Barça continues to count the matches by victories in League F and maintains the sole lead over Atlético de Madrid. But unlike other seasons, the team does not dominate the games with such force; at least in the first parts. Llevant, like Madrid CFF and Espanyol, have complicated things for the players managed by Pere Romeu. In the end, Blaugrana’s individuality had an effect and they took the three points from Ciutat de Valencia, but it wasn’t until well into the second half that they were able to claim victory (1-4).
It was a day of rotations, after a demanding schedule of matches, two of which were Champions League matches. Barça, as almost always, wanted to have the ball. But Llevant – a team that is rebuilding, that has lost half its team and that has only won one game in this F League – had studied its game well and knew how to do damage on the counter-attack. If Chacón had been more effective in the shots, perhaps the sign of the match would have been different. In fact, the Colombian forward missed two one-on-ones against Cata Coll, both for failing to finish between the three posts.
The frog defense was well positioned, although it could not do anything against the genius of Kika, who enabled Vicky López to score the first goal. Under normal conditions, everything would go downhill for Barça. But Llevant did not give up and equalized in a poorly defended action by the Blaugrana, in which Daniela Arques was completely alone and sent a cross from the front. The ball hit the post, bounced off Cata Coll’s body and sneaked into the goal. Kika, this time dressed as a goalscorer, took advantage of a clever pass from Clàudia Pina to give Barça the lead again, who left at half-time thanks to Chacón’s lack of aim in the last action of the first half.
12,269 fans in the City of Valencia
In a Ciutat de Valencia that had a good attendance, with 12,269 fans, the second half began with Barça more motivated, who found the third goal with a cross from Marta Torrejón, a shot from Kika that hit the crossbar and a rebound that Pina it led to the bottom of the net. With the minutes, the accumulated physical wear and the players with renewed energy that Pere Romeu brought in, Irene Paredes’ goal arrived. A good finish to make up for an uneven start.
