Robert Lewandowski’s penalty sends Barcelona to the Laliga top with a 1-0 victory against Rayo Vallecano.
Barcelona returned to the top of the Spanish League on the difference in goals after the penalty of Robert Lewandowski in the first half won a 1-0 victory against Rayo Vallecano.
The Catalan club took advantage of the weekend deadlines by Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid to go to 51 points on Monday, such as Madrid and a clear point from Atlético.
Madrid drew 1-1 in Osasuna on Saturday, and Atletico was detained by the same home score by Celta Vigo.
“We should not fall into the trap of too much look at what is going on in the table,” said Barcelona Wojciech Szczesny’s goalkeeper in Barca One after the match.
“We were also, at some point, nine points ahead of everyone. You can see that when you are too excited or too relaxed, things can change very quickly. So we have to be our best in the next match, then the game after that.
“We still have three trophies to fight. We are fortunate to do something very special this season. »»
Barcelona took the lead after 27 minutes when Pathe Ciss dropped Inigo Martínez in the box, and a penalty was granted after a video review. Lewandowski sent the goalkeeper in the wrong direction of the place.
The two parties were likely to score after that.
Augusto Batalla saved the Lamine Yamal well, who played the 100th match of his career, while at the other end, Jorge de Frutos had the ball in the net for Rayo, only to see him for offside.
De Fruutos was still dangerous for Rayo, but over the match, the local team took control and extended its unbeaten race at 12 games.
“I said that we are fighting until the end, and that’s what we do. It’s not over, ”said Barcelona manager Hansi Flick.
“We are now in a good situation – it’s good for the club and for confidence for players and, of course, for fans. For the whole club, this is a great thing. But this is not the end. So we have a long way to go.
The defeat put an end to the nine game sequence of Rayo which retained on December 7.
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