PALMA DE MALLORCA.- He Barcelona This Tuesday they beat Mallorca (6th) 5-1 in Son Moix, in a match on the 19th day of the LaLiga ahead of the Spanish Super Cup, ending a bad streak of three games without winning in the championship.
With comings and goings, chances for both sides and many offsides for the home team, Barça took the victory thanks to goals from Ferran Torres (12), the Brazilian Raphinha (56 from a penalty, 74), the Dutchman Frenkie De Jong (79) and Pau Víctor (84), while Kosovar Vedat Muriqi (43) scored for the Vermilion team.
Hansi Flick’s men pressed from high up and controlled possession in the early stages until a flagrant defensive error, which Ferran Torres took advantage of to score the first goal.
The Colombian Johan Mojica cleared a ball that bounced off the Slovakian Martin Vlagent and ended up on the foot of Ferran, who finished on goal. His shot even came in crying after sneaking between goalkeeper Leo Román’s legs.
The Blaugrana seemed to have recovered the efficiency lost in recent days and the tactical trap of offsides. But, in the end, Mallorca found the equalizer.
Initially, Samú Costa started believing that he was outside the law and stopped when he saw Pablo Maffeo arriving at his side. The winger marched towards goalkeeper Iñaki Peña and ended up giving the ball to Kosovan Vedat Muriqi, who scored from point-blank range.
From the penalty spot
Ten minutes after the restart, an active Lamine Yamal ended up being knocked down by Mojica inside the area, a penalty that Raphina converted with a powerful shot.
Yamal was a protagonist in the other goals as well. First, she awarded an assist with the outside from the right to Raphina, who reached the far post to finish and go up the third.
The next goal came from a counterattack after a masterful pass from Yamal, which De Jong finished off taking advantage of a rebound from Mateu. To put the icing on the cake, Yamal starred in another play that Pau Víctor finished at will.
With this victory, the leader Barcelona (37 points) distances itself four points from Real Madrid, its main pursuer, which has two games less and will play on Wednesday against Athletic Club, fourth placed.
