The FC Barcelona initiated the party against Valencia dominating the possession of the balloon, and shutting to the 'chés' in his own field. It was the script that expected of a Barça that, although it controlled to perfection the party during the first half hour of game, did not have of the 'punch' necessary as to hurt to the rival team in the front of attack, with Leo Messi too alone.
Like this the things, Valencia went accommodating to the hour to defend and went out to the contragolpe whenever had opportunity. In his first exit already was about to to mark Rodrigo, since Gerard Hammered saved a low goal sticks. But, in the minute 22, yes arrived the target of the 'chés'. Kevin Gameiro received a balloon in the frontal of the area, fruit of an unfit defensive of the culés.
The French attacker no thought it to him and took out of the basket a powerful shot and to half height, that served to beat to Jasper Cillessen. Minute 22 and the FC Barcelona underneath in the marker of Benito Villamarín, although it had been dominating the game until then.
And it is that the ones of Ernesto Valverde had of barren possession, without capacity to generate disequilibriums in a defence 'ché' very very positioned, knowing when presionar and when retreat in each moment. With Coutinho and Sergi Roberto like companions, Leo Messi did not attain to hurt to the goal of Jaume and Valencia, when it could, went out to the contragolpe to take to the Barça desprevenido.
The FC Barcelona, a bloodletting in defence
The pass of Gayá from the left band left clear that, when Semedo and Jordi Alba go up too much his position to attack, any loss of balloon is more than dangerous for the interests culés. Gameiro Was very fine in the shot, although Cillessen did not do threaten to jump to try divert the spherical. Second goal of Gameiro in this Glass of the King 2018-19.
The FC Barcelona follows with the tonic of the current season: it is a bloodletting backwards. The ones of Valverde will have to recover the security in defence of face to the next season 2019-20, if they do not wish to fall before the foreseen of the fight by the titles.