A soccer player celebrates a goal on his knees on the field while pointing with his finger, with a La Liga poster in the background and spectators in the stands.

The Leader is Alive and Flick Gets Angry: 'We're Not OK This way' – Barça's Reaction

Barça goes wild in a sublime half that put them back on the winning track

03/12/2024 21:15:00h

Barça crushes Mallorca away from home with a 5-1 victory. The scordline clears up the doubts that had been left in the last three games (one point).

Barça started off by scoring with a goal from Torres. Then Mallorca equalized with a goal from Muriqi And doubts arose.

A soccer team posing on the field before a match, all in green uniforms.

Flick's Barça considers the crisis in Mallorca to be over | Getty Images

Flick Changes Everything at Half-time

Flick's team seemed to be writing another chapter in the rampant crisis that began in Anoeta and continued in Vigo and against Las Palmas. At half-time, however, Flick got angry. "We're not OK this way," he told them.

The German coach changed the formation at half-time. In addition, the extra edge he got from his men allowed them to overwhelm their rivals in the second half.

Raphinha, who excelled, scored a brace, the second goal coming from a penalty. Frenkie De Jong scored and assisted Pau Victor to close the scoring.

A group of soccer players in green uniforms gather on the field during a match.

Barça threw a party in Mallorca | Getty Images

Frenkie De Jong was Immense. Lamine Yamal was Sublime

The Dutchman was brilliant in the few minutes he was on the field: scoring and assisting while playing further forward. Good news for Hansi Flick.

Lamine Yamal was guarded throughout the entire match by Mojica. Still, he managed to break free with masterful assists that confirm his status as a world star. The 5-1 also confirms that, with Lamine on the field from the start, Barça is invincible.

Barça left Mallorca offside. Mallorca players were offside 11 times. And so Barça returned to the winning ways and made it clear that this leader is very much alive and is still at the top.

Four points ahead of Real Madrid. Of course, with two games less, but they have to be played and won.

The important thing is that this Barça needs to play well. And when it does, it scores, at home and away.

Technical Data Sheet

Real Mallorca, 1 - FC Barcelona, 5

Mallorca : Leo Román; Maffeo, Valjent, Raíllo, Mojica; Samu Costa, Morlanes, Antonio Sánchez, Valery; Darder and Muriqi

FC Barcelona: Iñaki Peña, Koundé, Cubarsí (3'), Íñigo Martínez, Balde; Casadó, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski

Goals: 0-1: Ferran Torres; 1-1: Muriqi (42'); 1-2: Raphinha; 1-3: Raphinha; 1-4: De Jong and 1-5: Pau Víctor

Referee : Gil Manzano

➡️ F.C. Barcelona