FC Barcelona managed to come back in a very tough match against Slavia Prague (2-4), once again, with vital help from Dani Olmo. The Terrassa native came on in the 60th minute for the injured Pedri González with Barça in trouble, just after losing the 'brain' of their midfield.
The Blaugrana team was obligated to win in Czechia, preferably by a wide margin, to get fully into the fight for a spot in the Champions League TOP-8. Although Hansi Flick's team had been superior, Slavia managed to salvage a draw at halftime and resist the Catalan siege in the opening minutes of the second half.
Olmo, in that sense, put things in order in just three minutes. On the first ball near the box that he touched, Dani took advantage of a poor clearance from the Czech defense to, with his first touch, **unleash a perfect shot, straight into the top corner**, making the score 2-3. Robert Lewandowski, eight minutes later, sealed the match with the fourth and final Catalan goal.
Dani Olmo celebrated his first goal in the 25/26 Champions League
For the Terrassa-born player, Wednesday's goal was his first in the 25/26 Champions League, where he only started in matchday 2, against **PSG** (1-2). **Dani has now scored 3 goals in the tournament** in 14 matches with Barça, while with **RB Leipzig** he also scored the same number of goals in 18 games. Previously, with **Dinamo Zagreb**, he celebrated twice after 6 appearances.
So far this season, the '20' has accumulated 6 goals and 2 assists in 23 games (1,186 minutes). Fermín López has clearly surpassed him in the head-to-head for the attacking midfielder position (the Huelva native has 10 goals and 10 assists), but Olmo remains a key player for Hansi Flick's system.
Despite his bad luck with injuries, the 26-year-old midfielder usually responds, as a starter or substitute, with flashes that show his quality and opportunism in front of the rival goal. Against Espanyol (0-2) he had scored a similar golazo, in a match where Barça also had to battle hard to take the three points
Olmo's records this season with Barça
- Games played: 23
- Starts: 11
- Goals: 6
- Assists: 2
- Minutes played: 1,186
- Yellow cards. 1
- Injuries: 2