In recent days, Fermín López has been one of the current protagonists of FC Barcelona. It had been reported that the Catalans had made the decision to keep the midfielder born in El Campillo and that he will continue to be the number ’12’ player in Xavi Hernández’s squad for the next season. This Monday, against Valencia, he has once again shown that he is in a position to show that he can be important.
The Terrassa coach opted for him in his starting lineup, making him the ‘relief’ for Frenkie de Jong, who aims to miss the rest of the season due to a grade II sprain in his right ankle that he suffered in the Classic. Fermín López won the game against Pedri González, who arrived at the event in a pinch after not having trained with the group for much of the week. The 20-year-old took advantage of his opportunity.
Fermín knows how to take advantage of his opportunities
From the first stages of the game, he was very active between the lines and sneaking into the Valencia area to generate superiority. He was a practically indecipherable footballer for the rival team’s defense and ended up making the difference before the midpoint of the first half with the goal that opened the scoring. He took advantage of a cross from Raphinha, with a thread, to get ahead of his markers, jump and send a very powerful header to ‘punish’ Giorgi Mamardashvili.
It was Fermín’s eighth goal in what is his first season in the first division. Although he is not an undisputed player, he has been an important piece in Xavi’s plans.. He has participated in 38 matches, across all competitions, with eight goals and one assist. In LaLiga, he has started ten times, while in the Champions League he had three starts, two in the Copa del Rey and one in the Spanish Super Cup.
Fermín, scoring two games in a row
The truth is that, with his goal against Valencia, andThe player born in El Campillo has scored his second consecutive game in goal, after scoring in the Clásico against Real Madrid a week ago. He had appeared as a ‘revulsive’ to take advantage of a dead ball in the area and served to convince Xavi that he can be an important resource in the rotation in the last remaining games of the season.
