FC Barcelona welcomed Cadiz CF to the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium for their first official home game of the season and matchday two of La Liga EA Sports, expecting a strong defensive opposition, Barcelona and Xavi were not disappointed by the structure and composure of the well organized Cadiz side.
Sergio Gonzalez’s plans for Barcelona seemed to be highly effective in nullifying the Catalan threat, while simultaneously the heroic performance of Argentine goalkeeper Conan Ledesma kept Barcelona at bay for almost the entirety of the game.
The breakthrough came through a sublime team goal in the 82nd-minute courtesy of a great connection between Ilkay Gundogan’s exquisite through ball and Pedri’s well-timed run to score with his diving left foot to put Barcelona in front.
However, the man who seems to be turning everything he touches to gold right now looks to be 23-year-old Spanish forward Ferran Torres, as highlighted by Spanish outlet SPORT. The Barcelona player ended up being subbed on in the 85th minute for Lamine Yamal and less than 10 minutes later ended up doubling the Barcelona goal tally.
Making a great run from the middle of the pitch after receiving a headed pass from Robert Lewandowski, the Spaniard carried the ball into a 1 v 1 position against Ledesma and almost effortlessly slotted away a goal with his left foot to end the match 2-0 in favor of FC Barcelona.
Having already been Barcelona’s top scorer during the pre-season with three goals throughout against Arsenal, Real Madrid, and Tottenham Hotspur, and by now adding this goal to his tally, he has thus far scored four in four games.
The departure of Ousmane Dembele to French side Paris Saint-Germain was bound to shake up the hierarchy, but it’s been surprising to see the lack of game time being given to the Spanish Barcelona forward, with no minutes whatsoever against Getafe and now within the ten that he has been given, he seems to be delivering.
Out of the 24 shots that FC Barcelona attempted, only 10 were on target. In contrast, Ferran Torres only needed one attempt at goal to end up scoring which could definitely give Xavi some food for thought heading into the upcoming games when it comes to choosing which players deserve more minutes to showcase their qualities.
