In a fierce La Liga battle on Saturday (28), Barcelona managed to consolidate their lead in the league with a narrow 1-0 away win over Quirona. The victory was attributed to a young star of 20 years of age, Paddy. He scored again after the previous game to seal the three points for the team, and after the game manager Xavi praised him as "one of the top midfielders in the world".
Although Barcelona dominated the possession of the ball in this game, they did not have many chances to score. In the first half, the core of the team, Oswendy Billy, unfortunately left the field with an injury, and Birdie came on as a substitute, which was also his 100th official game for Barcelona. After his crucial goal against Kitafi in the previous round, Bardi scored the only goal of the match in the 61st minute of the match, after catching the Kirona goalkeeper's missed save.
Opta statistics show that since Xavi became Barcelona's manager, Berdy has managed to score 8 times out of 11 shots on goal, with a goal conversion rate of 72.7%. After the match Xavi said excitedly, "Birdy has grown into a player who can turn the game around, look at his goal and assist stats, we are talking about a 20 year old player who has become one of the best in the world in his position."
