Slavia Praha 2 vs Barcelona 4: DeJong, Fermin Sparkle Under Prague's Lights as Barcelona Almost Drop The Ball
Flick hugs Roony after Barcelona’s laboured 4-2 win over a spirited Praha In the 56th minute, Barcelona lost the ball in midfield. Praha’s bore down on Barcelona’s goal with menace. Up until that moment, Praha had threatened but not really stomped the grass in Barcelona’s penalty box. Yet as he bore down on goal, a familiar sense of dread crept into any Culer who knows Flick’s team too well. But Frenkie De Jong stretched to steal the ball from his feet right at the edge of the penalty area and prevent what would, at the very least, have been a dangerous attack. That was a defensive highlight for the totemic Barca midfielder, who was having a revelation in the first half. Minutes before that defensive tackle to prevent a goal, he had galloped through the midfield to set up a chance for Barcelona. First, he set up Raphinha, who fired over. Minutes after that, the defensive tackle also ...
