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Barcelona snatch victory from Las Palmas and regain LaLiga leadership

In a game with little attacking potential, Dani Olmo and Ferrán Torres scored in the second half and took Atlético de Madrid out of first place

Barcelona snatch victory from Las Palmas and regain LaLiga leadership

GAME DECIDED AT THE END

Barcelona beat Las Palmas 2-0 this Saturday. And the match played a decisive role in the fight for the top spot in LaLiga. In the 25th round, Atlético de Madrid held the top spot for a few hours, beating Valencia. But Barça managed to regain its place with goals from Dani Olmo and Ferrán Torres , despite a lukewarm match at the Gran Canaria Stadium. On the other side of the table, Las Palmas continues to fight to avoid the relegation zone and remains in 17th place, with 23 points.

FIERCE FIGHT FOR THE TOP

Three teams are battling for the lead in the Spanish league round by round: Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid. Simeone’s team took to the field on Saturday morning and thrashed Valencia 3-0, a result that put them in first place with 53 points. However, the victory over Las Palmas took Barcelona to 54 and made them leaders again. Real Madrid will take to the field on Sunday at 12:15 pm (Brasília time) against Girona to try to keep up with their direct rivals. Ancelotti’s team has 51 points, but is at a disadvantage compared to Barça due to its inferior goal difference.

HOW WAS THE GAME?

The first half at the Gran Canaria Stadium was well below the expected quality from Barcelona. The team had possession of the ball, but made mistakes in the final passes and were unable to reach the area with quality. Las Palmas closed up as best they could and were not intimidated in attack, setting up quick exits when they recovered the ball.

Dani Olmo came off the bench at half-time and helped change the game . Barcelona started the second half more attacking and managed to create good plays with Lamine Yamal on the right. The lead returned to Hansi Flick in the 16th minute of this half. Yamal made an individual play in the center of the field and passed to Olmo in the middle of the area. The number 20 dribbled past the defense and finished. Ferrán Torres came on in the final stretch to close the score. In injury time, Raphinha picked up a rebound on the left and found Ferrán in the corner of the area to cross .

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