Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres came off the bench to rescue a 2-0 win for Barcelona at Las Palmas on Saturday that sent them back to the top of the LaLiga table after a game that is unlikely to live long in the memory.
Dani Olmo slams a shot in off the crossbar to open the scoring for Barcelona vs. Las Palmas.
Second-half goals from substitutes Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres saw Barcelona beat Las Palmas 2-0 to return to the top of LaLiga. Atletico Madrid’s win over Valencia earlier on Saturday had seen Barca drop off top spot.
Barcelona's Dani Olmo, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Las Palmas and Barcelona at the Gran Canaria stadium in Las
Despite Barcelona moving back to the LaLiga summit with a 2-0 victory over Las Palmas on Saturday, Hansi Flick remained slightly critical of the team’s performance. Barca struggled to produce many good goal-scoring opportunities before Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres came off the bench to score second-half goals.
Second-half goals from substitutes Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres saw Barcelona beat Las Palmas 2-0 to return to the top of LaLiga.
La Liga President Javier Tebas has opened up on Dani Olmo’s contract situation at Barcelona. According to him, the midfielder, while aware of the risks, went on to join La Blaugrana but should not finish his career with them.
La Liga and RFEF were prompt to reject Barcelona’s request to register Dani Olmo and Pau Victor for the second half of the season in January.They then maintained their stance against the CSD’s
Barcelona faces Atlético Madrid in a Copa del Rey match at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, (2/25/25).
Pau Cubarsi grabbed the badge on his shirt and started to kiss it non-stop as he ran, pointing to the stands. Lamine Yamal caught up with him, bumped into him and tripped the centre back to the ground. Supporters went wild.
Barcelona aims to learn from their previous LaLiga defeat to Atletico Madrid by focusing on being more clinical in front of goal during their Copa del Rey semi-final. Manager Hansi Flick stresses the importance of converting opportunities and hopes to have key players like Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo available for selection.