Barcelona narrowly defeated Las Palmas with an injurytime penalty from Ilkay Gundogan, despite being outplayed for much of the game.

Ferran Torres scored the equalizer for Barcelona early in the second half, showing a change in attitude and determination.

The match highlighted flaws in both teams' performances, with goalkeeper Inaki Pena struggling and new signing Vitor Roque making his debut.

Barcelona managed to secure victory against Las Palmas thanks to an injurytime penalty from Ilkay Gundogan. Despite being outplayed by their opponents for much of the game, they closed the gap on Real Madrid and Girona to seven points.

Las Palmas took control of the first half and deservedly went ahead when Munir El Haddadi beat Inaki Pena to score. They almost doubled their lead when Sandro hit the post after 40 minutes. However, Xavi's team talk at halftime had a positive impact as Barcelona emerged more focused in the second half.

Ferran Torres scored an equaliser just 10 minutes into the second half before Gundogan secured victory with his late penalty. New signing Vitor Roque made his debut but missed a crucial opportunity late on. Meanwhile, Robert Lewandowski was below par throughout most of this match.

Both teams showed weaknesses defensively during this game, particularly evident through errors made by players such as Pena and Christensen for Barcelona or Sandro who starred during several opportunities created by Las Palmas.

The key highlights included:

1) The goal scoring plays

2) Player ratings

3) Match statistics

In summary, while it wasn't one of Barca's best performances overall due partly also because there were injuries suffered which changed some aspects especially defense side , they ultimately came away victorious against tough opposition securing three valuable points that could prove vital later down line come end season if things get tight between them all again!