“They thought he was going to flop”- Barcelona fans on cloud nine after Dani Olmo inspires brilliant comeback win on La Liga debut
Dani Olmo impressed everyone on his professional debut for Barcelona as he bagged the late winnner against Rayo Vallecano.
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Dani Olmo was registered right on time for Barcelona's game against Rayo Vallecano (Via X/@FCBarcelona)
FC Barcelona brought in Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig after a successful Euros with Spain. The former Barcelona and La Masia talent made his return back ‘home’ after the club made the decision to pay €60 million to the German club a few weeks ago. Despite facing difficulties in registering the player, his inclusion to the squad against Rayo Vallecano was justified with a late winner.
Barcelona found themselves trailing to the hosts on Tuesday night when Unai Lopez put his side in front in the 9th minute. However, after pulling level at the hour mark, up stepped Dani Olmo to announce himself to the away fans. In a moment of brilliance, the 26-year-old curled his shot past the opposition keeper with his left foot.
Besides the goal, Olmo managed to completely change the flow of the game after coming on instead of Ferran Torres in the second half. He also unleashed a powerful strike from well outside the box, but saw it agonizingly hit the woodwork and go out of play.
Olmo was unregistered for Barcelona’s first two League games and marked his League debut with a goal worth remembering.
Fans thrilled as Dani Olmo picks up debut goal
Weeks of anticipation and struggle to register Dani Olmo finally paid off when the Spaniard inspired a comeback victory against Rayo Vallecano. A fan commented that his goal silenced many rival fans and critics who claimed that Olmo’s signing was ‘unnecessary’ and cost too much.
Another added that he was registered just in time to keep FC Barcelona‘s winning streak alive. Barca fans reminded their rivals how Kylian Mbappe is yet to score in La Liga, while a man who was registered hours ago had more goals than the Frenchman. Besides Olmo, fans praised Hansi Flick and his style of play. The fact that Flick was forced to operate with several youngsters, that too with many injuries in the squad and still won all three of his games deserved applause.
As things stand, Barcelona have clinched top spot in the table, with a perfect record in their opening three matches. Rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are yet to play their third game and are on four points each. Barca play their next League game against Real Valladolid a few days later.
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