BARCELONA/BILBAO:
BARCELONA/BILBAO
Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres struck to earn Barcelona a 2-0 win at Las Palmas on Saturday which took them again high of La Liga.
After Atletico Madrid beat Valencia to quickly take pole place, the Catalans changed them with a slim victory on the street and sit one level forward of the Rojiblancos.
Substitute Olmo produced a nice end earlier than Torres drilled house to settle the sport and earn Barca revenge for a shock house defeat by Las Palmas earlier within the season.
Champions Actual Madrid, third, can pull degree on factors with Barcelona in the event that they beat Girona at house on Saturday.
“We do not really feel stress, we need to be on the high, we all know (successful the league) is as much as us,” Olmo informed Movistar.
“Right now we took three necessary factors, so we’re going house blissful.”
Olmo has not featured an amazing deal for the reason that membership’s monetary issues compelled him to be unregistered at the beginning of the 12 months, till Spain’s nationwide sports activities council granted a short lived measure which allowed him to play once more.
The previous RB Leipzig star missed some video games with a calf pressure in January.
“I’m in form, I am one hundred pc, with a variety of need to play and get again within the group,” he added.
“I am glad to have the ability to play, serving to the group with targets.
“In the long run I need to rating as many as I can to assist the group and preserve successful, which is the necessary factor.”
Barca had been inaccurate in assault in a decent first half, unable to search out the standard they wanted to unpick the hosts’ defence.
Flick took motion on the break and introduced on playmaker Dani Olmo instead of the quiet Fermin Lopez.
The Spain worldwide’s first contribution was a sloppy go that flew out of play however he shortly discovered his focus.
Lamine Yamal skipped ahead and slipped the ball to Olmo, who confirmed good footwork to search out area within the field and end.
Las Palmas pushed ahead looking for an equaliser and former Barca striker Sandro Ramirez lashed an effort narrowly huge of Wojciech Szczesny’s publish.
On the different finish Yamal burst into life, more and more threatening, and crossed for the league’s high scorer Robert Lewandowski, who directed his header straight at Jasper Cillessen.
Lewandowski fired over after good work by Alejandro Balde because the Polish veteran started to take pleasure in the additional area left on the again by the hosts.
Las Palmas appealed for a penalty when a shot struck the again of Eric Garcia’s arm within the field however VAR confirmed there was an offside within the build-up.
Eight minutes of stoppage time had been added on which gave Las Palmas coronary heart however as a substitute it was Barcelona who struck.
A free go on the again was picked up by Raphinha, who fed Torres to rifle previous Cillessen and seal Barcelona’s win.
“I do not assume we had an excellent match, we missed 5 or ten % (from our greatest degree)” admitted Barca coach Flick.
“It was not as critical as we usually need to play.”
Defeat leaves Las Palmas seventeenth, degree on factors with Valencia, 18th, within the relegation zone.
Athletic Bilbao preserve high 4 tempo
Athletic Bilbao hammered backside aspect Actual Valladolid 7-1 on Sunday in La Liga to remain on observe for Champions League soccer subsequent season.
Ernesto Valverde’s aspect, fourth, had been rampant on the San Mames with Spain star Nico Williams scoring twice within the win which took them 4 factors away from Villarreal in fifth.