In spite of that the FC Barcelona had perfectly controlled the party until this moment, the Ray Vallecano gave a pair of arreones to the attack and, with this, achieved empatar the meeting in front of the culés. José Pozo had failed a very clear occasion minutes before, but in the minute 35 took out a derechazo from out of the area, hit to the base of the stick, that Ter Stegen could not divert.
The Spanish player showed like the big threat for the FC Barcelona in the first time, with a first finish that it left by very little to kickoff of door, with everything in favour, and with the played of the goal, that showed his big capacity of shot.
They were some odd moments for the Barça, since the ones of Ernesto Valverde had dominated the meeting until this moment, but thanks to some played isolated the group franjirrojo encouraged until the point to cause serious difficulties to the team culé.
In spite of the goal of the Ray Vallecano, the FC Barcelona no desmoronó and followed working. Luis Suárez could mark his second so much with a shot from out of the area that left to the stick, and the result kept in tie until the half part.
The Barcelona followed playing the same in spite of the goal of the Ray
Ernesto Valverde knew then that it would have to change some things to the rest to go on doing damage to the Ray, but neither too many. The FC Barcelona had generated a big discharge of offensive game, and could go back to do it perfectly in the second half.
Therefore the 'Txingurri' commanded to heat to Ousmane Dembélé, although it did not put him in the field of entrance in the second half. The mere fact to have a willing offensive resource and prepared in the bench, for when it was necessary, was an attractive idea for the trainer of the FC Barcelona. The second time began with the same 22 players on the lawn, and with a Barça that, after the goal of Pozo, followed practising his game.