Rafa Márquez's Barcelona takes advantage of Raúl's Real Madrid in their first duel to reach the final and fight for promotion to the second division

Rafa Márquez remains firm on the path to fulfill his goal of promoting Barcelona Athletic to the second division, who is currently active in the First Federation, equivalent to the third division of Spain, since he won the first leg match 4-2to against Real Madrid Castilla in the prelude to the final that grants a ticket for the promotion.

In this way, the team led by the former Mexican defender will arrive with an advantage at the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium, where they will have the final duel against Castilla, a team led by the former soccer player Raúl González, and with whom Márquez lived many Clásicos on the pitch in LaLiga. .

In the match held at the Johan Cruyff Stadium the white team went up on the scoreboard through Nico Paz at minute 13 of play, however the pleasure did not last long, since just 6 minutes later the score was leveled by central defender Chadi Riad, with a solid header .

Before going to rest, Barca B took the lead with a low shot from Roberto Fernández Jaén from a pass from Luismi Cruz, the star of the game, who scored the last two goals.

Before that double, Carlos Dotor González tied the score temporarily, after scoring a penalty at 68′. However, he appeared again Luismi Cruz to give a radical turn to things and score at 76′ and 80′, sealing the final 4-2 in favor of the Catalans.

The match was even and, perhaps, Barcelona obtained a bigger prize than expected, since Madrid dominated most of the game, but the blaugranas were more forceful.

Now Rafa Márquez and his team must visit the rival on June 11, where they can lose by up to one goal, given that the global tie after regulation time and overtime I would give Castilla the pass for having been better placed in the general table.

Rafa Márquez highlights the team’s ability to overcome

The DT of the winning team highlighted the effort of his team, which was able to recover from a 0-1 loss and ended up turning the score around in a match that looked complicated.

“I am happy for the attitude of the boys. The intensity and character they brought out. Being down on the scoreboard and getting over it, then having a penalty against and continuing to fight and fight is to thank them for what they are doing”, commented the strategist at a press conference after the match.

“This is just the first match and we have to get on the ground well, keep working and wait for next weekend to try to get another good result. There are 90 minutes left to play and anything can happen. I am aware and as a leader I have to let the boys know that we have not achieved anything yet. You have to be prudent”, he concluded.

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