BARCELONA. Real Madrid prevailed over FC Barcelona to win 2-1. A goal from S. Aguero was decisive in the 90min. It was Real Madrid to strike first with a goal of D. Alaba at the 32′. Then Lucas scored again for Real Madrid in the 90′ minute with a goal. Eventually, S. Aguero reduced the distance for FC Barcelona with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 2:15 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the assistance of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and José Gallego García. The 4th official was José David Martínez Montalbán. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.4 degrees Celsius or 68.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 2 On Target 5
- 9 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 119 Attack 59
- 85 Dangerous attack 30
- 64 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 16 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. FC Barcelona was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Real Madrid that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Real Madrid was capable to find the solution to win this match.
FC Barcelona shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Real Madrid shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (G. Pique). On the other side, Real Madrid received 1 yellow card (F. Mendy).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Barcelona will stay with 15 points to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Real Madrid will have 20 points like Sevilla to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away with Rayo Vallecano on the 27th of October with a 13-0 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (0 draws).
Real Madrid will host Osasuna on the 27th of October with a 19-2 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (5 draws).
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
58'
46'
90'
FC Barcelona adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Ronald Koeman decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Oscar Mingueza , Eric García , Gerard Piqué , Jordi Alba , Gavi , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Sergiño Dest , Ansu Fati and Memphis Depay .
The home team had on the bench: Samuel Umtiti, Neto, Riqui Puig, Luuk de Jong , Nicolás González, Alejandro Balde, Sergi Roberto , Sergio Agüero , Philippe Coutinho , Clément Lenglet, Yusuf Demir and Iñaki Peña.
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 4 changes: O. Mingueza for Coutinho (46′), A. Fati for S. Aguero (74′), F. de Jong for S. Roberto (77′) and Gavi for L. de Jong (85′).
Best player: Memphis Depay
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Memphis Depay.
His rating is with 32 passes (87% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 12 crosses.
Real Madrid – Formation
Real Madrid
Also Real Madrid adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Carlo Ancelotti played with: Thibaut Courtois , Lucas Vázquez , Éder Militão , David Alaba , Ferland Mendy , Luka Modrić , Casemiro , Toni Kroos , Rodrygo , Karim Benzema and Vinícius Júnior .
These were the players on the bench: Eden Hazard, Luis López, Marcelo, Andriy Lunin, Antonio Blanco, Mariano Díaz, Federico Valverde, Jesús Vallejo, Daniel Carvajal, Nacho Fernández, Eduardo Camavinga and Marco Asensio .
Real Madrid could not rely on the presence of M. Asensio (injured) and D. Carvajal (injured).
Substitutions
Real Madrid made 3 changes: Rodrygo for F. Valverde (72′), Vinicius Junior for M. Asensio (87′) and F. Valverde for D. Carvajal (90′).
Best player: Toni Kroos
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Madrid was Toni Kroos even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 51 passes (98% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Sevilla – Levante – 5-3
- Real Betis – Rayo Vallecano – 3-2
- FC Barcelona – Real Madrid – 1-2
- Atlético Madrid – Real Sociedad – 2-2
