Barça falls with controversy in Anoeta

Controversial end to the good streak of victories of the Barçawhich could not overcome the Royal Society in Anoeta (1-0) and suffered the second league defeat of the course. A solitary goal Becker in the first half was enough to tip the balance of a match that was marked by the goal disallowed by Lewandowskiwhich would have meant 0-1 for the Blaugrana but did not go up on the scoreboard after the review of the OUR and the correction of Cuadra Fernandez. With this defeat, the Barça He remains the sole leader with 33 points but has seen his distance at the top of the table reduced with Real Madridwhich has six points but the whites have a game pending to play.

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Despite traveling to San Sebastián, Lamine Yamal He was sidelined at the last minute due to the severe blow to his right ankle he suffered against Red Star and could not be available for Flick. He Barça made a statement to confirm the absence of the winger, who aims to be left out of the next matches Spain in the Nations League. His place at the front was taken Ferminwho played on the right wing and formed a trident with Raphinha y Lewandowski. Cubarsiprotected with a mask due to his spectacular cut on his face, he did start in the rear axis along with a Inigo which was constantly hissed by his former fans, while the return of Bucket ownership was the other novelty in the Barça eleven. The rest, the same ones who thrashed in Belgrade, with Elm starting again from the bench after the illness he had on Saturday.

He Barça I wanted to make the tenth visit without losing in 'txuri urdin' territory, but the Royal Society I had other plans. Imanol's team came out with a lot of impetus for the match and was about to open the scoring in the first approach of Sucic. had to appear Married in a miraculous way to avoid danger, but the locals wanted to give joy to a fan that did not stop cheering in the opening stages. The Basques were comfortable, but the game could have changed completely when the goal was disallowed. Lewandowski for a millimeter offside. A very controversial action in which not even the repetition cleared up the doubts about the defensive position of Aguerdbut which was revised from the OUR and the Madrid referee Cuadra Fernandez decided to cancel it, surprising almost everyone present at Anoeta.

De Jong He had ankle problems again, this time the left one, and the referee's permissiveness Cuadra Fernandez gave wings to the locals. Brasdirect foul, and Take They tested the reflexes of Iñaki Peña before half an hour, but the culé resistance ended up giving in. In a play without apparent danger, Sucic extended headlong and Becker He scored first at the long post to open the scoring and wake up the 'txuri urdin' fans again. It was a splash of cold water for Barça, who escaped from 2-0 on the brink of half-time after an incomprehensible mistake by Oyarzabal with everything in favor.

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He Barça I needed to shake up the team in search of a comeback and Flick The plan was clear after passing through the locker room. The time had come Elm to replace a De Jong which was not good at all in Anoeta. As soon as the second act starts, Becker He was able to sign his double but he made a mistake when trying to beat over the top Iñaki Peña and gave another extra life for him Barçawho moments later almost equalized with a header from Cubarsi at the exit of a corner. Oyarzabal y Becker They once again had clear chances to extend the home team's advantage.

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Little by little, the Barça He took control of the ball and began to lock up the Real in his field. Imanol He saw that the game was getting complicated and made four changes at the same time to bring on Aritz, Sergio Gomez, Barrenetxea y Oskarsson. Despite this, the Barça He continued to push in search of a tie and Flick took out Ansu by Fermin to have more offensive powder. The bet did not end up going well and they entered in desperation Gavi y Pau Victor to try to achieve the equalizer. La Real resisted well and put an end to the bad streak of results at home against the Barça.