This Week in Barça B: Show of Character

Photo by Joan Valls/ Urbanandsport /NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAfter two hugely disappointing draws against relegation candidates, Barça B arrived at last Saturday’s Mini Clásico against Real Madrid Castilla at the Johan Cruyff Stadium under pressure. They needed to show some character and play well, but things didn’t go well for a while.

Barça started the game terribly and quickly found themselves down 2-0 to a Madrid side that didn’t need to do much. Sergi Barjuan’s side looked disorganized and out of ideas, but they found a way to show their character and fight back. And they made a comeback: Matheus Pereira got things started with an incredible strike, and Jordi Escobar scored an equalizer…