A thrilling La Liga clash took place at the crack of dawn on Monday, with Barcelona edging out Xavier at home by a slim 1-0 margin. It marked Barcelona's sixth consecutive win in the league and moved them up to second place in the standings, despite being 12 points behind Real Madrid, having played one less game.
Barcelona were in a thrilling position at one point in the match, but 19-year-old midfielder Berdy turned the situation around with a brilliantly executed shot. At the top of the penalty area, Berdy skillfully used a fake to confuse the opponent, and then easily shot into the empty goal, an impressive scene.
In the first half of the match, Barcelona and Xavier exchanged attacks and defenses, and before the end of the half, Bikey attempted a header that nearly knocked the opponent's goal away. The real climax came in the 72nd minute, when Berdy received a pass from Osvinidibini at the top of the penalty area, pretended to shoot and successfully fooled the defender Najdisi, and then made another fake move to make another defender fall into the trap, and finally firmly shot the ball into the corner of the net, locking up a 1-0 victory for his team.
Bardi showed a similar miracle in his previous match against Galatasaray in the UEFA Cup, where he easily broke through two defenders in a row through a "Mace-style" fake. His calmness and skill are amazing, far beyond his age of 19. After the game, coach Xavi also praised the performance of Birdie: "Birdie is a top player, today he scored a superb goal, he has the ability to turn the game around, it is a pleasure to watch him play. Let's not forget, he is only 19 years old and no one can match him!"
