Nélson Semedo, demolished by Pedrosa in the interior of the area

SEMEDO, DEMOLISHED IN THE AREA

The Barcelona protested a possible penalti of Pedrosa to Semedo

Published:30/03/2019 - 17:42h

Updated:30/03/2019 - 18:58h

It ran the minute 58 of game in the 'derbi' between FC Barcelona and Espanyol in the Camp Nou, when Nélson Semedo progressed to the interior of the area and was demolished in a load by Adriá Pedrosa. Of the Big Hill considered that there was not penalti

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The FC Barcelona did not achieve to pin the tooth to the defence of the Espanyol, very solid during all the meeting. And, in the played debatable and that they could have him benefited, neither had luck. In the minute 58 of party, Nélson Semedo attained to penetrate in the area espanyolista and was demolished by Adriá Pedrosa, just when it looked for to take out a centre.

The referee of the party, Of the Big Hill, considered that there was not penalti of the player of the Espanyol to Semedo, in spite of the protests of the public in the Camp Nou and of some mates of the Portuguese in the Barça. Semedo, this yes, did not protest the action and by this reason hinted that the load of Adriá Pedrosa for desbaratar the played was really legal.

This and the lightness of the own, that in this moment ran to some speed and was logical that, to the minimum disequilibrium, could go to the floor. The case is that the player luso did not protest, the game continued and from the VAR neither took part to validate a possible penalti. The FC Barcelona had to follow 'hammering stone' to try generate danger against the goal of Diego López, something that until the moment had not had at all easy.

And it is that the Espanyol, with a defence of five, attained to put in a lot of problems to the fluidity of circulation of the FC Barcelona, that did not achieve to put balloons with superiority in the interior of the area and, therefore, hardly had occasions of real danger during the previous minutes. 

So only some played punctual of Luis Suárez or a far shot of Rakitic upset to Diego López, protected by a solid and dynamic defence, very attentive especially to the hour to surround to Leo Messi every time that received the spherical in the balcony of the area. The big effort of the players of the Espanyol, this yes, finish happening them bill in shape of tiredness.

The 'factor Messi' finish resolving the party

And this lor took advantage of the FC Barcelona in the last minutes of party to sentence the contention, with two goals of Leo Messi that cost three points more in favour of the Barça in LaLiga Santander. One of fault, and the another with a finish at first to pass of Malcom. The 'factor Messi', once again, went back to save to the group of Valverde in a grey party after the stop of selections.

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