Barcelona played without some of their main players, like Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha, because of a busy schedule coming up. That’s why many regular starters were rested, and the coach made 7 changes from the last game.
Even with a changed lineup, Barcelona played really well. They were very aggressive in attack and set a new La Liga record by taking 40 shots against Mallorca.
But despite all those chances, they scored only one goal. Still, that was enough to win the match against Mallorca, who are currently 7th in the league.
With this win, Barcelona is now 7 points ahead of Real Madrid, though Madrid still has one game left to play.
Barcelona won 1-0 against Mallorca, but they were clearly the better team throughout the match. They had the ball 78% of the time and took 40 shots, with 13 of them on target. Mallorca did score once just before halftime, but the goal was canceled because the player was offside.
Mallorca’s goalkeeper, Leo Roman, helped keep his team in the game by saving at least four goals in the first half. One amazing moment came in the 41st minute, when Barcelona took four shots within 15 seconds. Roman made two great saves, and the other two shots were blocked by Mallorca defenders.
But right after halftime, the score finally changed. Barcelona scored on their first attack of the second half. Eric Garcia passed the ball to Dani Olmo inside the penalty area, and Olmo scored with a shot across the goal.
In the end, Barcelona won the match thanks to that one goal. After this game, they now have 76 points from 33 matches, with 24 wins and 4 draws. Real Madrid has 69 points from 32 games. Mallorca is in 7th place with 44 points from 33 matches.