"Barcelona withstood early pressure from Oviedo, with David Carmo and Leander Dendoncker both unable to hit the target in the opening 10 minutes. The visitors grew into the game, though, with Marcus Rashford twice denied by impressive Aaron Escandell saves before he made a stunning double stop to keep out Raphinha and Ronald Araujo shortly after the half-hour mark. But Barcelona were stunned in the 33rd minute after a mistake from Garcia."
"Escandell continued to frustrate Barcelona, but two substitutes quickly combined after their introductions, with Robert Lewandowski glancing Frenkie de Jong's header into the near post in the 70th minute. Araujo then made sure of the points with two minutes of the 90 remaining as he got in front of his defender to guide Rashford's corner into the back of the net."
Barcelona conceded an early lead when goalkeeper Joan Garcia rushed out and misplayed Alberto Reina's long ball, allowing a looping effort into the empty net in the 33rd minute. Oviedo had earlier pressured with David Carmo and Leander Dendoncker off target and Marcus Rashford twice denied by Aaron Escandell. After the break Barcelona improved; Eric Garcia equalised in the 56th minute from Ferran Torres' saved shot. Robert Lewandowski glanced a Frenkie de Jong header in the 70th minute after coming off the bench, and Ronald Araujo headed home Rashford's corner late to secure a 3-1 win. Barcelona finished with 2.14 xG from 22 attempts, 10 on target, and Lewandowski has now scored against 21 of 25 opponents.
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