BARCELONA. FC Barcelona defeats Valencia 1-0 after Raphinha scored just 1 goal (16′).
FC Barcelona remained with 10 players after Ronald Araújo received a red card in the 59′. Still, FC Barcelona still managed to win this encounter playing only in 10.
Ferran Torres squandered a penalty (55′) for FC Barcelona.
The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 89,664 spectators. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas who had the assistance of Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Iván Hernández Ramos. The 4th official was Álvaro Rodríguez Recio. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 13 Total 13
- 4 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 8
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 55 Attack 69
- 30 Dangerous attack 46
- 83 Ball safe 99
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. FC Barcelona was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Valencia that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Valencia was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyway, FC Barcelona was capable to find the solution to win this match.
FC Barcelona shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Valencia shot 13 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
(FC Barcelona) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (59′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, FC Barcelona will have 62 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Valencia will stay with 23 points to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away against Athletic Club on the 12th of March with a 32-6 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (9 draws).
Valencia will host Osasuna on the 11th of March with a 16-6 head to head record in favor of Valencia (7 draws).
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
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81'
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FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Jules Koundé , Ronald Araújo , Andreas Christensen , Alejandro Baldé , Sergi Roberto , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Raphinha , Ferran Torres and Ansu Fati .
The home team had on the bench: Pablo Torre Carral, Arnau Tenas Ureña, Franck Kessié , Eric García , Estanislau Pedrola Fortuny, Ignacio Peña Sotorres, Jordi Alba Ramos, Marcos Alonso and Ángel Alarcón .
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 3 changes: Frenkie de Jong for Franck Kessié (46′), Ansu Fati for Marcos Alonso (61′) and Sergi Roberto for Eric García (81′).
Best player: Raphinha
The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Raphinha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 39 passes (69% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 16. He performed 7 crosses.
Valencia – Formation
Valencia
Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Dimitri Foulquier , Eray Cömert , Cenk Özkaçar , Jesús Vázquez , Thierry Correia , Ilaix Moriba , Hugo Guillamón , André Almeida , Samuel Lino and Hugo Duro .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Justin Kluivert , Mouctar Diakhaby , Samu Castillejo , Cristian Rivero Sabater, Francisco Pérez , Javier Guerra Moreno, Iago Herrerín Buisán, Mario Dominguez, Cristhian Andrey Mosquera Ibarguen, Yunus Musah and Rubén Iranzo Lendínez.
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: Eray Cömert for Mouctar Diakhaby (55′), Thierry Correia for Samu Castillejo (62′), Ilaix Moriba for Francisco Perez Martinez (62′), Samuel Lino for Justin Kluivert (78′) and André Almeida for Yunus Musah (78′).
Best player: Jesús Vázquez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Jesús Vázquez.
His rating is with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- FC Barcelona – Valencia – 1-0
- Real Betis – Real Madrid – 0-0
- Rayo Vallecano – Athletic Club – 0-0
- Real Valladolid – Espanyol – 2-1
