Pressure, occasions, character... The 1st part, the way forward in the Champions League

Xavi Hernández ranged to his new eleven of gala in the Allianz Sand and the FC Barcelona completed a very good first part. In spite of the antecedents, the eleven culé planted with personality on thefield , snatched him the balloon to the Bayern and dominated the formality of the party, with until four clear occasions of goal that, lamentably for the culés, did not finish at the bottom of the network by fault of puntería.

This was what was missing. Efficiency. Because in the pressure and preparation of game, the midfield did the duties. Sergio Busquets began with a distraction that almost costs him expensive to the Barça, but afterwards completed a remarkable party. Tomo and gentleman of the medullary, 'Busi' recovered several key balloons in the first part and gave safe exit to Gavi and Pedri, those who occupied to give him to the team the necessary lucidity to dominate to a so complicated rival.

As of habit, Raphinha and Ousmane Dembélé alternated cost with frequency to generate spaces. Robert Lewandowski, also very participatory, did his part, although half because erró what does not be used to to fail. The Pole had two very clear in where it was missing him lucidity and tranquility. The emotional could weigh, clearly, for the '9' in his return to Munich, more when the fans applauded him hardly jumped to the field.

In defence, the first part also left positive notes. Marcos Alonso fulfilled by left with fewer projections of what was used to to have in Chelsea, but very correct in the mark. Christensen and Araújo also were very attentive with his respective marks and the Bayern generated little danger in the first 45 minutes. More discreet was the of Jules Koundé, the one who suffered by the right lane with Alphonso Davies and happened to the half of the saga in the complement.

There are hopes for the Barça in the Champions

Further of the 2-0 final, the party left good feelings for the Barça. Even with the disadvantage of two goals, Pedri had a hand manually in front of Neuer that did not go goal by bad fortune, Also there was a penalti no sanctioned on Dembélé in the first time. 13 you finish in total. 54% of possession. More clear arrivals. It competed hand manually with one of the favourites to the title. Only it was missing the goal.

Thus, it is clear that the Barça can dream for this Champions. After a season 2021-22 horrible, with the team taken down of the maximum European competition in first phase, the wash of face of the team up to now is remarkable. The season recently begins and is the first defeat of the course. A defeat that was in the plans, given the context. The forms also matter and the trip of return to Catalonia will not be so bitter as in other parties in front of the Bayern.