Barcelona Fire 40 Shots But Settle for Narrow Win Over Mallorca
La Liga leaders Barcelona opened Matchday 34 with a dominant yet wasteful performance against RCD Mallorca, eventually securing a narrow 1-0 win at the Spotify Camp Nou.
Despite registering a staggering 40 shots and enjoying 78% possession, Xavi's men could only find the back of the net once—courtesy of a composed finish from Dani Olmo just seconds into the second half.
The Catalan giants were relentless in attack but uncharacteristically inefficient in front of goal, squandering chance after chance against a resilient Mallorca defense. Still, the early goal proved enough to take all three points.
2024-25, Spain - La Liga
Barcelona - Mallorca 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Olmo, 46 (1:0)
Barcelona: Szczesny; Araujo R.; Martinez In.; Garcia E.; Fort H. (Martín, 77); Gavi; Olmo (Fermin, 62); Yamal (de Jong F., 87); Torres F. (Pau Victor, 77); Pedri; Fati An. (Raphinha, 62)
Bench: Peña I.; Kochen Diego; Cubarsí; Christensen A.; Kounde; Torre P.
Mallorca: Roman Leo; Morey; Copete; Raillo; Mojica (Lato, 81); Valjent; Samuel Costa (Domenech M., 66); Mascarell (Franch, 87); Darder; Sánchez An. (Fernandez V., 81); Larin C. (Prats A., 86)
Bench: Greif; Cuéllar I.; Guijarro; Chiquinho
Yellow Cards: Samuel Costa 25
