da aposte e ganhe： The Brazilian and Portuguese attackers combined to fire the Blaugrana to another victory in La Liga.
da 888casino： Raphinha and Joao Felix provided the spark to fire Barcelona to three points as Xavi's team beat Las Palmas 1-0 in La Liga on Saturday. The dominant hosts will feel they should have scored more with so many chances and the calibre of firepower they had against a team who played with 10 men for over an hour, but Xavi will be happy to see his team make it 11 games without defeat.
It was a strong start from the home team, who twice thought they had gone ahead in the first 20 minutes when both Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha found the net, but the flag was up on each occasion.
The home team were on top but they looked to be in for a much easier night after 25 minutes when Las Palmas goalkeeper Alvaro Valles had a moment of madness. He came rushing out of his box and wiped out Raphinha, giving the referee no option but to show the red card.
Barca had the majority of possession but proved extremely frustrating in front of goal, with Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha failing to find the net, while Lamine Yamal looked drained on the right flank. In the first half, they managed eight shots but found the target with just one.
It was their first on-target shot of the second half that finally broke the deadlock as substitute Joao Felix sent the ball sailing into the box where Raphinha met it with his head. Felix looked capable of creating something every time the ball came his way and almost set up another substitute with a smart pass but Ferran Torres' effort was saved.
GOAL rates Barcelona's players from Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys…
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Marc-Andre ter Stegen (6/10):
Didn't have a save to make despite Las Palmas having some promising bursts forward.
Jules Kounde (6/10):
Kept things simple for the most part but got up the field more after Yamal went off.
Pau Cubarsi (7/10):
Another strong performance and comfortable on the ball.
Inigo Martinez (7/10):
Dealt well with what came his way but wasn't properly tested.
Joao Cancelo (7/10):
Did well to get forward and offer support on the left, making that wing Barca's strongest.
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Sergi Roberto (6/10):
Looked comfortable and dug in with some good tackles to cut out the visitors.
Ilkay Gundogan (7/10):
Some smart passes to keep the pressure on Las Palmas up the field.
Fermin Lopez (6/10):
A lively presence always looking to get forward and cause trouble but his shooting was poor.
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Lacine Yamal (5/10):
Had a really quiet night. Simply looked off the pace of the game.
Robert Lewandowski (6/10):
Early goal disallowed for offside and hit the bar. Despite his efforts, it wasn't his night.
Raphinha (8/10):
Also had an opener disallowed and missed a few good chances before finally heading in the opener.
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Joao Felix (7/10):
Got the assist less than five minutes after coming on with a great lobbed pass and helped boost the attack.
Ferran Torres (6/10):
Had a good shot saved shortly after coming on.
Vitor Roque (5/10):
Came on for the last 10 minutes but couldn't get on the ball.
Oriol Romeu (5/10):
Didn't put up enough of a fight to stop Las Palmas having a good effort.
Xavi (7/10):
His side were the better team and created enough chances but frustrated around the penalty area. His first change reaped almost immediate rewards, though, and it was comfortable from then on.