"Barcelona have returned to winning ways in La Liga and are back on top of the standings with a one-point lead over second-place Real Madrid thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win against bottom of the table Real Oviedo at Camp Nou on a rainy Sunday afternoon. After a boring first half the Blaugrana came to life in the final"
"The action started to heat up towards halftime when Barça had a few half-chances on crosses from the wings, with the best of those resulting in a beautiful volley by Raphinha that was well saved by Escandell. The home team had other moments in which they got into promising attacking positions, but the final pass or cross was always missing and they never really came close to scoring the opener."
"Oviedo were good in the first half thanks to a simple zero-risk, long-ball, counter-attacking strategy. But they decided to play out from the back to begin the second half, and that became their downfall: thanks to a couple of huge mistakes along with two great bits of high pressing by Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, Oviedo essentially gave away two goals and the Catalans found themselves 2-0 up at the half-hour mark thanks to a couple of really good finishes by Dani Olmo and Raphinha."
Barcelona beat Real Oviedo 3-0 at Camp Nou in rainy conditions to reclaim first place in La Liga by one point. The first half was subdued with Barcelona holding possession and Oviedo parking the bus, and a notable Raphinha volley saved by Oviedo's goalkeeper left the score goalless at halftime. Oviedo's decision to play out from the back in the second half led to mistakes that Barcelona punished through pressing by Lamine Yamal and Raphinha. Dani Olmo and Raphinha scored early in the second period, and a special finish from Lamine Yamal capped a comfortable, drama-free victory.
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