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Headers from Robert Lewandowski and Ronald Araujo helped Barcelona marque a 3-1 comeback triumph astatine minnows Real Oviedo connected Thursday successful La Liga.
The Catalans, who fell down aft a mistake from goalkeeper Joan Garcia allowed Alberto Reina to people the opener from 40 yards out, levelled done Eric Garcia aboriginal successful the 2nd half.
Substitute Lewandowski nodded Hansi Flick’s broadside successful beforehand and Araujo made the crippled harmless precocious connected arsenic helium headed location Marcus Rashford’s corner.
Barcelona, 2nd successful the table, way leaders Real Madrid by 2 points aft Xabi Alonso’s broadside maintained their 100 percent commencement with a triumph astatine Levante connected Tuesday.
Despite missing prima winger Lamine Yamal, Flick’s squad recorded their 4th consecutive triumph crossed each competitions without the teenager.
Oviedo, backmost successful Spain’s apical formation for the archetypal clip since the 2000/01 campaign, lined up with 40-year-old large Santi Cazorla successful midfield, making his archetypal commencement of the season.
They could not incorporate Kylian Mbappe arsenic Real Madrid visited the Carlos Tartiere stadium successful August, but mostly did a amended occupation against the champions.
Rashford started connected the near helping aft helium was benched past play for turning up precocious for a squad meeting, and came closest for Barcelona successful the archetypal half.
The on-loan Manchester United forward’s vicious effort was tipped distant by Oviedo goalkeeper Aaron Escandell, who excelled contempt the goals helium conceded.
The Spanish stopper tipped distant different Rashford effort from scope and past thwarted the England planetary again from the rebound aft Raphinha struck the post.
Barcelona were unsurprisingly ascendant but Oviedo took the pb successful the 33rd infinitesimal aft a howler from visiting goalkeeper Joan Garcia.
Charging retired of his box, helium intercepted the shot but past passed consecutive to Reina, who fired into the bare nett from agelong distance.
Hansi Flick sent connected Frenkie de Jong astatine half-time and the Dutchman helped his broadside click into a higher gear.
Barcelona levelled done Eric Garcia, netting from adjacent scope aft Escandell saved Ferran Torres’ effort from Ronald Araujo’s cross.
Escandell continued to frustrate the visitors, redeeming from Raphinha and Torres, but helium could not support retired Lewandowski’s header to nonstop Barca successful front.
Five minutes aft being brought connected the Polish seasoned produced an fantabulous header from De Jong’s transverse which cracked against the underside of the crossbar connected its mode in.
Jules Kounde made a captious interception astatine the backmost to assistance support Barca up earlier Araujo sealed the 3 points successful the 88th infinitesimal erstwhile helium nodded Rashford’s country beyond Escandell.
Barcelona big Real Sociedad connected Sunday astatine the Olympic stadium, aft Real Madrid sojourn rivals Atletico Madrid connected Saturday successful a derby clash.
The station Barcelona rally from down to bushed Real Oviedo 3-1 successful La Liga appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.
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