Coach Hansi Flick Red Carded, Barcelona Wins In The Last Minute

JAKARTA - Barcelona's dramatic victory when the decisive goal was scored by Ronald Araujo in injury time. Barca beat Girona 2-1 in the Spanish La Liga match at the Olimpic Lluis Companys Stadium, Barcelona, Saturday, 18 October 2025 evening WIB, which was marked by the red card of coach Hansi Flick.

Barca must work hard to get the three points in the home game after the competition break. In that match, Flick fielded Lamine Yamal who had recovered from injury. On the left wing was Marcus Rashford who was getting worse at Barca and the England national team.

Hanya, Rashford tak ditempatkan sebagai false nine seperti yang disiapkan Flick. Dirinya tetap bermain di sayap dan posisi center forward justru diserahkan kepada pemain muda Antonio Fernandez.

Yes, the 17-year-old player from the La Masia academy actually plays in the reserve team, namely Barcelona Athletics. But he has also received a call to play in the senior team.

After sitting on the bench more often, Fernandez finally made his La Liga debut against Girona. Not only that, Flick immediately started him for the first 45 minutes before being replaced by Fermin Lopez.

Flick rotated the players because Barca would play an important match at close range. After facing Girona, they played Olympiacos in the Champions League and then visited Real Madrid headquarters to hold an El Clasico duel next weekend.

The rotation of players by combining the starting players and those who sit on the bench still give satisfactory results even though Barca have to work hard to win. That success made Barca reclaim the top of the standings previously controlled by Madrid.

Now, the Blaugrana have a point of 22. A one-point lead with Madrid who have dropped to second place and will face Getafe, this Sunday.

Meanwhile, Girona is increasingly sinking in the relegation zone. They are ranked 19 or second from below with six points after losing their fifth defeat this season.

The match itself opened with player protests from both teams that remained standing for 15 seconds before kick-off.

The action coordinated by the Spanish Players Association (AFE) was a form of protest over LaLiga's decision to become the operator of the competition that moved Villarreal's match against Barca to the United States. The match is planned to be held in December.

Barca, who played in front of their own supporters, immediately played offensively. Motivated by Frenkie de Jong and Yamal midfielders, Barca was able to dominate.

As a result, the game had only been running for 13 minutes, Barca was already ahead when Pedri broke into Girona's goal. This goal started with Pedri's action who received a pass from Yamal. He then penetrated the visitors' defense before releasing a kick to score.

Only the 1-0 Barca advantage did not last long. Girona managed to equalize through Axel Witsel's good action in the 20th minute.

It started with Arnau Martinez's header which goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny could still thwart. But the ball rebounded which was greeted with Witsel's overhead kick to beat the goalkeeper.

After Witsel's goal, Girona's game was even more lively and began to match Barca. They even created a number of chances. Goalkeeper Szczesny again thwarted the chances of Vladyslav Vanat. Furthermore, Portu's shot still hit the post.

The match heated up because the two teams switched to pressure. De Jong almost scored a goal if his shot was not secured by goalkeeper Paulo Gazhaniga. Furthermore, Rashford's free kick only bounced narrowly over the crossbar.

Girona Alex Moreno's chances were again obtained. However, his efforts were fruitless and the 1-1 draw lasted until the first half was over.

Entering the second half, Barca still dominated. Lopez, who entered the second half, almost brought the reigning league champions ahead after his shot hit the crossbar.

After many failures, Barca were actually able to score a goal through defender Pau Cubarsi in the 60th minute. But the goal was disallowed because his colleague, Eric Garcia, committed a foul on Hugo Rincon.

When the match entered injury time, Barca were expected to fail to get full points because they could not add more goals.

Moreover, Flick then got a second yellow card followed by a red card after arguing and arguing with the referee. As a result, Flick could not accompany the team in the El Clasico match.

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Shortly after Flick was expelled, Barca could have scored. Araujo, who came on as a substitute, managed to break the deadlock after welcoming De Jong's cross.

A goal created in the 90+3 minute put Barca ahead 2-1. Flick also celebrated the goal in the stands. Not long after the game was over.