FC Barcelona faced a key event this Wednesday, January 31, to catch up in LaLiga. Xavi Hernández’s team received the always complicated CA Osasuna at home, a team that arrived with the intention of fishing in troubled waters after the announcement by the Barça coach that he would leave his position at the end of the season.
The match would not start in the best way for the Catalans, since in the first five minutes of the match the Spanish attacker Ferran Torres was injured and, visibly affected, left the field in tears.
In his place came youth player Fermín López, who was making his debut as a first-team player after being registered with number 16. After 45 minutes of attempts from both sides, the scoreboard did not move.
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Vitor Roque against CA Osasuna: MVP, goal, assist disallowed and red card to a rival
A couple of minutes later, in a spectacular attack commanded by the culé midfield, a filtered pass reached Portuguese Joao Cancelo, who sent a perfect three-fingered pass to the head of Vitor Roque, who did not waste the opportunity to send the ball to the CA Osasuna network.
In this way, Tigrinho scored his first goal with the Blaugrana shirt, being the great hero of the evening in Montjuic.
𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑴𝑨 𝑶 𝑽𝑰𝑻𝑶𝑹 𝑹𝑶𝑸𝑼𝑬 ☎️⚡️ pic.twitter.com/rfioOUe4OX
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) January 31, 2024
Vitor Roque’s impact on the match cannot only be summed up with his important goal. The Brazilian footballer also forced the expulsion of the CA Osasuna captain after struggling in an isolated play.
𝐄𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐬 ⚽️🐅 pic.twitter.com/xkoHxT196t
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) January 31, 2024
At one point in the match, Vitor also sent an excellent filtered pass to Robert Lewandowski, who scored to make it 2-0. However, the referee annulled the play and denied assistance to Tigrinho, who would have had a dream evening with a goal and an assist.
Based on this, Roque was chosen as the MVP of the match, having his first great night with the Catalan team. The first of many? Time will tell.
Vitor Roque MVP. 🐅 pic.twitter.com/OHrLztwCYd
— Zona Blaugrana (@Zona_Blaugrana) January 31, 2024
