Barcelona was reversed to earn 4 million, led twice and finally lost 2 3 to the opponent, and scored a stunner in 82 minutes
At the Cotton Ball Cup Stadium in Dallas, USA, Barcelona played against the American team from Mexico, at 10 a.m. Beijing time on the 22nd. After taking a two-degree lead, Barcelona was counter-killed and lost 3-2 to Barcelona. After that game, Barcelona disbanded on the spot to begin the 10-day Christmas holiday.
And 36 hours earlier, Barcelona had beaten Almeria 3-2 in a league game. It was a Barça money war, and Barça spent 8,800 kilometers by plane from Barcelona to Dallas in 12 hours, just because of four million dollars. Ticket prices for the Cotton Cup Stadium have not been as high as expected, with less than half of the attendance of the stadium with a capacity of 92,000 fans.
With Ter Stegen, Araujo, Gavi and Pedri unable to travel to the United States due to injury, Barcelona sent Felix, Yamal, and Giu in attack, with Frenkie de Jong in charge and Andreas Christensen at the back. On the bench are Lewandowski, Kounde, Raphinha, Gundogan.
It took only six minutes for Barcelona to score: Yamal got the ball in his own midfield and sent it straight to 12 yards out, and the Barcelona genius kicked the ball into the basket with his left foot, 1:0!
This time, Yamal rushed out of almost fifty meters and made the way unimpeded, except for some small resistance at the very front of the penalty area.
Mexico's América side quickly levelled the game, and on 11 minutes, Julián latched on to a low pass from a teammate in midfield and brought the ball into the back of the net in a 1-1 draw.
In the 27th minute, Barcelona kicked a beautiful pass, Giu passed the ball in the penalty area, and Barcelona led 2:1!
In the second match, Barcelona replaced Frenkie de Jong, Felix and Andreas Christensen with Romeu, Ferran Torres and Faye. Those who have been substituted will take a break at Christmas before returning to the squad in early January.
In the 50th minute, the United States tied the score, Barcelona made a mistake in passing, Julián passed the ball to Cupais, and then shot at goal, and the two sides fought 2:2.
Barcelona replaced the young Giu in the 75th minute for Lewandowski. When Lewandowski came out, the audience erupted in cheers. Barcelona don't have much fighting spirit, they don't have too many high-intensity pressing, but they spend time in monotonous games.
In the 82nd minute, the United States pulled the game back with a strategic free-kick, and Henry Martin picked up a pass and scored the ball to give Barcelona a 3-2 lead.
For Barcelona, neither victory nor defeat mattered. After the game, they disbanded on the spot to welcome the Christmas holiday. In this competition, they received a $4 million appearance fee. Reduces the financial burden on the team.
Barcelona's main players: Astraga at 26, Christensen at 15, Cubasi at 33, Ford at 39, Gerard Martin at 40, De Jong at 21, Casado at 30, Unai at 35, Felix at 14, Yamal at 27, Gio at 38.