On Saturday morning (9), the La Liga match took a sudden turn for the worse as Barcelona conceded a goal in a brief shootout, with midfielder Gendo making a mistake and wing forward Rafin Xabiloni leaving the field with an injury. However, 16-year-old talented star Yemma stepped up and saved the team with a world wave, narrowly beating Mallorca 1-0 at home, narrowing the gap to 5 points behind Real Madrid, and the hope of bidding is still alive.
Despite controlling 63% of the possession and 20 shots on goal, Barcelona always failed to score. In the 24th minute of the first half, Rafinha Biloni was taken down by an opponent in the penalty area and the referee awarded a 12-yard penalty, but Gendo's shot was too simple and was easily parried by Mallorca keeper Bidra Jaeger Govi. Woe betide Rafinha Biloni, who retired with an injury on 37 minutes.
In the second half, Yema became the hero of the team, and in the 73rd minute, he showed his personal charisma by cutting into the right side of the penalty area, dribbling the ball skillfully, and then shooting a long-distance goal, which was not only wonderful, but also won the team three valuable points.
After the game, Barcelona coach Xavi was full of praise for Yema's performance, saying that his performance exceeded everyone's expectations and that the goal was fantastic. Despite being only 16 years old, Yemma has already secured his place in the starting lineup, contributing 6 goals and 7 assists in 37 appearances in all competitions this season, including 4 goals in the league, making him the first player in La Liga history to score 4 goals before the age of 17.
It is worth mentioning that Barcelona's 17-year-old centerpiece Gubas also performed well in this game, attacking and defending with Yemma, becoming the hope of the team's revival. Coach Xavi also revealed that Rafin Xabiloni's injury is not serious, and is expected to return to action in the early hours of next Wednesday (13) when the two sides play host to Bori in the second round of the Round of 16 of the Europa League, with the first round of the competition tied at 1-1.
