Robert Lewandowski fluffed his strains in horrible vogue within the first half of Barcelona’s conflict with Atletico Madrid on the revamped Camp Nou.
Robert Lewandowski spurned an opportunity to present Barcelona a 2-1 lead within the first half in opposition to Atletico Madrid as he missed the primary penalty on the revamped Camp Nou.
Atleti had taken the lead within the nineteenth minute when Alex Baena broke the impasse by lifting over Joan Garcia after latching onto Nahuel Molina’s lengthy ball excessive. The aim was initially dominated out for offside, however a VAR verify revealed that Baena had stayed onside.
Raphinha rounded Jan Oblak to stage seven minutes later, and it appeared as if Barca would full the turnaround within the thirty sixth minute when Pablo Barrios introduced Dani Olmo.
Lewandowski stepped up however blazed his penalty excessive over the crossbar, preserving parity for Atleti, who have been then grateful for Oblak for maintaining out the Pole’s point-blank header from Lamine Yamal’s right-wing cross.
Barca went into Tuesday’s fixture a degree forward of Actual Madrid within the LaLiga title race, however they’d hand the initiative again to Los Blancos by dropping factors in opposition to Atleti.
Madrid face Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.