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Ferran Torres capitalized on a disastrous save to lead Barcelona past Mallorca in his first start in almost two months in La Liga on Tuesday.
When Mallorca goalkeeper Leo Roman was off his line and looked likely to collect the ball, defender Johan Mojica intervened in farcical fashion at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix, carelessly slotting past a team-mate.
The rebound fell to an unmarked Torres in the box, whose shot deflected Roman into the road under his body and rolled into the back of the net in the 12th minute.
The shark IS BACK. 🦈🔥#MallorcaBarca pic.twitter.com/NWsTvKdL7P
— LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) December 3, 2024
Muriqi's goal equalized for Mallorca
Lamine Yamal had a great chance to double Barca's lead soon after when Rafinha found him in space in the box.
The 17-year-old scored in a 4-0 win against Real Madrid on October 26 but spurned the chance to score his second goal in two home away games, firing wide.
That miss was made all the more painful when Vedat Muriqi equalized from close range two minutes before half-time, coming in after Mallorca had beaten Barca's offside trap just behind the center circle.
Kosovo striker Muriqi's first goal in five appearances was Los Bermelones' first attempt on goal and boosted their hopes of a third straight win.
Jagoba Arasate's side came from behind to beat Valencia 2-1 at home on Friday and had a chance to go fourth with a win.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLL 🏴☠️
BUT WHAT A RACE, PABLO#MallorcaBarca 1-1 pic.twitter.com/6WdNpoPrcv
— RCD Mallorca (@RCD_Mallorca) December 3, 2024
Torres is coming back from injury
Torres has missed eight league and Champions League games with a hamstring injury he picked up in the sixth minute of a 3-0 win against Alaves on 6 October.
The Spanish striker returned for a 33rd-minute substitute appearance in Barca's previous league game, losing 2-1 at home to lowly Las Palmas on Saturday.
Despite the surprising result, Barcelona started the meeting with Mallorca knowing that the three points would put them four more than the second-placed Real Madrid, who will have two games in hand.
The reigning champions, who are a point clear of third-placed Atletico Madrid, are at home to high-flying Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday (9pm GMT).
