He Barcelona shone in Europe with another victory and is already among the top eight in the championship phase of the Champions League. The box of browse beat the Red Star (2-5) with a doublet of Lewandowskia goal and two assists from Raphinhaand three assists from Koundé. The Barça team continues to subscribe to victories and shows that it remains unstoppable.
A Barcelona When I grew up I visited the little Maracaná Belgrade measure yourself against Red star. In the League, the Culé team was unstoppable. In the Champions League, on the third day of the League stage, they beat Bayern. But it was the second European outing of the season. And in the first, the ghosts of the Xavi era appeared in Monaco. The mission of browse In Serbia it was about ensuring that this does not happen again and maintaining the great momentum of the League also in Europe.
Hansi Film bet on Frenkie De Jong as holder in Belgrade. It was the Dutchman’s first start. Married, Yes, he remained in the eleven. The big change in composition Barca came to defense. Bucket he remained on the bench and the young player Gerard Martin came out from the beginning.
The match started very charged in Belgrade. After three minutes of play, the Red Star He scored the first goal of the match. His attacker found himself alone against. Iñaki Peña One-on-one, he dribbled and scored. But VAR overturned it. It was offside. Another. Once again the rivals were left with broken faces with a goal disallowed for offside. The line of browse He reached perfection with 100 offsides caused in 16 matches.
Íñigo scored first and Silas equalized
And from a possible 1-0 we went to 0-1 in favor of Barcelona a few minutes later. In the 12th minute, Raphinha He put in a superb cross from a direct free kick to the far post and there it appeared Inigo Martinez diving with a perfect header crossing the ball towards the other post.
The domain of Barcelona It was overwhelming in Belgrade. There was only one team. Raphinha He managed to score the second in the 17th minute thanks to an Olympic corner that hit the post. Shortly after (24th), he forgives him with a shot in front of the goalkeeper which sends him soaring.
And while the match seemed to be very calm for the culé team, the Red Star He got up and started messing around. In the first half hour of play (27′), they equalized and created a surprise. After a passage through space, sila He remained in a clear face-to-face position and did not fail. 1-1 and historic goal for the striker of the Serbian team. Barca’s perfect offside line didn’t work this time. I broke it Gerard Martin. The most inexperienced.
Lewandowski does not forgive
After the goal, the Red Star it happened. He even forgave sila in the 33rd minute with a high shot from inside the area. But it was offside. It was a good tie for him. Red Star. But they couldn’t hold on before the break. He Barca He knocks again and heads to the locker room in front of the scoreboard.
It was in the 42nd minute. Raphinha He was looking for a shot from the front and the ball hit the post. He passed behind the home goalkeeper and the leather fell on his boot. Robert Lewandowski. Goal sung. He scored into an empty goal and 1-2. Third goal for the Polish striker in the Champions League and 18 in 16 matches. It didn’t shine Barcelona. But he was winning. And that’s always the important thing.
Victory came in the second half
The second half started with a great monologue from Barcelona. In the 47th minute, Pedri had a great opportunity in the box. But his shot went high. Two minutes later, in the 49th minute, Lewandowski also missed a clear shot in the Serbian area. But the goal was about to fall.
And so it was. The victory came at the start of the second half. Nine minutes were enough for Barcelona to score four goals in favor of Belgrade. In the 52nd minute he scored Lewandowski 1-3. Perfect cross from Koundé at the far post and goal from the Pole with his thigh on the line. 19 goals this season. 99 in Europe. A goal beast.
And two minutes later, the game was already completely decided. In the 54th minute, it was 1-4. Again Koundé on the right side. Another pass through the zone. And another goal. The Frenchman put it down and Raphinha does that of Kroos. Remote controlled low shot into the back of the net.
The game being over, Hansi Film He made his first changes in the 57th minute, leaving the rest to Raphinha and Pédri. Fermin and Olmo entered. Shortly after, in the 65th minute, Sergi Dominguez had to enter the field for a Cubarsi injured after receiving a violent blow to the face. Gavi also came on for De Jong in the same window.
The last part of the match was a match on a playing field. It Barcelona I’ve played for fun before. I was humiliated Star on a beautiful European night. The little hand was made by Fermín López in the 76th minute after another assist from Koundé. The Frenchman had three. A minute later, Lewandowski He went to the bench and Pau Víctor entered the field.
But the game had more chapters. He Barcelona He conceded more than one goal again more than a month later. Milson received the ball inside the box and placed it in the corner. It was 2-5 for a Serbian team that was one of the great smooth experts in the competition. The match ended with another victory for a Barça team already sixth in the championship phase of this European Cup. The party at Can Barça continues.
