Barcelona's somersault

That somersault with which

thanks his good fortune transcends the goal.

Like the hammer blow with which the antichrist

repelled the whistles to become a demigod for the Camp Nou.

Or the tunnel tread with which

reminded

that, even without

, football can be a blessing and a torment.

Those absurd pirouettes are the metaphor of the transmutation of Barcelona.

Around that irrationality now gravitates a real team, not the parody of yesteryear.

It is a group that no longer uses the ball as a simple work tool, but as the origin of its identity.

The azulgrana team knocked down Athletic, established its position in the Champions League and finally linked three consecutive victories this season.

And no one can miss it anymore.

There are those who see in

the ways of a preacher for defending something as simple as an ideology with which to bring Barcelona closer to victory.

And you only have to see the tactical harmony with which their footballers interpret the melody to agree with the coach.

The ball now moves from edge to edge so that the spaces never stop sprouting, the center of the field has ceased to be a passageway to become the seed of purpose to the beat of Pedri's wings, and the players, in solidarity in the efforts, have seen some virtues in which it already seemed difficult to believe strengthened.

Pique's jump

Because

, uncontrollable in his furious irruption in Barcelona, ​​stopped having a place in a team like Wolverhampton.

Because Arsenal, in addition to withdrawing the captaincy from Aubameyang, did not hesitate to open the wallet to get rid of him.

Or because

, until a couple of weeks ago something like a hindrance for the team, has not only performed as a substitute for

, but against Athletic he was also very solvent, substituting for the suspended

.

Even

denies both his 35 years and that business retirement that he has just around the corner.

It only remains that

, increasingly obsessed with his shot, frees himself of his demons before the goal.

Life must be deciphered from the priorities that define destiny.

And nothing matters more to Athletic now than corrupting that cursed attitude that has accompanied them in the Copa del Rey since they won it for the last time in 1984. With the second leg of the tournament's semifinals at Mestalla just around the corner,

He had no inconvenience in dismembering his team at the Camp Nou to protect his capital pieces.

The coach made up to seven changes in his starting eleven compared to the one that thrashed Real Sociedad a week ago in the Basque derby, with capitostes such as

,

,

,

or

Start dunked on the bench.

Although the rojiblancos did not lose order, there was little they could do if their fangs were made of plastic.

Dembele's ecstasy

Barcelona, ​​yes, had to work hard to reach the opening goal in the last stretch of the first act.

Dani Alves tightened the corner kick so that Piqué's header could be even more violent.

The ball hit the crossbar, but the episode did not end for that.

More than in the completion of Aubameyang, excellent, it was necessary to look for answers in how he positioned himself to catch the ball.

The Gabonese took a few steps backwards with the visionary trickery.

Aubameyang has scored five goals in his last three games.

in Babia

before showing that no angle is needed to find glory.

He cut alongside him, made him believe that nothing would come of it, and unleashed a left-footed shot that caused an earthquake at the Camp Nou.

The winger did not stop there, giving

a goal and another for the reappeared

, goals with which the night was closed in a Camp Nou in ecstasy.

Barça does not have to rub its eyes.

I just needed a coach who believed.

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