Barça flirted with disaster again, with two new defensive mistakes that once again cost them two goals against. The defensive fragility, however, was able to compensate on this occasion with greater effectiveness in attack. Raphinha and Sergi Roberto, author of two goals, the first of which was not without controversy due to the corner that would be his prelude, were in charge of converting the goals scored by Leo Baptistao and Edgar into something much less anecdotal than they would have liked.. The triumph, at least, this time did not slip through his fingers. [3-2: Narration and statistics]

Things were not flattering for Barça in the first 45 minutes. It was difficult for the Blaugrana to generate dangerous chances in the rival area and they went into the break with just three clear opportunities.. Raphinha, however, taking advantage of a rebound from Maximiano, the best of the visitors, after a good header from Araujo, smashed the ball furiously into the back of the net to make it 1-0 in the bright. The Brazilian even seemed to make ugly in his celebration the whistles with which the Barcelona fans had shown their disagreement due to a very thick game again.. That, from the center of the field up. At the back, although Christensen initially seemed to provide a little more solidity, there were, once again, those mistakes that have usually cost terribly dear.

So it was. On this occasion, quite possibly from the person Barça fans would have least imagined: Araujo.. An attempted rebound by the Uruguayan would end up being collected by Baptistao to score the tie, initially annulled for offside by Cuadra Fernández but finally validated by the VAR. It was of no use to the centre-back to complain that his clearance was a consequence of the Brazilian's initial advanced position.. The 1-1 score at half-time even seemed like a fair punishment for a team against which Almería, already hopeless, even allowed themselves the luxury of having a long and unusually comfortable offensive possession, taking into account their circumstances. .

Substitution of Joao Félix

The Barça image improved a lot after the break. With Ferran Torres taking over from Joao Félix at the top, Xavi's men started the second half with three good goal opportunities, coming from the boots of both the former City player and a Lewandowski who began to look for the shot with great insistence, forcing a and again to the brilliance of the visiting goal. Nothing could do, however, at 2-1. Sergi Roberto, with a very good header after a corner kick awarded by the referee despite the fact that Balde was apparently the last to touch the ball, put the ball as far as possible from the goal. The goal contributed a lot to Xavi's men once again showing their best in attack.

Sergi Roberto celebrates his second goal. Alejandro Garcia EFE

Another defensive error, with a misunderstanding between Iñaki Peña and Araujo in a ball thrown by Almería into the area, despite everything, would lead to a new tie for Almería. Edgar, taking advantage of the fact that the ball fell dead at his feet, made it 2-2 and forced Barça to swim against the current again.. The sword of Damocles floated above his head again. Until Sergi Roberto, again, taking advantage of a good assist from Lewandowski, scored 3-2. And, when the duel died down, Iñaki Peña was also able to make up for it with a great save from Baba's shot to ensure that the three points remained at home again.