Barcelona's young midfielder Fermin Lopez scored two goals to lead the Catalan club to a 2-0 victory over host bottom club Almeria in the 36th round of the Spanish Football Championship on Thursday.
By scoring in the 14th and 67th minutes, the 31-year-old scored his tenth goal of the season, setting a personal record on a night in which the Blaugrana struggled to win against Almeria, whose relegation was previously confirmed.
In the hours before the match, Spanish media reported that Barcelona President Joan Laporta did not travel to attend the match in Almeria because he was not satisfied with coach Xavi Hernandez’s statements before the match.
Xavi had highlighted the financial difficulties facing the club compared to the strength of Real Madrid, which was crowned champion of Spain.
In January, with the team suffering technically, the coach said that he would leave at the end of the season before changing his mind last month after a noticeable development in the team’s performance and results, despite its exit from the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The royal team stripped its Catalan counterpart of the league title without any significant difficulty, as the Merengues suffered one loss throughout the season, securing the title 4 stages before the end of the season. Real also succeeded in reaching the Champions League final.
The victory allowed Barcelona to strengthen its second position, four points behind third-placed Girona, which fell to Villarreal 0-1 at this stage.
On the other hand, Real Betis fell into a 2-2 draw against Las Palmas in an exciting confrontation.
The draw is a disappointing result for Betis, who is now in danger of falling to seventh place if Real Sociedad wins over Valencia at a later date, in light of the ongoing battle between the two teams to qualify for the European League, “Europa League”.
Betis playmaker Isco also suffered an injury and left the field in the 39th minute.
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