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Barca lower Real

Published:2022-07-24 By Hoàng An(MetaSports) Comments
The Raphinha guards scored to help Barca win Real 1-0 in the friendly match in Nevada on the evening of July 23.

Scoring: Raphinha 27

Robert Lewandowski kicked Barca for the first time, and Real also used two rookie Antonio Rudiger and Aurelien Tchouméni. But the shining person at El Clasico is another Barca rookie, midfielder Raphinha. This is the second consecutive match of the former Leeds midfielder for Barca, and he scored. The Brazilian midfielder also proves to say when joining the new team that "Barca is better than Real" is true.

Coach Xavi urged his students to put a high pressure right from the opening, causing Real to be confused. Carlo Ancelotti's army created the first dangerous opportunity from personal efforts, when midfielder Federico Valderde shot long distances the vertical column. Since then, the battle is tilted to Barca.

In the 20th minute, midfielder Camavinga was not well managed in the home team forbidden, so that Ansu Fati received the ball to face the goalkeeper but shot out. Seven minutes later, it was Militao's midfielder's turn to pass the ball into the foot of Raphinha at about 20m before the goal. Raphina supported a beat, then cut down to the high corner, defeated goalkeeper Courtois.

Lewandowski almost scored his first goal for Barca after five minutes. Jordi Alba rises and then crosses like placing the Polish striker, but David Alaba takes the ball in time.

The match was not only attractive with the ball situations, the players also showed more fierce attitude than the friendly level. 43 minutes, Busquets made a mistake with Vinicius, causing the player to rush into the fight. It took nearly a minute for the situation to calm down.

Because the two teams were replaced in the second half, Barca could no longer keep the overwhelming position. Real gradually created opportunities and almost equalized in the 59th minute. The presence of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos in the second half also helps Real keep the ball better.

But Barca also responded in the 72nd minute, when rookie Franck Kessie received the ball to face the goalkeeper. He was submerged and quite tight, but this time Courtois took cards so he poured people in time and caught the ball.

Real defeated the first friendly match, but they still had two more matches in the US, meeting Club America on July 26, and Juventus on July 30. And Barca will play two more matches, against Juventus on July 26 and New York Red Bulls on July 30.

Barca: Ter Stegen - Araujo, Eric, Christensen, Alba; Busquets, Pedri, Gavi, Raphinha, Fati, Lewandowski.

Real: Courtois - Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Alaba - Thoumeni, Valverde, Camavinga - Rodrigo, Hazard, Vinicius.

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