1.- A young man, but an extreme old man
Dribbling is electric. And daring. It does not hide. He comes and goes with an amazing personality for a newcomer. He had about 20 superb opening minutes culminated even with a header that caused a feline stretch from Rulli, who needed the help of the crossbar to frustrate the 0-1 Barcelona. Abde also had a defensive commitment. And his was the action, another dribble that came out of nowhere to avoid Pedraza, the prologue of Frenkie de Jong’s goal.
2.- The hole in the right flank
Xavi returned to 4-3-3. And his staging was spectacular, running into the same inefficiency as always. Then, Emery moved a chip that unhinged Barça, which ended up asking for the time in the first half. Araujo was in individual marking with Danjuma. And Eric García with Moi Gómez. Here was the key. Eric followed Moi and the hole on the left wing was taken advantage of by Pedraza, turning Abde into a dedicated side. No one helped the young man. Not Eric, not Frenkie de Jong.
3.- Fatal throw-in
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A throw-in in favor of Barça triggered the equalizer for Villarreal. Eric García took out with his hands and Estupiñán recovered the ball to sow panic in the Barça defense because Piqué did not reach the crossing with Danjauma in time while Chukwueze was more ready and, above all, faster than Mingueza. Thus came 1-1, which caused the worst minutes for Barça.
He was knocked out until Ter Stegen detected Memphis in the distance, also taking advantage of Villarreal’s defensive naivete.
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