Barça continues and temporarily takes power. Despite a cascade of injuries, FC Barcelona provided the essential Saturday against Mallorca at the Estadio de Son Moix (0-1). Robert Lewandowski, with a sumptuous sequence, delivered the culé club in the first half (20th). This success, the sixth in the league, allows the Catalans to take the lead in La Liga (1st, 19 points), before the meeting between Real Madrid and Osasuna (Sunday, 9 p.m.). Mallorca woke up too late but remain in the top 10 (10th, 8 points).
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A flash of Lewandowski will have been enough
A meeting between an international break and a crucial match in the Champions League (in Milan against Inter) is bound to be a trap. Not to mention the avalanche of injuries affecting the workforce of Xavi, amputated in particular by Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo or Jules Koundé. Authors of a controlled start but without sparks, the Blaugranas were able to count on their serial scorer to unblock the situation. Found on the left of the surface by Ansu Fati, Robert Lewandowski mystified his vis-à-vis a hook before catapulting the leather into the small net of Predrag Rajkovic, helpless (20th).
The Pole, author of his ninth goal in La Liga and engaged in supersonic passing times, almost offered himself a double a few minutes later, but his stung ball lacked power to surprise the Bermellones goalkeeper (23rd). Between the long sequences of sterile possession of the visitors, the Mallorcans tried to react but Marc-André ter Stegen was intractable on his line in front of Jaume Costa (35th). A stormy end to the first half, with its two savvy centrals (Piqué, Christensen), could have worried the Catalan club in view of the second act, but the Mallorcan revolt was long overdue.
Six straight wins for Barça
A few snatches of opportunities were able to send a shiver through the audience (50th, 51st), but it took more to overthrow a Barça applied although not very brilliant. Franck Kessié was the main Blaugrana threat in the second half, while Lewandowski gradually faded away. The Ivorian signaled himself with a dry strike (61st) and was a constant danger in an unusual role as a second point of support in the area. On the Mallorcan side, it was not until the last five minutes of regulation time that Javier Aguirre’s protégés stormed the Azulgrana relaunch.
A pressure which offered a great opportunity to the stirring Kang-in Lee, but the attempt of the South Korean was too crossed (90th). Shortly before, Rajkovic shone twice, first in front of Lewandowski, then on an arrow released by Sergi Roberto (89th). Not enterprising enough, Mallorca paid for their lack of ambition in the game and stagnated in 10th place in the standings. Always implacable on the outside (four successes in four games), Barcelona has a sixth straight victory in the league. A series that allows him to take control of La Liga (1st, 19 points), awaiting the result of Real, tomorrow against Osasuna (9 p.m.). Whatever, the spirit of the Barcelonans will probably already be fixed on the important trip to Giuseppe-Meazza against Inter in the Champions League (Tuesday).
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