BARCELONA.- Barcelona is back. After his epic victory in Champions against Benfica in Lisbon (5-4), the culé team gave a recital against the Valencia (7-1) This Sunday that makes you recover credit in the League.
Three points that reinforce Barça in the third position on the 21st date of the Spanish championship, benefited by the previous Athletic Club draw (4th) against a Leganés that crashed a ball in the post and another in the crossbar (0-0).
Even at seven points from leader Real Madrid, who had won on Saturday in Valladolid (3-0), Barça broke a four-dates streak without winning in the League, although halfway in Hansi Flick conquered the Spanish Super Cup, they advanced advanced to the quarterfinals of the king and eighths of Champions.
First anthological half
The Lluis Companys Olympic stadium witnessed a first half of anthology with five goals from the host team against a evicted Valencia, to which this defeat leaves four points of salvation, which could be seven to win on Sunday Alavés Al Celta on Monday .
The Dutch Frenkie de Jong (3), Ferran Torres (8), Brazilian Raphinha (14) and Fermín López, with a double (24, 49), left the game seen for sentence before the break. The Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili saw impotent how once after another the local connections surprised behind the back of the ‘Che’ rear, unable to oppose the slightest resistance.
All this with the Polish Robert Lewandowski, top scorer of the championship, seeing the start of the game in the substitute bank.
Valencia could have gotten into the match with a penalty of goalkeeper Wojciech Szczsny (33) about Hugo Hard that was annulled after consulting the VAR for Gayá’s prior fault to Jules Koundé.
Already in the second part, Duro found a prize with the goal of the honor ‘Che’ by winning the position before the marking of Cubarsí and finishing off first with the left -handed a side pass by Diego López (59).
But not even the men of Carlos Corberán presume partially favorable in the second half.
A goal from Lewandowski (66) -su 17th in the League- and another in typical of César Tárrega (75) sealed a win for the story that returns credit to Barça in the fight for the league title.
Valencia must improve for forced marches for the quarterfinal duel of the Copa del Rey against Barça himself on February 6.
The Flick team, already classified to the eighths of the Champions League, will have a duel without pressure at home against Atalanta on Wednesday.
