Nor it seemed like the visit of alleged revelation team of this experimental artifact that is the current Champions League. Barça returned to the path of good play, pressure and victories with a very good victory, with Pedri at the controls, against Stade Brestois who makes the Barcelona team take off in Europe. Lewandowski, from a penalty, Dani Olmo and again the Pole scored the goals that sealed a short victory for what was seen on the Montjuïc pitch: an unequal duel against a team that not like Champions and, much less, from head positions.
OFlick’s Barça again showed his best image. There were more goals missing, because the opportunities were there, but Barcelona resumed its intensity, the good pressure, the recoveries near the area (like the 3-0), the rhythm of circulation of the ball and even the effectiveness in offside, in which the Brest lead repeatedly fell, even on one occasion when the nearly 3,000 Bretons in the audience were already celebrating a goal disallowed for ‘off side’. It was his first trip to play against Barça and possibly the last. To shout ‘Bitch Barça’, at home. Flick planned a continuous game and it turned out well: Barcelona redeemed itself. Even Gerard Martín, surprise headlinein whom Flick showed confidence after his weak game in Vigo. Very good detail from the coach with the side, who thanked him with an assist.
FIt was a mirage, but the Stade Brestois seemed at the beginning to exhibit a firm will to compete, through attacks from the extremes, by Sima or the full-back Haïnara on the left and Doumbia on the right, in search of the shots of the gigantic Ajorque (as big as he is clumsy) in the centers, relying on physical power of the team to prevail in the divided balls. But it was a sparkling exit from the team captained by Chardonnet.
Uan unusual move transferred the gas to Barcelona: in a static attack, Lewandowski collected with his chest a ball exquisitely pumped by Pedri into the area and, after controlling it, on the edge of the small area, goalkeeper Bizot came out at the wrong time and literally overwhelmed the Polish striker when the ball was already out of his reach. A penalty as clear as it was rude that Lewandowski, with his little jump, transformed into his 100th goal in the Champions League.
EThe goalkeeper of the Breton team I was a nervous wreck and almost made another mess in an action by Fermín on the left. The Andalusian’s final pass was deflected in extremis by a defender when Lewandowski was already preparing to finish. Fermín himself had a clear shot after an action on the right by Raphinha, who benefited from Koundé’s pressure to send a good pass into the area, where the midfielder, theoretical left winger against Btrest, finished off wide. His sights were out of adjustment.
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El Flick set dominated positionally and he moved the ball very well and with speed, from side to side, creating spaces through which it entered an excellent Raphinha from the right or a Fermín hypermotivatedwith Olmo this time in his midfield position, from the left. A rehearsed play at the corner almost meant Lewandowski’s second, another time for a Barça that He had a Brest at his mercy in ‘every man for himself’ mode.
Lor what things are. When Barça was at its bestran into the goalkeeper who had made it 1-0 and who suddenly became the savior of his team. Bizot removed the thorn of his initial mistake by kicking out, like a handball goalkeeper, an excellent header from Fermínwhose goal was resisted despite a great first half, after a great cross from Marc Casadó.
Mfar superior in terms of play, determination and intensity despite the supposed Breton superiorityBarcelona’s advantage was not greater due to lack of finesse in the final meters, which conferred uncertainty to the second part.
EThe visiting goalkeeper repeated, also before Fermínwhich this time finished with his left, his ‘handball goalkeeper save’this time after a great action by Pedri, with ball recovery and cross on Fermáin, who he finished off and hit again with the goal and misfortune, while Bizot had already redeemed himself after his initial mistake.
Tmany occasions in limbo meant that, little by little, the party took the risk of becoming a back-and-forth as soon as Brest reacted. Chardonnet served under sticks a shot by Olmo after a collective play, with the goal already beaten. And Fermín did not pick up the rebound despite his attempts.
ZHarpazo by Dani Olmo in his best action of the entire match to finally establish a result that is more in line with what was being seen. Action on the left by Gerard Martín with center that became assistancewith Olmo’s exquisite control and finishing. And Lewandowski closed the victory with his 101st goal after a play by Balde, stealing the ball from Magnetti.
TECHNICAL SHEET
FC BARCELONA: Iñaki Peña (2); Koundé (2), Cubarsí (3), Iñigo (3), Gerard Martín (3) (Balde (2), 78′); Pedri (4) (De Jong (sc), 88′), Casadó (3), Olmo (3) (Gavi (2), 67′; Raphinha (3), Lewandowski (3), Fermín (3) (Pablo Torre (2), 78′)
BRESTOIS STADIUM: Bizot (2); Lala (0), Chardonnet (1), Le Cardinal (1), Haïdara (1); Camara (0) (Faivre (1), 70′), Fernandes (1) (Martin (0), 78′) , Doumbia (1) (Pereira (), 70′) , Magnetti (0); Ajorque (0) (Del Castillo (0), 78′), Sima (1) (Balde (0), 59′)
GOALS: 1-0, Lewandowski, pen., 10′; 2-0, Olmo, 66′; 3-0, Lewandowski, 90’+2
ARBITRATOR: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia-Herzegovina). Cards to Lala (25′), Camara (63), Ajorque (74′), Le Cardinal (81′)
ESTADIO: Olympic Lluís Companys. 46,317 spectators
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