After the humiliation against Atletico Madrid in the cup, FC Barcelona is currently on a mission for redemption against FC Girona in La Liga.
After squandered chances on both sides, the best opportunity for the Flick squad came in the last minute of the first half following a foul on Dani Olmo: A penalty allowed for a direct shot on goal.
Initially, Raphinha had the ball in his hands, but in the end, Lamine Yamal stepped up – and missed a penalty for the first time this season.
The Spaniard hit the ball against the right post, so despite high numbers of shots on goal from both sides, it remained goalless at halftime.
Overall, this was already the third missed penalty by Barcelona in the league. The other two were missed by Robert Lewandowski, who watched the game from the bench until his substitution in the 73rd minute. This season, the Catalans have been awarded seven free shots from the spot so far.
Pau Cubarsi initially made up for his teammate's miss and scored with his shoulder in the 59th minute to make it 1-0 for the visitors. However, just a few moments later, Thomas Lemar responded immediately, equalizing to 1-1, so everything is open again.
About 25 minutes remain for the Blaugrana to regain the lead. Barcelona needs a win if they want to reclaim the top spot from Real Madrid.
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