Alba puts Barca with one foot in the knockout stages

Last update 16 November, 2012 by Julio Muñoz

Barcelona won today for 2-1 to Glasgow Celtic after suffering agony and thanks to a goal from winger Jordi Alba in injury time. With this result, Barcelona continues to lead group G of the Champions League with nine points in three days and the Scottish team is left with four.

It was soon seen that the game was not going to be easy for a Barcelona without rhythm against a very well-organized opponent with very clear ideas.. This time there was no inspiration from Lionel Messi and Pedro and Alexis Sánchez did not accompany him on the wings either.. He “trident” Barcelona's offensive barely contributed anything.

Besides, The Barça team missed Sergio Busquets a lot, sanctioned, and his substitute, Cameroonian Alex Song, did little in the construction. In return, youth player Marc Bartra was good in the center of defense. Precisely the young defender, only used this season, had a great opportunity 18 minutes, but he met the good archer Forster. great occasion, magnified because Celtic took the lead the next minute.

It happened with a Mulgrew cross from the right that the Greek Samaras headed and the Argentine Javier Mascherano deflected with his back to score in his own goal. It was Barcelona's fourth own goal this season.

Then the home team collapsed.. He monopolized possession of the ball, but he didn't use it in anything practical. Mainly because there was no depth or speed, but also because the tips did not overflow either.

However, Barcelona achieved the tie just before half-time and in its most meritorious action of the first half. Messi joined forces, Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta so that the latter scored with quality.

The second half was even more stagnant than the first., without any rhythm, and Barcelona never imposed its theoretical superiority.

Tito vilanova, Barcelona coach, He used the most direct route for the last minutes and took David Villa onto the field. The Spaniard was about to score the 90 minutes with a shot that hit the post.

But Barcelona still had a bullet left in the chamber., although it was carried by a defender. It was Alba who dressed as a forward in stoppage time and pushed a cross from Adriano.

The Catalan team beat its weak rival with two goals scored in injury time in each half. Keep achieving victories, but his game currently lacks the aesthetics and authority of yesteryear.