And now for the real test. Barcelona’s great start to the season continued today (Saturday) when the Catalans beat Cádiz 1:2 and recorded a fifth consecutive victory in all competitions. After the game, beyond the compliments for another good game, the media of course talked about the game against Bayern Munich in three days, which will be a big test for Xavi’s team, against one of the best teams in the world.
“Barca’s plan worked in Cádiz and they are already thinking about Bayern,” Mundo Deportivo wrote. In Marca they wrote: “Barcelona continued their form of conquest with a great victory in Cádiz”. Bas went on: “a celebration of goals and also a scary moment”, referring to what happened in the stands. “Barca achieves fifth victory ahead of Bayern,” says Sport.
Some numbers from Barca’s great run: the Catalans played six games in all competitions this season, the first of which ended in a draw, and then came five victories in which the team has a goal difference of 2:20. In addition, Xavi himself is on 17 consecutive away games without a loss.
Lewandowski, who scored tonight ten minutes after coming off the bench, scored his sixth goal in five games in the Spanish league and now stands alone in the goalscoring chart. In addition, after the hat trick in the Champions League, the Pole already has nine goals (and two assists) in only six games in Barcelona and he is in top form for the match against the former. The Pole scored an average of a goal every 54 minutes on the pitch this season.
“We haven’t beaten Cádiz for two years, it was an important victory,” Xavi said after the match. “This year our roster is deep, no matter who’s playing, you can’t tell the difference.” The coach also referred to the frightening event of the game, which was stopped after one of the fans lost consciousness in the stands and was treated for many minutes. “Football is less important than human life. If there is any incident the game has to stop. We are talking about human life, luckily it wasn’t anything too serious in the end and we were able to return to play.”
One of the members of Cadiz’s medical staff commented on the case at the end: “The first fan who fainted is about 70 years old, he was unconscious. He needed a defibrillator and intubation (cannulated tube). We had to give him three electric shocks before we took him from the stadium. We managed to save his life.”
Ansu Fati on IG: “Football was the least important thing today. I hope the fan is okay and I dedicate my goal to him and his family.” pic.twitter.com/EOBRFH1y4I
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