Barcelona came from behind: Australia’s A League All Stars made it 2-1 in seven minutes | VIDEO

Complicated start of the second half for Xavi Hernández’s team in the friendly match from Australia. In a period of seven minutes, the players Reno Piscopo and Adama Traoré scored the 2-1 of Barcelona vs. A League All Stars, clash that takes place from the city of Sydney.

From the outset, the Spanish strategist made a change after halftime: the departure of the experienced Marc André Ter Stegen and the entry of the young Arnau Tenas. Precisely, the ‘1’ of 20 was the one who received both conquests. At 1-1, the goalkeeper blocked a shot with his foot, but the rebound was served for Reno Piscopo to equalize the account.

A few minutes later, Piscopo was able to beat Dani Alves’ mark and, facing Ronald Araujo, unloaded to the side, always inside the Barcelona area. Then, Arnau Tenas left his territory to cut the shot angle, but Adama Traoré (the Barça player’s namesake) shot hard to make it 2-1 for the Australian league team.

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The injured Gerard Piqué, Eric Garcia, Pedri González, Nico González, Sergiño Dest and Sergi Roberto are not included in the Barça expedition. Neither Riqui Puig and Óscar Mingueza, summoned by the Catalan team, and Martín Braithwaite, summoned by the Danish team; Ferran Torres, by not having the completed vaccination schedule; and Neto Murara and Clemente Lenglet, who have not traveled with the club’s permission.

The soccer players of the subsidiary Alejandro Balde, Álvaro Sanz, Arnau Tenas, Mika Mármol, Jandro Orellana and Antonio Aranda complete a call of 20 players.

“All Barcelona games are serious. Every minute is a privilege, it’s a great opportunity for young and professional players.” Xavi warned at a press conference, hours after his arrival in the southern country.

With signs of fatigue on his face after the long journey of more than 17,000 kilometres, Xavi thanked the support of the fans who received him upon his arrival at the airport, and hopes that they will also attend the training session scheduled for this afternoon.

“The image is very important, not just the result. We are here to represent Barcelona and show our best level in Australia.” remarked the coach when influencing that the match that is played tomorrow will be the first in the history of the Barça team in the oceanic nation.

The goal tomorrow, according to goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen, is “have a good game” at the Accor Stadium in Sydney, with capacity for 80,000 spectators. “We’re all going to have fun,” he added.