2024-08-30 11:38:32
It is as if he came, saw, conquered. Dani Olmo became a hero on his debut for Barcelona. The team that fell behind after losing a goal in the beginning also returned to equality and left the field with victory. At the same time, Hansi Flick’s team climbed to the top of the points table with a third consecutive victory in the campaign to regain the La Liga title. Barcelona won the match against Rayo Viocano 2-1.
On Tuesday (August 27) night at Rayo Viocano, Barcelona fell behind to Unai Lopes’ goal. Pedri then equalized in the second half. Substitute Olmo scored the winning goal at the end.
Viocano entered the field with a counter-attack plan to stop Barcelona at home. The team was successful in that. Viocano terrorized Barcelona’s defense on several occasions in the beginning. They went ahead in the ninth minute. Lopes scored after catching a teammate’s pass from the right side.
After that, Barcelona started playing with their own control. They first attacked Shana in the 19th minute of the match. However, Inigo Martinez’s shot was easily blocked by the Vaiecano goalkeeper Daniel. He frustrated Lamine Yamal once again in the 37th minute. Barcelona did not get any more chances in the first half.
Barcelona became desperate to score in the second half. Flick brought on Olmo in place of Feran Torres to change the scoreline. It also increases the team’s attack edge. Robert Lewandowski, Pedri, Olmo stormed the attack several times. But Viocano goalkeeper stood in the way.
Finally, in the 60th minute, Barcelona equalized with Pedri’s magic. The Spanish midfielder scored a left-footed shot after controlling Rafinha’s pass in the box. In the 71st minute, Lewandowski headed the ball past Viocano, but Jules Kunder’s foul denied Barcelona a goal.
Barcelona finally scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute. Olmo gets Yamal’s cutback into the box from the byline on the right. The 26-year-old star found the net with a strong shot through the gaps of some of the opponents’ players. In the rest of the time, both teams got chances, but they couldn’t find the back of the net.
In this win, Barcelona has been at the top with 9 points in 3 matches. Villarreal dropped to two with 7 points. With 4 points from 2 matches, the title holder Real Madrid is at number five.