Barcelona conquer absences with precious victory over Mallorca
Barcelona beat Mallorca
In the round 19 La Liga competition, Barcelona clinched a hard-fought victory over host Mallorca with an unanswered goal.
Luke de Jong’s only encounter goal scores in the 44th minute.
The Catalans took their tally to 31 points, jumping to fifth in the La Liga table. While Mallorca stayed 15th on 20 points.
Match Events
Barca went through the encounter with less than half his strength due to numerous absences due to various injuries. As well as the suspension of Sergio Busquets for accumulating injuries.
However, Xavi Hernandez was relatively well past the absentee crisis, and his side was the most dangerous on target since the opening minutes with attempts by Pique, Pugh, Akhumash, and Gottagla.
While luck struggled Dutch striker Luke de Jong, with the post and crossbar denying him two goals.
But fate smiled at De Jong, scoring a header taking advantage of Oscar Mengeza’s elaborate cross.
In contrast, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen’s goal throughout the first half was threatened only by was a poor shot, easily caught by the German goalkeeper.
Barcelona’s players put in a double effort, which greatly impacted their fitness in the second half. As the Catalan guest slipped too much back to secure the win.
Mallorca has been actively seeking to equalize. However, right-back Mafio’s launches and “Lee Kang-in” feuds or the footprint of substitutes De Galaretta, Niño, and Mbula.
