DBasia.news Each of the crucial matches from the continued 2020-2021 Premier League and LaLiga was held on Tuesday (16/3) am, WIB. Liverpool and Barcelona took part.
Liverpool were able to return to their winning ways in the Premier League. The Reds won three points when they travelled to Wolverhampton Wanderers headquarters at Molineux Stadium.
Diogo Jota appeared as the hero by scoring Liverpool’s single winning goal. He found the net for his former club in second half injury time.
Mohamed Salah had doubled Liverpool’s lead in the second half. However, his goal was disallowed as he was caught in an offside position first.
The match was stopped for about ten minutes after Rui Patricio suffered a serious head injury. The Wolverhampton goalkeeper underwent a lengthy treatment on the pitch before being rushed to hospital.
The victory against Wolverhampton boosted Liverpool’s position in the standings. The defending champion has now climbed to sixth place with a collection of 46 points.
Meanwhile, Barcelona continued their positive trend in LaLiga. Most recently, the Blaugrana defeated Huesca 4-1 at the Camp Nou.
Lionel Messi immediately opened Barcelona’s advantage when the game had only been running for 13 minutes. A curved shot from outside the penalty box nestled heavily in the goal of Huesca.
In the 35th minute, Antoine Griezmann doubled Barcelona’s lead. The French forward’s goal was very similar to what Messi had previously created, namely a powerful shot from outside the penalty area.
Rafa Mir had time to revive Huesca’s hopes with his return goal at the end of the first half. But it didn’t have much effect.
Barcelona continued to step on the pedal in the second half. Oscar Mingueza’s header and Messi’s accurate shot closed the home goal feast.
This result has successfully made Barcelona cut their distance from Atletico Madrid. The two teams are now only four points apart.