:focal(1194x360:1196x358)/origin-imgresizer.eurosport.com/2024/11/30/4067493-82487508-2560-1440.jpg?ssl=1 "Leaders Barcelona surprised at dwelling by Las Palmas")
Barcelona’s wretched La Liga run continued with a shock 2-1 defeat at dwelling to Las Palmas.
Following on from defeat to Actual Sociedad and a draw at Celta Vigo, Barcelona can now lose their lead on the high if Actual Madrid win their two video games in hand.
After a goalless first half, former Barcelona man Sandro Ramirez broke away to place the guests in entrance 4 minutes into the second interval.
Six minutes later Raphina, who struck the bar within the first half, drilled a low effort dwelling from 25 yards, however the hosts’ defence all the time regarded weak.
Fabio Silva did fantastically to seek out carve out his personal probability, making room between the Barcelona centre-backs and drilling dwelling the winner.
Barcelona are 4 factors away from Actual Madrid on the summit, whereas Las Palmas are as much as 14th after beginning the afternoon in fourth-bottom.
Speaking Level – The place has it gone mistaken for Barcelona?
Since that win in Spanish soccer’s largest match, Barcelona have conceded eight objectives in six video games.
It’s laborious to imagine the presence of goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who they misplaced for the season resulting from a knee damage in September, wouldn’t have made a distinction within the final three league matches. However it didn’t seem to hinder Barcelona initially, because the Azulgrana recorded an mixture 21-2 scoreline of their subsequent 5 video games – which included Bayern Munich in addition to Actual. Equally, Inigo Martinez and Pau Cubarsi had been on the coronary heart of the defence as they handled higher groups than they’ve confronted just lately.
It could be that Marc Casado, at 21, is now the important thing man for Barcelona. It was after his sending off Celta managed two late objectives to attract final week and on this match, gifted as they’re, Pedri and Gavi gave no safety in any respect to the again 4.
Participant of the Match: Raphinha (Barcelona)
It might be straightforward to offer the award to Las Palmas goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen who did play extraordinarily nicely towards his former facet. Nonetheless, if there was one participant who didn’t need to be on the shedding facet it was Raphinha.
Hopefully he may have had a hat-trick at this time. After nearly leaving in the summertime, he may nicely be Barcelona’s participant of the 12 months along with his play meriting comparability with countryman Rivaldo who possessed a equally beautiful left foot and likewise carried a flawed facet’s hopes on his again a quarter-century in the past.
Participant Scores
Barcelona: Inaki Pena 5; Kounde 5, Cubarsi 5, Inigo Martinez 6, Balde 6; Pedri 6, Gavi 5, Fermin Lopez 6; Pablo Torre 6, Raphinha 8*; Lewandowski 6.
Subs: Martinn 6, Yamal 6, Fort 6, Torres 6, Jong 6, Victor 7.
Las Palmas: Cillessen 8; Rozada 6, Alex Suarez 7, McKenna 7, Mika Marmol 6; Campana 6, Javi Munoz 8, Kirian Rodriguez 7; Sandro 7, Fabio Silva 8, Moleiro 7.
Subs: Gonzalez 6, Park 6, Loidice 6, Ramirez 6, Mata 6, McBurnie.
Match Highlights
7′ FINE BALL FROM PABLO TORRE! He finds Fermin within the field who controls the ball completely after which drils a low shot which Cillessen saves nicely along with his legs.
45+3′ OFF THE BAR! Raphinia’s effort has Cillessen crushed but it surely comes again off the woodwork.
49′ GOAL! BARCELONA 0-1 LAS PALMAS (SANDRO) On the break, Barcelona go away themselves horribly uncovered and Sandro raced into the correct hand facet of the penalty space and slides an effort previous the Barca keeper contained in the far submit.
61′ GOAL! BARCELONA (RAPHINIA) 1-1 LAS PALMAS A high quality low drive from 25 yards from Barcelona’s captain for the day. He receives a brief go from Pedri after which seizes on a spot and let fly with an unstoppable effort.
67′ GOAL! BARCELONA 1-2 LAS PALMAS (FABIO SILVA) Unbelievable! Las Palmas in entrance once more as a diagonal ball from the correct again is taken in his stride by Fabio Silva who races ahead and guides a shot on the bounce previous Pena.
70′ GOOD STOP FROM CILLESSEN! Torres performs in Yamal who shoots in the direction of the far submit however the visiting keeper stretches out a proper hand to push the hassle away and crucially it flies large of Lewandowski sniffing out a rebound.
82′ ANOTHER GREAT STOP FROM CILLESSEN! A marvellous free kick from Raphinia which was dropping underneath the crossbar however Cillessen stretches to his left and ideas over the bar.