Almería overcomes FC Barcelona 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Touré. HIGHLIGHTS

ALMERIA. Almería overcomes FC Barcelona 1-0 after E. Touré scored just 1 goal (24').

Almería overcomes FC Barcelona 1-0 with a goal scored by E. Touré. HIGHLIGHTS

ALMERIA. Almería beats FC Barcelona 1-0 after E. Touré scored just 1 goal (24′). FC Barcelona was definitely better in terms of ball possession (72%).​

The match was played at the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos stadium in Almeria on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias with the support of Iván Masso Granado and José Antonio Garrido Romero. The 4th official was Jorge Díaz Escudero. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
  • 6 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 1 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 88 Attack 137
  • 29 Dangerous attack 86
  • 72 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 72% while Almería was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona had a more offensive attitude with 86 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Almería found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Almería shot 6 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, FC Barcelona shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Almería received 3 yellow cards (Lucas Robertone, Chumi and Fernando Martínez). Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (Eric García, Xavi, Raphinha and Gavi).

Match Timeline

24'
35'
46'
Raphinha- sub ->F. Kessie
Lucas Robertone- Yellow
47'
Chumi- Yellow
53'
54'
Raphinha- Yellow
57'
Gavi - Yellow
67'
R. Araujo- sub ->Eric García
67'
Marcos Alonso - sub ->Jordi Alba
Largie Ramazani- sub ->Lucas Robertone
76'
76'
Adrián Embarba- sub ->Luis Suárez
76'
83'
Alejandro Pozo- sub ->Iñigo Eguaras
83'
Fernando Martínez- Yellow
87'
89'

Standings

After playing this contest, Almería will have 25 points like Sevilla and Cádiz to go down in the 14th place. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona will stay with 59 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Almería will host Villarreal on the 4th of March with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Villarreal (6 draws).

FC Barcelona will host Valencia on the 5th of March with a 23-7 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (14 draws).

Almería – Formation

Almería
G
7.1
87'
D
Rodrigo Ely 19.Brazil
7.5
D
Srdjan Babic  22.Serbia
6.7
D
Chumi 21.Spain
6.7
53'
D
Sergio Akieme 15.Spain
6.4
M
Íñigo Eguaras 4.Spain
6.2
83'
M
7.1
M
Lucas Robertone 5.Argentina
7.0
76' 47'
M
Léo Baptistão 12.Brazil
6.2
83'
F
Luis Javier Suárez 16.Colombia
7.3
76'
F
E. Touré 9.Mali
7.4
89' Goals24'
Substitutes
G
Diego Mariño 1.Spain
D
Álex Centelles 20.Spain
D
Kaiky 2.Brazil
89'
D
Houboulang Mendes 24.Guinea-Bissau
M
Samuel Costa 23.Portugal
83'
M
M
Arnau Puigmal 18.Spain
M
Alejandro Pozo 17.Spain
83'
F
Lázaro 14.Brazil
F
Adrián Embarba 10.Spain
6.2
76'
F
Dyego Sousa 11.Portugal
F
Largie Ramazani 7.Belgium
6.8
76'

Almería started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia decided to play with the following team: Fernando Martínez (7.1), Chumi (6.7), Rodrigo Ely (7.5), Srđan Babić (6.7), Sergio Akieme (6.4), Léo Baptistão (6.2), César de la Hoz (7.1), Íñigo Eguaras (6.2), Lucas Robertone (7.0), Luis Javier Suárez (7.3) and El Bilal Touré (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Lázaro, Samuel Costa, Adrián Embarba (6.2), Francisco Portillo, Dyego Sousa, Diego Mariño, Largie Ramazani (6.8), Arnau Puigmal, Álex Centelles, Alejandro Pozo, Kaiky and Houboulang Mendes.

Substitutions

Almería made 5 changes: Lucas Robertone for Largie Ramazani (76′), Luis Suárez for Adrián Embarba (76′), Léo Baptistão for Samuel Costa (83′), Iñigo Eguaras for Alejandro Pozo (83′) and E. Touré for Kaiky Fernandes Melo (89′).

Best player: Rodrigo Ely​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Rodrigo Ely even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 18 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
6.4
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
7.1
67'
D
Sergi Roberto  20.Spain
6.2
76'
D
Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark
7.1
D
Eric García 24.Spain
6.5
67' 35'
M
Sergio Busquets 5.Spain
7.1
76'
M
Franck Kessié 19.Ivory Coast
6.4
46'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
7.3
F
Gavi  6.Spain
6.1
57'
F
7.0
F
Ferran Torres 11.Spain
8.4
Substitutes
G
Iñaki Peña 13.Spain
G
Arnau Tenas 36.Spain
D
Marcos Alonso  17.Spain
7.1
67'
D
J. Koundé 23.France
D
Alejandro Balde 28.Spain
D
R. Araujo 4.Uruguay
6.6
67'
M
Pablo Torre 32.Spain
6.2
76'
F
Raphinha 22.Brazil
6.7
46' 54'

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.4), Sergi Roberto (6.2), Andreas Christensen (7.1), Eric García (6.5), Jordi Alba (7.1), Franck Kessié (6.4), Sergio Busquets (7.1), Frenkie de Jong (7.3), Ferran Torres (8.4), Robert Lewandowski (7.0) and Gavi (6.1).

They had on the bench: Marcos Alonso (7.1), Jules Koundé, Ángel Alarcón (6.6), Pablo Torre (6.2), Iñaki Peña, Alejandro Baldé, Ronald Araújo (6.6), Raphinha (6.7) and Arnau Tenas.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 4 changes: F. Kessie for Raphinha (46′), Eric García for Ronald Araujo (67′), Jordi Alba for Marcos Alonso (67′) and Sergi Roberto for Pablo Torre Carral (76′).

Best player: Ferran Torres​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Ferran Torres.

His rating is (8.4) with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 14 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​