Dembele scores last-minute goal to get Barcelona close to La Liga lead 2 minutes read
Barcelona, Spain, Apr 5 (efe-epa).- A goal by Ousmane Dembele in the 90th minute was the last-minute strike that broke the logjam between Barcelona and Valladolid and put Ronald Koeman’s Catalonian squad just one ranking point behind struggling La Liga leader Atletico de Madrid on Monday.
The match was played before empty stands due to coronavirus gathering restrictions.
In virtually every way an agonizing match against a rival playing from the 79th minute onward with just 10 men on the pitch after Plano’s red-card expulsion, the win gave a huge confidence boost to Barca, which needed to win but did not play very well against a squad that fended off every scoring attempt until Dembele hunted down the ball and got it into the twine in the final seconds.