00:00Behind the defense which has Arohujo back. Martina and Cubasi were excited.
00:06Mendy facing Aban but it's a fairly healthy squad that he had.
00:15Real did give Barcelona a bit of a scare. It was an early blip for Barca when they went to
00:21the outskirts of Madrid and were held to a 1-1 draw back in August.
00:26These were almost summer-like days as well. The pitch looking pristine.
00:31Flags waving in the air. The Barcelona supporters in gut spirit after they humiliated the Premier League's Newcastle United this
00:39week.
00:40It's been a great week for Spanish teams in the Champions League and of course Rafa Iacano and Noel Bennis
00:46as well in the Europa and the Conference.
00:52Took his time then played it a straight ball into central midfield. Here's a good overlapping run.
00:56Yeah, Barcelona play the high line. It looks as though it hasn't worked.
00:59Ball is teased in there. What a big save. It's a good job that Juan Garcia passed that fitness test
01:05to take the Barcelona goal.
01:08Carlos Martin selected surprisingly to lead the strike force almost gave Rio the lead.
01:14And if you saw the game against Newcastle, that's exactly how both of the goals were scored.
01:20Rafa Iacano players. Rafa Cis.
01:26Rafa Cis gives it away. Ball steam ahead. Direct run to goal here. Big chance. Gift not accepted by Rafinha.
01:35Well, that is the biggest game for Rafa Iacano. Major escape.
01:39Well, he's had a poor start to the game but he made the interception. That's all his doing.
01:44So he's trying to be clever and play it into Lejeune.
01:50Yeah, Cis can't quite get the finish with his right foot.
01:55I think he's just going to lift it over the training leg.
02:06That's how he stays. An overhaul.
02:10He's back with the back.
02:14Right place. Right time. Right finish.
02:25Well, Batalla. Not quite sure what he was doing. He started to come.
02:30Went across his own six yard box.
02:32He could make a challenge.
02:35He misjudged the flight of the ball.
02:38He was coming round the back. Araujo.
02:42Has he committed a foul in winning the header? I don't think he does.
02:45He just jumped well. It's a good header.
02:50Actually, he's having his shirt pulled by Cease, I think.
02:54It's a good battle between the two.
02:56Well, certainly, Araujo wanted it more than Cease.
03:00He was just the stronger man in the arm wrestle, wasn't he?
03:04Where's the goalkeeper going?
03:06Starts to come. Can't get there.
03:08He's not in a position to make a save.
03:11Good header.
03:13From the right back.
03:15His third La Liga goal of the season.
03:19That's a launch from Cancelo.
03:22Now Pedro.
03:24To Cancelo.
03:28Brilliant movement from Firmin Lopez.
03:30He was manhandled.
03:35The referee close to evening at the card count.
03:41Oscar Valentin, the first Raio player to suffer a caution.
03:46Yeah, quite right. He gets the yellow card. He wraps his arm round Firmin.
03:51Pedri.
03:52Who ups the pace for Boz.
03:55Muminium out on.
03:56Leaves Ciclet there.
03:58Goes the defenders and tries to pass it into the far post.
04:02Said before he's at his most dangerous.
04:05When he's at his most quiet.
04:07But the quality comes from Pedri to start with.
04:11He was away from a couple of challenges.
04:13Finds the pass.
04:14First touch is good.
04:17Finish not quite so good.
04:18But he's hit in the right sort of areas.
04:20And then Torres wasn't quite alive to where that might go.
04:24Pedan Torres goes chase.
04:25I don't think he's had a touch of the ball yet since coming on Pedan Torres.
04:33Wayward pass really from Rafinha.
04:40The substitutions for Mario Vargano.
04:47Pedan ran across the goal and agonisingly a slide away from reaching Rafinha.
04:55Lovely little ball played down the side.
04:57He gets half a yard away from Cis.
05:00He's going for goal.
05:02And it's Rafinha that can't quite get there.
05:05He's out.
05:06Unai Simon who has been the number one Spain goalkeeper for so many years.
05:10Certainly on form he deserves the chance.
05:13They test him again.
05:15How is that one?
05:16Not going in.
05:17What a save.
05:19He's certainly not injured this kid keeper.
05:23He gets better week in week out.
05:26It's Unai Lopez who has just come on who gets the head of one of the smallest players on the
05:30pitch.
05:33What a...
05:34There they go.
05:35Barcelona.
05:36The offside top has been broken.
05:38They take their time.
05:40Oh no.
05:41Too much time there.
05:43For Espino.
05:45He could see his mind ticking over.
05:47What do I do?
05:48Low and hard.
05:49At the keeper over the top.
05:50But there's three players that are offside but not the player that makes the run there and gets on the
05:54ball.
05:55Espino.
05:56Takes his time.
05:57On his left foot.
05:58You can see what he's trying to do.
06:00It's there to be scored.
06:02It's the right place to go.
06:05But he just doesn't get it right.
06:08That's a big, big miss.
06:23And...
06:25And...
06:26An insurance such unsure from...
06:28Garcia.
06:30Well, I think that might have been creeping in at the far post.
06:32It was a good strike.
06:35Yes.
06:36That's a big enough touch on it.
06:39Oh, yes.
06:39Really worrying moments.
06:42Desperate to get back in the game here.
06:47Well, they've done it the hard way.
06:49But they have kept a perfect home break on.
06:51Fifty games played in Barcelona this season.
06:54Fifty games won by Barcelona and home this season.
06:58But my goodness, Stuart Robson, they did it the hard way.
07:01They certainly did.
07:02You can tell right from the beginning of the game.
07:04They didn't have their fluency.
07:05Their key players weren't at their best.
07:07They looked tired, both physically and emotionally.
07:11And Mario Vallecano certainly gave them a scare.
07:13But, well played, Jean-Juan Garcia.
07:16Three or four brilliant saves.
07:18At one point, it looked like he may have been taken off
07:21as he was against Newcastle United
07:23in the Champions League in midweek.
07:25If there was any pain, he crashed through that barrier
07:28with another platinum performance
07:30from the young man who has been called into the Spain national team squad this week.
07:35Surely he's going to get a call up and follow one of the...
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