A 'spark' from Dembélé certifies Barça's victory against Atleti (0-1)

The FC Barcelona has gone of more to less in the Cívitas Metropolitan, in a party in which it has happened of everything and in which the requirement has been maximum for the ones of Xavi Hernández, that has cost of a 'chispazo' of Ousmane Dembélé, after a played sensacional of Pedri González and combination with Gavi for 'command' to the culés to the highest of the classification and increase the difference, to three, with the Real Madrid.

In front of the absence of Lewandowski (sanctioned), the trainer egarense 'revolutionised' his alignment with Gavi like a false extreme to accompany to Ansu Fati and Dembélé in the line of attack. The Barça jumped to dominate and signed several approaches to the area of Jan Oblak to plant in front of an Athletic that was not being conclusive to the hour to defend.

The Barcelona knew how take advantage of the spaces that was leaving the Atleti and, after attempts of Ansu Fati or Dembélé, a genialidad of Pedri derived in the first goal of the night. The Tenerifean enfiló until the area, yielded the balloon to Gavi that won the duel with Reinildo and left it to him to the 'Mosquito' so that it beat to Oblak with a shot crossed. The guardameta could not do at all.

In spite of the advantage, the Barça -once again- happened to suffer in the terrain of game. And it is that, further of an attempt of Pedri after an earthy error of the 'colchoneros', the culés did not go back to approach to the rival area and finished suffering in front of the constant approaches of Antoine Griezmann and company, that grew after seeing by behind in the marker.

The Barça goes back to suffer

Between the end of the first part and the resumption, the Atleti could have empatado the party in several occasions. They were much more present in the area of Ter Stegen and tested one and again, although they did not have luck in the last pass and 'bumped' in front of a decisive guardameta German, that went back to get dressed of hero.

The Madrilenian warned with a shot of Llorente that it left to the side of the network after touching in Araújo, with a head butt of Giménez after centre of Molina that went out brushing the stick or with another intervention of the Argentinian with a far shot, until Griezmann launched a finish potentísimo that repelled, flying, Ter Stegen.

Margin to improve

The Barça tried to react and move away the danger of his area, but did not achieve -in any moment- feel comfortable with the balloon, although yes it added occasions that could be decisive. Dembélé Was protagonist with a shot that bumped in the stick or a finish too crossed. The clearest arrived in the 73', when it hunted the balloon in the second stick and finished to nail it in the network, but was in position advanced.

The blaugrana, without a lot of shine but taking advantage of his best opportunity, achieved 'sleep' the party in the final minutes and, further of a shot diverted of Griezmann, remained in at all. Andl Barça has still a lot for improving... But it is leader in solitary and already has three points of advantage in the classification.

Technical index card of the party: Athletic Madrid 0-1 FC Barcelona

• Athletic of Madrid: Oblak; Nahuel Molina, Savic, Giménez, Reinildo, Carrasco (min. 64, Morata); Llorente, Koke (min. 73, Correa), Neighbourhoods (min. 64, Kondogbia); Joao Félix (min. 73, Lemar) and Griezmann.
• FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; Busquets, Gavi (min. 73, Raphinha), Of Jong (min. 57, Kessié), Pedri; Dembélé and Ansu Fati (min. 57, Ferran).
• Referee: Hernández Hernández.
• Incidences: corresponding Party to the sixteenth day of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023
• Goals of the party: 0-1, Ousmane Dembélé (min. 22)

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