Barcelona to play with 10 players recorded an important 2-0 victory over Mallorca at the Iberostar Stadium.
With this result, virtually Barcelona just stay within three points with Real Madrid. Blaugrana are now collecting 69 points while Los Merengues packing 72 points.
Barcelona on goal difference while Madrid is now the +62 to +65 is still superior. Victory over Mallorca is ninth consecutive victory Los Azulgranas in all competitions.
Playing with the costume tandangnya green, Barcelona immediately met with resistance from the start. Mallorca is aggressive, Barca continued to press the opponent's defense area and make it difficult to develop a giant game of Catalonia.
Until the 20th minute, Mallorca strategies that perform a high defensive line and hit the ball loses count each time successfully. However, in the middle of their first-half foul on Cesc Fabregas free-kick that bear fruit.
Free kick from 25 meters was executed Lionel Messi slid to the far post and trick Dudu Aouate.Barcelona were 1-0 in the 25th minute. That was Messi scored his 35th this season.
Messi had debated whether or Alexis Sanchez scored the game but the supervisor was eventually decided Messi scored after viewing footage of the game.
Alexis almost increase the advantage in the 33rd minute but unfortunately his hard shot was Thiago's cross hit the crossbar Dudu Aouate. Fabregas who intends to throw the ball failed to reach the ball after losing a duel with Mallorca defender.
Play with three defenders apparently made a lot of holes in the defense of Barcelona as they build an attack. Sure enough, in the 39th minute, defender Paulo Caceres Mallorca almost took advantage of Javier Mascherano.
Luckily, Fabregas who fell far back with a swift kick dispel Caceres. Barca a 1-0 advantage can be maintained until halftime.
Disastrous for the Barcelona present at the 57th minute when Thiago got a second yellow card for handball. Josep Guardiola then directly enter the young wing-back Martin Montoya replacing Fabregas.
Barcelona are now playing a 4-2-3 formation with Carles Puyol as left back. Unusual scene took place at the Iberostar from the 58th minute until the 76th minute when Mallorca on Barca dominated possession.
However, Barcelona end up killing the host equalized after Gerard Pique scored in the 79th minute. Pique able to take advantage of Messi kicks a ball gag that hit the pole. Barcelona 2 - Mallorca 0 and the score is to survive until the game ended.
The composition of players:
Mallorca (4-4-2): 12-Aouate; 16-Nunes, 15-Caceres, 4-Ramis, 12-Chico (8-Nsue 54 '); 11-Castro, 19-Marti, 23-Tissone (24 - Alfaro 75 '), 7-Pereira; 18-Victor, 30-Gimenez (10-Hemed 53').
Reserves: 1-Calatayud, 2-Zuiverloon, 5-Pina, 22-Cendros.
Barcelona (3-4-3): 1-Valdes; 3-Pique, 14-Mascherano, 5-Puyol, 11-Thiago, 4-Fabregas (35-Montoya 60 '), 16-Busquets, 8-Iniesta, 17 - Pedro (15-Keita 68 '), 10-Messi, 9-Alexis (37-Tello 82').
Reserves: 13-Pinto, 26-Muniesa, 6-Xavi, 23-Cuenca.
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