In the early morning of January 3, Beijing time, the 19th round of la Liga of the season continued, with Barcelona playing away to Mallorca. In the end, Barca relied on the only goal of Dutch striker Luc De Jong to win 1-0, maintaining a record of total victory against Mallorca for 11 consecutive years.
Barca's last match was a 1-1 draw with Sevilla on the 22nd of last month, and the team entered a hiatus. At present, Barca have scored 28 points in the 18th round of La Liga, ranking 7th in the table, and the first round of the less round is 18 points away from the leader Real Madrid, and the competition for the title is hopeless, while only 2 points behind the fourth-ranked Vallecano, and the impact on next season's Champions League seat is very promising.
Before the game, Barca announced the list of away matches against Mallorca in advance, with only 11 players in the first team, and a number of B team young players, Depay, Dembele, Coutinho and so on were absent.
In this match, the average age of Barca's starting lineup is 24 years and 201 days, which is the third youngest starter in La Liga since the statistics of the 2005-06 season.
After the opening, Barca dominated. In the 28th minute, Hutegra sent a provocative pass and Luc De Jong's forward poke shot popped up in the mid-post. In the 29th minute, Luc De Jong's luck continued to be poor, and after receiving Mingeza's cross from the right, he hit the crossbar with an upside-down golden hook and the ball popped up again.
In the 43rd minute, Mingeza sent a long diagonal pass, and Luc De Jong jumped high to head the goal to help Barca break the deadlock 1-0 and help the team score the first goal of the new year.
This is the second time Luc De Jong has scored in more than three months, ending the goal drought, and another Barça player who has scored after two shots on goal after Messi.
In the second half, Pique's header was cleared off the goal line by a defender. In the 59th minute, Araujo's cross was met by Luc De Jong,000 and his shot was deflected off the spot, missing a good opportunity. In the end, Barca won the game 1-0 away and remained unbeaten in four consecutive rounds of La Liga, with a record of 2 wins and 2 draws.
The victory gave Barca a 11th consecutive year of victory against Mallorca, the last time they didn't win was in the 2010-2011 season, when they drew 1-1 at home.
After winning, Barca reached 31 points, surpassing Real Sociedad and Rayo Vallecano to move up to 5th place in La Liga, just one point away from fourth-placed Atletico Madrid. In addition, Real Betis scored 33 points, Atletico madrid 32 points, Real Sociedad scored 30 points, Vallecano scored 30 points, and the five teams were only 3 points apart.