XAVI DID NOT WANT TO SAVE ANYTHING
Gundogan, Lewandowski and Pedri: Xavi 'pulled' the '7th Cavalry' to advance to the quarterfinals
Against Unionistas de Salamanca, Xavi Hernández's initial plan was to rotate and rest his most used players ahead of the 'final' against Real Betis, but sooner than expected he had to change his intentions
The FC Barcelona did not expect a so contested party (and complicated) in the visit to Unionistas of Salamanca. All the contrary. It painted to a calm afternoon so that the less usual added opportunities and regularity, but the plan gave a dump of 180 degrees when it advanced the local group by means of a golazo of Álvaro Gómez: Xavi Hernández understood that, in spite of the difference of category, did not go to be a simple party. All the contrary.
And it is that very soon they saw the 'ghosts' of a Barça to the that costs him horrors defend -and remained evidenciado once again- and to the that sometimes is missing him creativity in zone of three chambers. The trainer egarense, with the marker 1-1, threw of the heavy artillery to try 'rescue' the party and avoid that the history complicated even more. Robert Lewandowski, Ílkay Gündogan and Pedri González did not rest all what expected in the previous.
In front of the irregular moment of the Barcelona, even after the tie of Ferran Torres to the edge of the rest, the trainer of Terrassa threw of his heavy artillery when it fulfilled the hour of the party. The 'sacrificed' were Joao Félix, the one who in addition to his pass to the of Foios was not appearing too much and, in fact, was leaving a lot of doubts, Marc Guiu (that had yellow) and Fermín López, the one who was not especially hit in Salamanca.
The changes gave result to the Barça in Salamanca
The three tried 'push' to the team and find the road for the tiebreaker. The team went back to reaorganizarse and the goals did not take in arriving, although in two actions 'individual': First the golazo of Jules Koundé from out of the area and with a finish potentísimo that 'remembered' to the best moments of Ronald Koeman like player and the jugadón individual of Alejandro Balde, that nailed the balloon, without angle, in the deepest of the network after striking in the crossbar.
Lewandowski Was not very participatory and Xavi went back to bet for jointing it again with Vitor Roque, the one who contested the last ten minutes of the clash and left very good feelings, although it did not have a lot of opportunities to participate. Finally, what has 'prevailed' is that not even in the parties of lower requirement the Barça can relax... And that always finish 'throwing' of the heavy weights.
