Barça takes a break before United

Barça takes a break before United

Xavi's men recover the 8 points over Real Madrid with a dosed 2-0 against Cádiz

MADRID, 19 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) -

FC Barcelona beat Cádiz with some comfort (2-0) this Sunday on matchday 22 of LaLiga Santander held at the Spotify Camp Nou, with two consecutive goals just before the break, from Sergi Roberto and Lewandowski, to return the rent of eight points to their lead and maintain momentum before visiting Old Trafford.

Xavi Hernández's team took advantage of that arreón in which the Andalusian team gave away behind, oversights that gave the locals peace of mind, with a very leading Ferran Torres despite not scoring. Cádiz went ahead in the final stretch, and it is true that they came close to scoring on several occasions, but Barça signed their 17th game with a clean sheet and responded to Real Madrid's triumph on Saturday.

The Catalan team once again has eight rental points at the top of the table, 18 games without losing and some rest for Lewandowski or De Jong thinking about the return of the Europa League playoff on Thursday against Manchester United. After a defeat and two draws in the last two years against Cádiz, the Camp Nou became strong this time despite ending with a somewhat lackluster victory.

Xavi's team had to work in the first half against a Cádiz team that did not want to go back and even pressed up. In addition, the visiting defense unhinged Lewandowski at times. Thus, Ferran was the one who threw the team on his back, with a lot of overflow and verticality, although without finding the last pass or shot.

Sergio González's men appeared from set pieces, with a good option from Bongonda, although Cádiz did not get a clear chance until that final stretch. Ferran or Gavi's careers gave the locals more danger, while Ansu Fati continued in his personal war to get the best performance out of him. In the Andalusians, Roger marked offside and Ter Stegen had to come out with fists several times.

The game was at its peak when Ferran left three rivals to put a cross into the area that Lewandowski finished off first, but Iza took him out under the sticks, and in the second instance Sergi Roberto already into the net (1-0). Then, Barça remembered Xavi's slogan not to speculate, Cádiz soon thought about the break and Lewandowski caught one up front to make it 2-0.

With the blow and the game uphill, the Andalusian team continued at the mercy of the offensive inspiration of a Barça that began to relax after the hour of the meeting. Sergio González's changes did not bear fruit until he burned Chris Ramos's ship, who forced a great intervention by Ter Stegen on his presentation card in the League.

Thus, Cádiz came up and, after almost 80 minutes without shooting on goal, began to collect goal options, with another very clear one from Choco Lozano on the post. Fali also finished off at will and Barça came out on top, with a debut for Ángel Alarcón in the First Division, thinking that the Manchester Theater of Dreams does not cut short his good moment. Those in yellow become empty pending Getafe-Valencia on Monday, after which they can fall to the relegation zone.

--RESULT: FC BARCELONA 2 - CÁDIZ, 0. (2-0, at halftime).

FC BARCELONA: Ter Stegen; Kound, Eric, Christensen, Balde; De Jong (Kessie, min.69), Sergi Roberto, Gavi; Ferran, Lewandowski (Raphinha, min.74) and Ansu Fati (Angel Alarcón, min.86).

CADIS: Ledesma; Iza, Fali, Luis Hernandez, Arzamendia; Escalante (Ivan Alejo, 62 minutes), Alcaraz (San Emeterio, 69 minutes), Bongonda (Nephew, 62 minutes), Alex Fernandez, Ocampo (Choco Lozano, 62 minutes) and Roger (Chris Ramos, 74 minutes). ).

1 - 0, min.43, Sergi Roberto.

2 - 0, min.45 1, Lewandowski.

--REFEREE: González Fuertes (C. Asturias). He admonished De Jong (min.66) and Kessie (min.79) for Barça. And to Roger (min.24), Alcaraz (min.54) and San Emeterio (min.82) in Cádiz.

--STADIUM: Spotify Camp Nou.