"Pedri's midweek injury, the not-at-all convincing manner of Barca's victory in Prague, and their disappointing loss to Real Sociedad last weekend, hinted at this fixture potentially being more of a banana skin if Hansi Flick's players didn't have their minds on the job in hand. That said, nine home wins this season, seven of which were by two or more goals, meant that"
"Goals win games of course, and Barca's two before Lamine Yamal's incredible strike had, belatedly, taken the game away from the visitors. However, the scissor kick from the Catalans' young talisman was well worth waiting for. What made it extra special was that Dani Olmo's cross was floating away from Lamine as he went airborne to smash it back from whence it came and into the net."
The visitors arrived in Catalonia without a win in 13 games, bottom of the league and eight points from safety. Pedri missed the fixture with a midweek injury after an unconvincing win in Prague and a recent loss to Real Sociedad. Oviedo dominated much of the first 45 minutes with attitude and application while Barcelona's players looked jaded and complacent. Barcelona improved after the break, scoring two goals before Lamine Yamal's extraordinary scissor kick sealed the match. Dani Olmo's cross floated away from Yamal as he went airborne to smash it into the net, a technical finish indicating exceptional potential, yet the game exposed lingering complacency among first-team players.
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