This Monday, in the 33rd round of the Spanish Championship, Barcelona hosted Valencia at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium and won 4-2. The home team’s goals were scored by Fermín López and Robert Lewandowski (3), while Hugo Duro and José Luis García scored for the visitors.
Thus, with the positive result, Barcelona secured second place and reached 73, thus maintaining a distance of 11 points from leader Real Madrid, who also won in the round. On the other hand, Valencia, which had Giorgi Mamardashvili sent off at the end of the first half, remained in eighth place, with the same 47 points.
Barcelona returns to the pitch next Saturday, at 1:30 pm (Brasília time), against Girona, for the 34th round of the Spanish Championship. The ball rolls at 1:30 pm (Brasília time), at the Montilivi Stadium. Valencia will face Alavés on Sunday, at 1:30 pm (Brasília time). The game takes place at Mestalla.
The goals
The score was opened by Barcelona, 22 minutes into the first half. Fermín López took advantage of Brazilian striker Raphinha’s cross and headed it into the right corner of the goal.
However, Valencia equalized the score at 27, with Hugo Duro. After a big mistake from Ter Stegen, the athlete stole the ball and pushed it into the back of the net.
The turning point came at 38, with Pepelu. The player made a good individual play and finished towards the goal.
Barça sought a draw in the second half, at four, with Lewandowski. With his head, the athlete headed the corner taken by Gundogan into the back of the net.
At 37, the home team turned the game around, again with the Polish striker. This time, Araújo deflected the ball and he took advantage of the pass to score his second of the game.
Finally, at 48, the center forward scored another goal, this time with a free kick in the corner.
Genoa vence Cagliari by Italian hair
Also this Monday, in the 34th round of the Italian Championship, Genoa hosted Cagliari at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium and won 3-0, with goals from Thorsby, Frendrup and Guomundsson.
Thus, the team reached 42 points in 12th place and won again in the Italian Championship, as in the previous round they had lost to Lazio. On the other hand, the opponent was stuck in 14th place, with the same 32 points.
Away from home, Farense defeats Estrela Amadora
Finally, in the 31st round of the Portuguese Championship, Farense visited Estrela Amadora at the José Gomes Stadium and won 3-0. The goals were scored by Bruno Duarte, Elbachir and Marco André.
Thus, with three more points added, the team reached 34 in tenth place, in addition to having won again, as they drew with Vitória Guimarães and lost to Benfica in the last two rounds. On the other hand, Estrela Amadora became even more complicated. The team was stuck in 15th place, with the same 29 wins and completed the sixth game without winning (four draws and two defeats).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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