17e5c6Barcelona achieved a valuable victory over Nottingham Forest with an unanswered goal, in the match that brought them together on Saturday evening in the Udine Triangle competition, so that the Catalan team began its journey in the tournament with a victory during the preparation period for the new season.
Barcelona’s only goal came from the Brazilian Rafinha, who succeeded in scoring from a penalty kick in the second minute of stoppage time in the first half, after the referee awarded a penalty kick to the Catalan team following an inside handball. The penalty area.
The match was not easy for Barcelona, as Nottingham Forest imposed a relative advantage during periods of the match, and succeeded in creating a number of dangerous opportunities, the most prominent of which was a shot from Legpis-White that bounced off the post, in addition to other attempts that goalkeeper Szczesny excelled in stopping.
The confrontation witnessed a remarkable appearance by a number of Barcelona players, especially Fermin Lopez, Marc Bernal and Karim Adeyemi, while Rafinha recorded his return to the atmosphere of the matches. For the first time during the preparation period, after recovering from injury.
The English team tried to return to the match during the second half, but Barcelona’s defense and goalkeeper kept a clean sheet until the final whistle, so the Catalan team maintained its lead and decided the confrontation with Rafinha’s goal.
With this victory, Barcelona began its participation in the Udine Triangle in a positive way, as part of its preparations for the new season, while the technical staff continues to evaluate the players’ readiness and determine the best options before the start of the competitions. Official.