(Dan Tri) – Barcelona had to work very hard to defeat Huesca 1-0 in round 16 of La Liga away from home.
The consecutive victories of Real Madrid and Atletico in this round put Barcelona under a lot of pressure.
De Jong scored the opening goal for Barcelona in the 27th minute
Marching to Hesca’s field, Barcelona attacked vigorously.
Barcelona continued to take the initiative in the following minutes, but the strikers were all ungainly in their finishing.
Coach Koeman’s team won 1-0 and coach Koeman himself had 6 consecutive unbeaten matches with Barcelona.
De Jong’s goal helped Barcelona feel comfortable in the next few minutes
Barcelona continues to rank 5th in La Liga with 28 points/16 matches, behind Real Madrid, Villarrea;, Sevilla.
Coach Koeman used the familiar 4-3-3 formation with Martin Braithwaite, Ousmane Dembele alongside Messi in attack.
The opponent was the bottom team Huesca, so Barca easily controlled the match right after the opening whistle.
Messi made his mark in Barceona’s gentle victory
With the presence of Jordi Alba, the left wing is the main direction of attack in the away match.
Only when Messi suddenly moved to the left did Barcelona make a difference.
The Argentinian star observed before launching a pass straight into the penalty area.
Griezmann was placed on the bench by coach Koeman in this match
With the goal to break the deadlock, Barcelona increased the pressure even more.
Messi missed a series of good situations to score against Huesca.
Coach Koeman relieved some of the pressure after Barcelona was held to a draw by Eibar on the last day of 2020
The more time passed, the slower Barca played and were satisfied with the 1-goal difference.
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