&w=1200&resize=1200,0&ssl=1 "Easy win for Barcelona as the Blaugrana defeat relegated Almeria")
Barcelona produced a strong performance to defeat Almeria, who were officially relegated from the Spanish League.
Xavi Hernandez's men are looking to end the season on a high note after failing to challenge for the La Liga title.
They had it easy against relegated Almería, beating them 2-0 as the season gradually wound down.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez explained the reason for the lack of participation of Vitor Roque, who joined during the winter.
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Barcelona are looking to sign the Liverpool star when the summer transfer window opens after an impressive season.
As it happened
Almería coach Pepe Mel made two changes to his team, which lost 3-2 to Real Betis last weekend.
While Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez made four changes to his team that beat Real Sociedad 2-0 last weekend.
The match began with Barcelona possessing the ball, controlling the course of the game, and creating opportunities.
It did not take long before the away team opened the scoring. Fermin Lopez ran onto a smart high pass from Hector Forte and easily beat the keeper with a header into the top right corner from close range.
Barcelona took the lead at the end of the first half after controlling the match. The second half began and Xavi's men continued where they left off.
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Fermin Lopez scores for Barcelona || imago
They continued to knock on the door of Almeria's defense and scored the second goal of the match in the 68th minute.
Sergi Roberto showed great vision and sent a pass to Fermin Lopez, who showed composure inside the penalty area and slotted the ball into the net.
Barcelona controlled the match well after scoring the second goal and held on until the referee blew the final whistle.
