Barça re-was reached into the fight for the title of the League with a worked victory in Montjuïc against a aguerrido Alavés (1-0). The Blaugrana are now four points from the leader, Real Madrid, and three of Atlético thanks to the only goal against the Vitorians of Robert Lewandowski.
“Before the game we knew we should win. First win and then think about the classification, ”explained the Polish striker over a vital and decisive triumph after Madrid’s defeat on Saturday in Cornellà against Espanyol.
We cannot always win with four or five goals. There are matches with few opportunities. This is football “
The warsaw ram, Pichichi of the League with 18 goals, remarked that it is “very important to score” in matches like the one proposed by Alavés, which was a “low and defensive team that did not want to play.” Barça did not enjoy any opportunity in the first part, almost always standing their attacks, but in the second part “he played with patience and defensive surveillance” until he found the goal.
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“We cannot always win with four or five goals. There are matches with few opportunities. This is football. We are very happy, ”said Lewandowski, who was the unblocking for Barcelona players when he finished off in the second stick, in the mouth of Gol, a volley that left out of Raphinha. “There are many games and we have already lost enough points in the league,” Lewandowski concluded.
Robert Lewandowski celebrates his goal to Alavés.
“Good news,” Hansi Flick explained about Lewandowski, “the best nine within the area.” Barça’s coach ended up “very happy with the team” for “hard work” in a “difficult game” against a Basque team that “has defended very well.”
“They are very important points, considering yesterday’s result,” he said in reference to the defeat of whites. “I went to sleep soon, it is the best decision before a game. I did not see the game and I don’t care about the situation of Madrid, we have to look at us. Atlético and Real are fantastic teams, but we must do our job. We have to win and put pressure on them, that is the most important thing. We should not worry about the rivals, I want to focus on us, ”he added about the duel of the eternal rival against the Pericos.
We have worked hard, they are very important points “
The Barcelona team improved their benefits after the resumption thanks, in part, to the indications of the German coach in the locker room. “We have taught you the spaces to attack, where to keep the positions and good connections, short and faster passes … the second part has been much better,” Flick explained.
I have enjoyed Lamine from my position in a play that has left almost the entire team “
The German also explained what happened with Gavi, who was replaced in the first part after a head with a head with Conechny despite the fact that the Andalusian insisted on continuing on the field. “It is not my decision or Gavi, belongs to the doctor. He couldn’t keep playing and had to respect him. In this type of situation we must take care of it, ”he said.
Flick praised the “good version” against the Alavés of Lamine Yamal, which once again demonstrated what he is capable of. ” The end shone especially in a play where he got rid of several players with feints and cuts. “There has been a play that has left almost the entire team, I was behind enjoying it,” he said about that action Cubarsí
Alavés has defended well and we have not been fine in the first part “
The central, acclaimed by the public, also valued the improvement in the second part: “We were slow in the first part. We have given more rhythm to the ball and created more chances. ” Fermín expressed in the same line: “Alavés has defended well and we have not been fine in the first part.” The one at El Campillo ended by remembering that it was “an important game” for a Barça who returns to the fight for the title.
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