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| Both the goal scorers for Barcelona today vs Inter Milan (Rafinha and Alba) |
BARCELONA BEATS INTER MILAN WITHOUT LIONEL MESSI ON THE PITCH
Barcelona beaten Inter Milan thanks to the goals from Rafinha and Jordi Alba as they stay top in their UEFA Champions League group with 3 out of 3 wins. Inter Milan who was on paper had better chances as Barcelona was going to miss their talismanic captain Lionel Messi who got injured in the weekends clash vs Sevilla. But Inter was not looking threatening enough to make the most of the situation. All though Inter remains on the second spot with 6 points in 3 games and they are still the favourites to second the group and qualify for the round of 16.]
Lionel Messi watching the match from the stands;
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 24, 2018
BARCELONA 2-0 INTER MILAN THE MATCH AS IT HAPPENED
Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde gave everyone a surprise to keep Rafinha on the starting xi in place of injured Lionel Messi. Osmane Dembele or Brazilian boy Malcom was the favourite for everyone but with Rafinha Barcelona got more stability .
Barcelona dominated the midfield with the likes of Arthur, Rkitic and Buesquets. Arthur is showing some great potential to be the future of famous Barcelona midfield and his playing style is similar to Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez .
On minute 32 Luis Suarez put a gorgeous through pass in the penalty box which was calmly put away on the volly by Rafinha to give the lead to the catalan giants and making sure the decision of playing him ahead of Dembele or Malcom was a right decision.
Barca dominated the rest of the half and the threat of Icardi was well seen of by the Barcelona centre backs Pique and Lenglet.
Inter started better after the break and Matteo Politano missed a great opportunity to equalise in the minute 52nd when found by Mauro Icardi's cute backheel, but he blazed his shot over the crossbar.
Suarez showed great individual skill before his powerful right-foot strike was saved by Handanovic.
Philip Coutinho was unlucky as he hit the crossbar 20 minutes from time. Barca should have extended their lead on that time.
Barcelona soon went on to score the second goal of the match with Rakitic providing a perfect assist for Jordi Alba who left Handanovic with no chance,his left-foot strike across goal rocketing into the corner.
In the 89th minute, Lautaro couldn’t make the most of a good chance with men over as his weak shot was saved. After three minutes of stoppage time, the final whistle was blown by the referee and Barcelona won 2-0.
It was a complete team performance from FC Barcelona to get the better of Inter Milan.
Barcelona dominated the midfield with the likes of Arthur, Rkitic and Buesquets. Arthur is showing some great potential to be the future of famous Barcelona midfield and his playing style is similar to Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez .
On minute 32 Luis Suarez put a gorgeous through pass in the penalty box which was calmly put away on the volly by Rafinha to give the lead to the catalan giants and making sure the decision of playing him ahead of Dembele or Malcom was a right decision.
Barca dominated the rest of the half and the threat of Icardi was well seen of by the Barcelona centre backs Pique and Lenglet.
Inter started better after the break and Matteo Politano missed a great opportunity to equalise in the minute 52nd when found by Mauro Icardi's cute backheel, but he blazed his shot over the crossbar.
Suarez showed great individual skill before his powerful right-foot strike was saved by Handanovic.
Philip Coutinho was unlucky as he hit the crossbar 20 minutes from time. Barca should have extended their lead on that time.
Barcelona soon went on to score the second goal of the match with Rakitic providing a perfect assist for Jordi Alba who left Handanovic with no chance,his left-foot strike across goal rocketing into the corner.
In the 89th minute, Lautaro couldn’t make the most of a good chance with men over as his weak shot was saved. After three minutes of stoppage time, the final whistle was blown by the referee and Barcelona won 2-0.
It was a complete team performance from FC Barcelona to get the better of Inter Milan.
🙌 Teamwork 🙌 pic.twitter.com/VSet68qDie— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 24, 2018
CONCLUSION:
As far as Barcelona's concern performing well in this match going to be very important as they have the Classico at the weekend and they are going to play that match without their talisman Lionel Messi .
This performance will give the Barcelona players and coach the belief that they can win without Lionel Messi.
For Inter, they have to forget this night and prepare for the next match as On Monday 29th October, the Nerazzurri take on Lazio in Rome.
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