Barca went 8 points ahead of Real after reaching the record of consecutive wins.

Barcelona 2 : 1 Cadiz

Barca went 8 points ahead of Real after reaching the record of consecutive wins

              Robert Lewandowski's team-mate Feran Torres celebrates the goalPhoto| Reuters

Anyone who watched the game from start to finish would say that he was deprived of the goal festival. There was a momentary attack from the first minute of the match, which continued until the referee blew the final whistle. However, only two goals against the wee team!

For Barcelona, however, the number of goals is not important; More important points. Barca did well to pick up full points by beating Cadiz 2-0 at their Dera Nou Camp. The Catalans last beat Cadiz at home in 2006.

With this, Barca made a record of winning 7 consecutive matches for the third time under Xavi Hernandez in the Spanish La Liga. They won 7 matches in a row two more times last year from February to April and from August to October.

And Barca is undefeated in 18 consecutive matches in all competitions. They last lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League in October last year.

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Both goals of the match came before the break. In the 43rd minute, Serhi Roberto, who was given the responsibility of acting captain due to the injury of Sergio Busquets, led the team. Robert Lewandowski scored the other goal in first-half stoppage time.

In this victory, Barca consolidated the top position in the Spanish La Liga. The Catalan club has 59 points, Real Madrid's 51. Javi Hernandez's team, eight points ahead of their arch-rivals, can now dream of winning their first league title since 2019. Meanwhile, Cadiz dropped to number 17.

A minute's silence is being observed before the start of European football matches in memory of Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu, who was killed in the earthquake in Turkey. Silence was also observed at the Nou Camp. But not just because of Atsu, but in memory of Marcos Alonso Pena, father of Barca defender Marcos Alonso. Pena himself played 6 years in Barca. The former winger died of cancer a few days ago.

            A minute of silence was observed before the start of the match in memory of Atsu and Pena | Reuters

Alonso did not come to play that day because he still could not overcome the grief of his father's death. He was seen emotional in the dugout several times. But his teammates turned grief into strength and gave victory right.

Both teams took 30 shots. 9 of these were on target; Barca 5 and Cadiz 4. However, the guests could not turn them into goals even once. Cadiz, which was close to the relegation zone, was far behind in possession of the ball. 35 percent of them against Barca's 65 percent.

However, Cadiz created some chances in the midst of Barca's eighty-six attacks. Theo Bangonda wasted a great connection in the 15th minute. After 3 minutes, Roger Barca's net was ruled out for offside.

Barring this part, Barca dominated the entire first half. It's a little late just to open the door. Ousmane Dembele and Pedri have already been knocked out due to injury. Ronald Araujo was not banned for the red card sword. Busquets, the regular captain, was kept by coach Xavi in the squad for this match but did not take the risk as he was not 100% fit. Rafinia was laid to rest.