The UNAM Pumas simply and simply did not arrive in Barcelona. The auriazul team was no match for a well defined and reinforced Catalan team, who lived a complete party in his house and with his people, to the sound of 6-0; which makes them keep the Joan Gamper Trophy, and with which they declare themselves ready to start the 2022-23 season of the Spanish League.
The felines were barely looking to settle on the grass, when they were already taking the ball out of their goal for the first time. The party started at the Camp Nou at minute 2, thanks to Pedri’s pass, which Robert Lewandowski converted into a goal, after planting Julio Gonzalez and get a high finish on the last line.
Pumas was a victim of nerves. He was trying to understand how he was down on the scoreboard so soon, and those seconds were used by the locals to put the second in their account. ‘Lewa’ paid Pedri the favor with a pass filtered into the area, and the Blaugrana youth squad took off Gonzlez and finished with power.
Ousmane Dembl He sought to enter the party at minute 6 with a couple of shots, finally rejected by the goalkeeper auriazul, but at 9′ the thorn was removed with a powerful first-intention shoe after a delayed pass from Raphinha. The one with segments would enter the feline left post, and the party would unleash more in the Blaugrana stands.
After a few minutes of rest, the Pumas saw the fall of their mark again, thanks to the identical Polish-Catalan formula. A ‘taquito’ pass from Lewandowski would leave Pedri in an unbeatable position in the area. A cut to his defender and a shot in the area would put the lapidary 4-0 before 20 minutes of play.
From then on, the pupils of Xavi Hernández, dosed efforts, gave the ball to the rival, and It was when Gustavo del Prete managed to find a shot on goal, which was controlled by Ter Stegen. It was the highlight of those from Pedregal in the first 45 minutes.
Although the countless changes showed us another type of game in the complementary part, that did not prevent the individualities of the locals from continuing to stand out. Just four minutes after the start of the second half, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who had just joined, finished off a ball between two defenders in the area and made it 5-0.
Finally, and after more changes made, including the departure of Dani Alves, who was applauded by fans and by the Barcelona bench, the final 6-0 would fall in the 84th minute, thanks to a defensive inattention, which allowed Frenkie de Jong to go hand in hand against González and define his right side.
The party was completely Blaugrana. A win at home, presentation of her reinforcements, entry of her brand new Polish element, and a farewell as she deserves for one of the last Catalan idols. For Pumas, a bitter defeat from which they must learn a lot.