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Barça won at the Nuevo Mirandilla with and without Lewandowski, a sign that Xavi has a large squad and a starting team to face Bayern, a match that transcends Champions League qualifying.
The azulgrana had not beaten Cádiz since the days of Ronaldinho.
They already added two defeats and two draws until the player that Barcelona fans want to see as the activator of the virtuous circle arrived: Lewandowski.
No one better than a newcomer who does not know the history of Carranza to end a haunted date for the azulgrana and who had everyone in the stadium on edge due to a fan's heart attack that caused the match to be suspended for almost an hour from minute 81.
CAD Cádiz
0
Jeremias Ledesma, Zaldua, Luis Hernández, Mamadou Mbaye, Luis Espino, Fede (Rubén Alcaraz, min. 71), Brian Ocampo, Iván Alejo (T. Bongonda, min. 59), Álex Fernández (Tomás Alarcón, min. 58), Rubén Sobrino (Negredo, min. 71) and Lucas Pérez (Awer Mabil, min. 71)
bcn barcelona
4
Ter Stegen, Ronald Araújo, Alex Balde (Marcos Alonso, min. 77), Héctor Bellerín, Piqué, Busquets, Gavi (Pedri, min. 56), Frenkie De Jong, Depay (Lewandowski, min. 56), Raphinha (Ansu Fati , min. 71) and Ferrán Torres (Ousmane Dembélé, min. 56)
Goals
0-1 min.
54: Frenkie De Jong.
0-2 min.
64: Lewandowski.
0-3 min.
85: Ansu Fati.
0-4 min.
91: Ousmane Dembele.
Referee
Carlos del Cerro Grande
Yellow cards Raphinha (min. 15), Busquets (min. 52) and Lucas Pérez (min. 55)
Lewandowski scored the 0-2, his ninth goal in five games, when the azulgrana led with a goal from Frenkie De Jong.
The striker has the same voracity and efficiency as a substitute as when he is a starter, always the protagonist of Barça matches.
He is not affected at the moment by Xavi's rotations, who has already lined up all of his players in the last two games so that the team appears united and fresh in Munich.
The risk was that the coach lost his hand and Barça lost the points on the way to Bavaria.
De Jong appeared when people asked about Xavi's changes.
Encouraged by the reduced line-up of Barça, Cádiz went for Ter Stegen, convinced that his luck depended on a goal after four games to zero, without scoring or scoring, bottom of the League.
There was a lot of fuss in the Barça area.
The azulgrana closed badly, the ball bounced worse and in the uproar Alejo got bigger.
The noise stopped when Gavi recovered the ball and Raphinha hit Ledesma's left post.
Barça, however, lacked continuity and finesse, speed and depth, especially on Bellerín's side.
He didn't know how to get rid of an energetic and aggressive Cádiz, very willing to go head-to-head, repetitive in fouls and connected to a vibrant and happy crowd due to the presence of Mágico González.
The game, open and messy, lacked an artist to make a difference, absent Pedri, Dembélé and Lewandowski.
The most daring was Balde, stopped by Alejo in an action that the referee did not consider a penalty due to Xavi's complaints.
The referee let play, permissive with both teams, comfortable with the physical clash of Nuevo Mirandilla.
There were no spaces, neither fluidity nor rhythm, there were hardly any plays and fewer chances in Cádiz.
The contest demanded the intervention of Xavi.
The coach did not mediate and the interruptions continued until Raphinha leaked a pass to get Gavi unchecked and the Andalusian's center shot was rejected by Ledesma and riveted by De Jong.
The azulgrana woke up when Dembélé, Lewandowski and Pedri were preparing.
De Jong, very dynamic and rebellious, then vindicated those who formed the starting line before Xavi intervened.
Those who came out on the field afterwards sealed the victory with a second goal scored by Lewandowski, a third by Ansu and a fourth by Dembélé.
The Pole barely took eight minutes to pocket the leather after a rejection caused by a play by Bellerín and Raphinha.
The opportunism of the nine, who did not stop running to put his leg in before the defender, embellished a game that was difficult for Barça to digest.
The meeting seemed finished when the heart attack of a fan finally revived forced its interruption due to the emotional tension of the Mirandilla.
The break did not affect Lewandowski, Ansu's assistant in the 0-3, nor Dembélé, author of the 0-4.
Not for Barça to thrash and Xavi continues undefeated outside the Camp Nou.
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