FULL-TIME, Barcelona 1-0 Mallorca: Yamal’s special winner is enough to separate the sides on a hard-fought night where the win was all that mattered for Barça considering the absences. It wasn’t pretty, but they got all three points and are back in second place for at least 24 hours. Well done, boys!
73’ GOAL!!!! Barcelona 1-0 Mallorca (Yamal): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! A truly special strike breaks the deadlock as Lamine Yamal receives the ball on the right wing inside the box, cuts inside on his left foot and curls a BEAUTY into the top corner with no chance for Rajkovic. WHAT. A. GOAL.
SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Mallorca: Back underway in Montjuïc!
HALFTIME, Barcelona 0-0 Mallorca: Barça had all of the ball but did very little to truly trouble the Mallorca defense, and Gündogan missed a golden chance from the spot to find the net in what has been a complicated game so far. It’s goalless at the half, and Barça must be better on the ball to find the winning goals in the final period.
37’ SUBSTITUTION: Barça may have yet another injury to deal with as Raphinha is forced off late in the first half and is replaced by Fermín López. The Brazilian had been limping ever since the kick in his ankle that resulted in the penalty, and he couldn’t continue.
24’ PENALTY MISSED: Ilkay Gündogan steps up to the spot but takes a poor penalty and Predrag Rajkovic easily dives to his left to make the save.
23’ PENALTY TO BARCELONA! Barça are given a spot kick after a VAR review shows José Copete kicking Raphinha’s right ankle inside the box during a Barça counter-attack. The referee initially waved off the foul, but got a chance to look at the screen and reversed his initial decision.
KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Mallorca: And we’re underway at Montjuïc!
WELCOME TO THE MONTJUÏC OLYMPIC STADIUM!!! The beautiful temporary home of the world’s greatest football club in the capital of Catalonia is the site of a rare Friday night game for Barcelona, who welcome Mallorca for some La Liga fun just days before Barça’s gigantic Champions League clash against Napol. The Catalans need a win not only to boost their confidence ahead of that game but also to solidify their spot in the Top 4, but it won’t be easy against a Mallorca side that already caused Barça plenty of problems earlier this season and have the type of style that could prove really difficult for the Blaugrana. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!
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LINEUPS
BARCELONA
Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Cancelo; Christensen, Gündogan; Yamal, Raphinha, Félix; Guiu (4-2-3-1)
Substitutes: Peña (GK), Kochen (GK), Faye, Fort, Roberto, Romeu, Casadó, Unai, Fermín, Roque, Lewandowski
MALLORCA
Starting XI: Rajkovic; González, Nastasic, Raíllo, Copete, Lato; Darder, Samu, Morlanes; Larin, Muriqi (5-3-2)
Substitutes: Greif (GK), Cuéllar (GK), Van Der Heyden, Costa, Vidal, Ley, Rodríguez, Sánchez, Radonjic, Prats, Llabrés
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2023-24 La Liga, Matchday 28
Date/Time: Friday, March 8, 2024, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Saturday)
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
VAR: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
HOW TO WATCH
On TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Viaplay Sports 1 (UK), others
Online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), DAZN (Spain), others
Matchday Thread Rules
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Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!
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