Barcelona 1-0 RCD Mallorca: Olmo's winner puts hosts 7 points clear on top

Barcelona have made it yet another victory in La Liga after they defeated Mallorca 1-0 at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Montjuic.

Match Report

Hansi Flick opted to make significant changes ahead of Saturday’s Copa del Rey final against Real Madrid, with the likes of Hector Fort, Eric Garcia and even Ansu Fati getting a start to allow regular starters a well-earned rest. And these alterations did have an effect as Barcelona struggled to break down a resilient Mallorca side in the first half.

They did have a fair few chances, but a combination of goalkeeper Leo Roman and the Mallorca defence ensured that it stayed at 0-0 until the half time whistle was blown by referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias.

Fortunately for Barcelona, they managed to find the breakthrough less than a minute into the second period. From the right, Eric played a pass into Dani Olmo, who turned inside the penalty area before curling the ball into the far corner and out of the reach of Roman.

The pressure was released from Barcelona at that point, and they were able to see the match out. They did have several chances to make it 2-0, but the likes of Fati, Lamine Yamal and Pau Victor were all denied by Roman, who delivered a fantastic performance in the Mallorca goal.

The result sees Barcelona move seven points clear at the top of the La Liga standings, although that gap will go back to four if Real Madrid were to defeat Getafe on Wednesday. Nevertheless, it is another step towards the title for Flick’s side, who can now look forward to this week’s Copa del Rey final at La Cartuja against their El Clasico rivals.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

0' Match Event for Barcelona vs RCD Mallorca

3' Match Event for Barcelona vs RCD Mallorca

7' Yamal gets his first shot on goal but it is not on target

10' Yamal takes a shot, which is over the bar

12' Ferran takes a shot saved, Yamal meets the rebound but it's still blocked

18' Sanchez looks to find his teammate with low cross, but Szczesny reads the danger

25' Highlight from Barcelona vs RCD Mallorca

26' Yamal spots Olmo and threads an excellent pass with the outside of his boot

28' CLOSE! Gavi takes a first-time shot but it rattles the crossbar

30' Araujo has an empty net to score in, but cannot keep his effort on target

35' Match Event for Barcelona vs RCD Mallorca

41' Barcelona with a flurry of chances in quick succession but no goal

45' Morey manages to rattle the net with a good finish, but it's offside

46' GOAL! Olmo curls the ball into the far corner! Barcelona 1-0 RCD Mallorca

50' Fati takes a shot from distance but it's straight at the keeper

53' Yamal cuts in from right and goes for a curler but cannot keep his effort down

63' Raphinha and Fermin come on to replace Fati and Olmo

66' Pedri makes a penetrative run and ends with a shot, which is not on target

75' Highlight from Barcelona vs RCD Mallorca

78' Gerard and Victor replace Fort and Ferran

80' Yamal's one-on-one shot is saved by the away keeper

88' Match Event for Barcelona vs RCD Mallorca

Line-ups

Barcelona XI: Szczesny, I. Martinez, Olmo, Ferran Torres, Araujo, Eric Garcia, Fati, Pedri, Gavi, Yamal, Héctor Fort

Subs: Christensen, Pena, De Jong, Raphinha, Kounde, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, Fermín López, Gerard Martín, Cubarsi, Diego Kochen

RCD Mallorca XI: Mojica, Darder, Antonio Raíllo, Mascarell, Martin Valjent, Cyle Larin, Morey, José Copete, Leo Román, Antonio Sánchez, Samú Costa

Subs: Cuellar, Abdón Prats, T.Lato, Dominik Greif, Valery Fernández, Chiquinho, David López, Jan Salas, Marc Domènech