Olmo leads Barcelona to move away from the top of “La Liga”
Olmo scored two goals
Dani Olmo, with his first start, led his team Barcelona to move away from the top of the Spanish Football League by scoring two goals from a hat-trick in the victory over its neighbor Espanyol 3-1 in the Catalunya derby in the twelfth round on Sunday.
Amid a sad atmosphere due to the catastrophic floods in the east of the country, which left 213 people dead, according to the latest figures, the Blaugrana raised its lead in the La Liga standings to nine points over its traditional rival, Real Madrid, after its match against its host Valencia, which was “afflicted” by the floods, was canceled due to the floods.
Barcelona scored its three goals in the first half through Olmo (12 and 31) and Brazilian Rafinha (23), before Javier Boado reduced the score for the visitors in the second (63).
Barcelona inflicted the eighth loss this season on Espanyol, which suffers from both problems and occupies seventeenth place with ten points.
The Catalan giant continued its strong performances this season under the leadership of new German coach Hansi Flick, winning its sixth successive victory in various competitions, in a series during which it achieved two major victories over Bayern Munich, 4-1, in the European Champions League, and Real Madrid, 4-0, at home in El Clasico last week. the past.
Atletico Madrid returned to winning ways and prepared well for what awaits it on Wednesday in the French capital when it defeats Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, by defeating its guest Las Palmas 2-0.
Atletico regained its balance after suffering in the last stage its first defeat in the league for this season at the hands of its host Real Betis (0-1).
With its sixth victory of the season, Argentine coach Diego Simeone’s team raised its score to 23 points, temporarily in third place.
Atletico advanced by two points over Villarreal, whose match with Rayo Vallecano was postponed due to floods.
On the eve of the match, Simeone saw that there was “no point” in playing league matches this week after the devastating floods that struck the east of the country, especially Valencia.
Simeone believed that all matches should have been postponed, telling reporters, “It is clear that this does not make sense. What is happening is very difficult.”
He added, “There are people who are experiencing horrific moments, and this is very sad, and we are in a place where we are asked to continue and continue.”
The opinion of German Hansi Flick, Barcelona’s leading coach, was not different, as he also believed that perhaps all matches should have been postponed.
“It is not easy to make a decision,” he said. “We started (this stage) on Friday.”
He continued, “For me, it is a tragedy, and we also lived through this in Germany three years ago, and it is painful to see this. If we can support the region, we will certainly do so, but the decision is up to the league, but the League kept the other eight matches going.”
Atletico hopes that this victory will give it the necessary impetus before its trip to Paris, where it seeks its second victory in the unified group of the Champions League competition in its new form, after the first opening victory over the German Leipzig 2-1, before two heavy defeats against the Portuguese Benfica 0-4 and the French Lille in the match. His land is 1-3.
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