With coach Xavi Hernández nonetheless in cost, Barcelona received again on monitor with a 1-0 win over Osasuna within the Spanish league on Wednesday.
Young Brazil ahead Vitor Roque scored his first objective since becoming a member of the membership in Barcelona’s first match since Xavi introduced he’ll depart on the finish of the season.
Xavi had made the announcement after a 5-3 dwelling loss to Villarreal at dwelling on Saturday, three days after Barcelona had been eradicated 4-2 by Athletic Bilbao within the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. He had hoped his announcement would decrease the stress and pressure surrounding each the workforce and himself.
“I made my decision to achieve this, to get the team to react,” Xavi stated. “I knew that if the players could give an extra 1 percent, they would. And the fans were superb. We need unity.”
But Barcelona nonetheless struggled at dwelling towards an opponent that performed with 10 males from the 67th minute after defender Unai Garcia was despatched off with a second yellow card for a foul on Vitor Roque, who scored within the 63rd. The 18-year-old ahead, making his sixth look after arriving from Brazil’s Atletico Paranaense this season, headed in a cross by João Cancelo a few minute after coming off the bench.
The match was postponed from earlier this month due to the groups’ participation within the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, the place Real Madrid beat Barcelona 4-1 within the ultimate.
The victory moved Barcelona again inside eight factors of Spanish league chief Girona. Barcelona sits seven factors behind Madrid, which might retake the lead if it wins at Getafe on Thursday in its postponed sport due to the Super Cup.
Osasuna, which certified for the Super Cup because the runner-up finisher within the Copa del Rey final season, had received two of its final three league video games. It stayed twelfth within the standings.
Barcelona ahead Ferran Torres needed to be substituted seven minutes into the match with a hamstring harm.
DEPAY’S LATE WINNER
Atletico Madrid stayed in third place, simply forward of Barcelona, after a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano, with Memphis Depay scoring a Ninetieth-minute winner on the Metropolitano stadium.
It was the fifth objective in 5 matches for Depay, who had a objective disallowed for offside within the 82nd.
Reinildo had given the hosts the lead within the thirty fifth together with his first objective with Atletico, and Rayo equalized with Álvaro García within the forty second.
“We didn’t play well but luckily we got the result we needed,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone stated.
The victory prolonged Atletico’s unbeaten run at dwelling to twenty-eight matches in all competitions. Its final dwelling defeat was towards Barcelona in January final yr within the Spanish league.
Rayo, sitting thirteenth within the standings, hasn’t received in 5 straight matches in all tournaments. It had misplaced 7-0 to Atletico of their first league assembly this season.
Rayo coach Francisco Rodríguez complained of fouls towards his gamers in each of Atletico objectives. He was despatched off for complaining in stoppage time.
Atletico’s subsequent league match is at Real Madrid on Sunday. Rayo hosts Sevilla.
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