Raphinha was on target for Barcelona as the Catalan giants saw off Las Palmas with a narrow LaLiga victory to keep LaLiga title hopes alive, MySportDab reports.
Barcelona dominated proceedings in the game but could not weather the resilient defending of the visitors’ to take the lead before the break.
They came across scores of chances throughout the first half but failed to make it count.
Las Palmas, reeling under the hosts’ constant pressure, fell back in their numbers and committed few numbers forward for the attack.
Barcelona continued on their dominant sail but it was a death end in Las Palmas’ box.
The first half ended barren as Las Palmas scaled through with their deep defending.
The second half was a no departure from the first with Barcelona continuing on their dominant performance.
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Nine minutes into the second half, Raphinha finally found the back of the net for the hosts, thanks to an assist by 56th-minute substitute Joao Felix.
Las Palmas did little to mount a response after going down by a lone goal with the Catalans still on the ascendancy and were looking set to double the lead.
Las Palmas failed to record a single attempt on target throughout the game while Barcelona tested the opponent’s goalkeeper twice out of their 14 attempts.
Barcelona would have run out with a 2-0 victory but Joao missed a sitter from an incredible close range.
Barcelona failed to add to the tally with Las Palmas still reeling under pressure. It ended with the narrow 1-0 victory at the blast of the final whistle.
The win has seen Barcelona close the gap to Real Madrid at the top to 6 points but have played a game more.
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