Buoyed by back-to-back wins, at least Mallorca were in good form in welcoming Barcelona to the Son Moix. A quiet opening first quarter of the match except for Aouate stopping a Messi shot with his face. And then, on 26 minutes, Alexis headed in a Messi free-kick to give the visitors the lead. Mallorca were hanging in but being outplayed and coach Caparrós did at least show some intent by pulling off a defender for Nsue soon into the second period. Despite Barcelona going down to ten men soon after (Thiago exiting for deliberate handball and a second yellow offence), defender Piqué responded to a Messi shot against the post in adding a second. Respectable performance by Mallorca, but a predictable result.
Mallorca:
Aouate; Chico (Nsue 53), Nunes, Ramis, Cáceres; Tissone (Alfaro 74), Martí, Pereira, Castro; Álvaro (Hemed 53), Victor
Yellow: Ramis (40)
Barcelona:
Valdés; Puyol, Mascherano, Piqué; Thiago, Fábregas (Montoya 59), Busquets, Iniesta; Alexis (Tello 82), Messi, Pedro (Keita 68)
Goals: Alexis (26), Piqué (79)
Red: Thiago (56)
Yellows: Thiago (36), Puyol (88)
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