The signing of Adama Traoré by Barça had been highly questioned due to the player’s conditions, since they did not seem to fit with the associative style and position play that prevails in the Catalan team. However, Xavi, who had asked for it, knew exactly what he wanted from him and we saw it from the beginning in the match against Atlético.
The rojiblancos struck first, but the culés knew how to recover immediately thanks to the pressure from the blaugranas, who with Adama were a real nightmare for the athletic defense. Adama forced an error on Mario Hermoso that made Pedri receive and he could cross comfortably for Jordi Alba’s shot on goal.
With the match tied, the team continued to press, and in another great comeback Adama drove quickly and assisted Gavi from the wing, who with a header turned the match around.
Already with the advantage on the scoreboard, FC Barcelona dominated and was able to take advantage of the errors to score two goals plus one from Araujo after several rebounds and another from Dani Alves in a good shot that managed to beat Oblak. With this difference, Barça was very comfortable against a blurred Atlético that neither scared behind nor above. Despite this, Dani Alves was sent off and this allowed the rojiblancos to get back into the game a bit, who scored the second and reduced the distance, although it was not enough and they lost.
This victory allows the Blaugrana to overcome Atlético and place themselves in Champions League positions, the main objective of the Catalans this season.
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