Fermín´s numbers, an oasis in the desert

The team has not been able to find consistency, but the midfielder from El Campillo is going through a sweet moment, closely supporting the great level of Lamine Yamal, who after overcoming pubalgia has become decisive again. In the last matches, Fermín has significantly raised his performance, standing out in a more central position, close to the playmaker role, which enhances his offensive virtues.

4 assists in 2 matches

In the last four commitments of the azulgrana team —in which Barça has scored 13 goals (6 against Olympiakos, 1 against Real Madrid, 3 against Elche, and 3 against Bruges)—, Fermín López has directly participated in 8 of them. That is to say, he has influenced 61% of the goals, either by scoring or assisting. His role as an assistant shone especially in the match against Bruges, even though it was not his most inspired night. In that duel, Fermín delivered a precise cross from the right for Ferran Torres to score, after receiving an excellent pass into space from Lamine Yamal. Precisely, he connected again with the young winger in the play that ended in a stunning goal from Lamine. Although the final action was a demonstration of talent from the player from Rocafonda, the backheel with his left foot and Fermín´s subtle movement were decisive for the play. Two assists in Belgian lands that added to the other two he had provided in the previous match, the 3-1 victory against Elche in Montjuïc. On that occasion, the first pass was for Ferran Torres after a brilliant individual maneuver, and the second for Marcus Rashford, with a low and precise delivery from the right to the edge that the Englishman converted with an unstoppable strike. In the two previous commitments, however, he was a protagonist in front of goal, confirming that the muscle injury that kept him out of action for four matches is now completely overcome.

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More comfortable in the playmaker role

His return as a starter after the injury (he had returned with minutes against Girona) occurred in an ideal scenario: the European clash against Olympiakos (6-1). There he signed a spectacular hat-trick with his left foot, taking advantage of the spaces that acting behind the center forward provides, an area where he feels freer and more dangerous. Although the classic against Real Madrid was a poor collective performance, Fermín stood out again: he scored Barça´s only goal at the Santiago Bernabéu with a powerful right-footed shot from a pass by Marcus Rashford. That play again demonstrated one of his greatest virtues: his ability to strike with both feet, although his accuracy is greater with his right.

An oasis in the middle of the desert

The excellent moment of Fermín López contrasts with the structural problems of the team, especially in defense, but there is no doubt that the Andalusian footballer has become a ray of light amid Barça´s irregularity. A true oasis in the desert.