that some have to last for the sake of lasting, without having anything to do with talent.
Skipp scored the second, with a good header to finish off a surgical, tense, lethal center of Perisic. Fair punishment of Tottenham to the boredom of the local game. Inconsequential minutes, and very mediocre, until the break finally came. Barça is very irregular, from more to less. Not very fluid, very lax, without tension. No control of the game or the rival, little light in attack. Little emotion, little stimulation. It is the eleven of last year with the only change of Romeu for Busquets. Romeu is not a brilliant player but he understands what Xavi is asking of him. He is not Busquets and he will never be close to being one, but he simplifies his work, although the reality is that he does not improve, rather the opposite of his substitute. Without Dembele’s and with only 13 registered players, too much improvisation and provisionality just a few days before the start of the League.
The second part began without changes and with the same tonalities as the first. Frenkie de Jong put some beauty after eleven minutes with a dribble that could not be solved anyway. The night became a ball for Barça, and after a quarter of an hour the festival of changes disfigured the game as it had been planned at the beginning. Iñaki Peña, Ansu Fati, Marcos Alonso, Gundogan, and Abde entered. Those replaced were Lewandowski, Ter Stegen, Balde, Gavi, Pedri and Raphinha.
final with goals
The changes gave some rhythm and freshness to the team, and the tie seemed closer, although the result did not matter to anyone, with the exception of Tottenham, who took the night very seriously, as if something was at stake. Perisic went too far with Sergi Roberto. Perisic is a fantastic player but sometimes his wires get crossed in a big way.
A rickety night, without tone, without a game, without incentives beyond seeing Barça in what will be their stadium for much longer than the board has promised. Fermin Lopez and Lamimi Yamal they had their quarter of an hour and Yamal majestically served a delicious cross for Ferran Torres to tie, another for Ansu to score the third and the last for Abde to secure the victory.
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