BARCELONA. FC Barcelona was ultimately too good for Mallorca with the goal of Ansu Fati (1′), Ansu Fati (24′) and Gavi (70′). FC Barcelona was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (78%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 88,775 spectators.​ The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez who had the assistance of Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.2 degrees Celsius or 73.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Barcelona

3 - 0

Mallorca

  • ! 78 Ball Possession 22
Shots
  • 28 Total 3
  • 9 On Target 1
  • 19 Off Target 2
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 151 Attack 53
  • 136 Dangerous attack 14
  • 67 Ball safe 57
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 14 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 4 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 78% while Mallorca was struggling with a 22% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona had a more offensive attitude with 136 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match​.

FC Barcelona shot 28 times, 9 on target, 19 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mallorca shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Also, Mallorca didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Amath Ndiaye (Mallorca) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (14′).

Match Timeline

1'
14'
14'
Sergi Roberto- sub ->Alejandro Balde
17'
24'
46'
Gavi(goal)Ousmane Dembélé
70'
71'
79'
Abdón Prats- sub ->Vedat Muriqi
Raphinha- sub ->Ansu Fati
79'
Marcos Alonso- sub ->Jordi Alba
81'
Ferran Torres- sub ->Ousmane Dembélé
84'
85'
86'
Giovanni González- sub ->Manu Morlanes
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this match, FC Barcelona will have 88 points to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Mallorca will stay with 47 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away against Celta de Vigo on the 4th of June with a 16-5 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (6 draws).

Mallorca will host Rayo Vallecano on the 4th of June with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Mallorca (1 draw).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
6.5
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
8.0
81'
D
Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark
7.2
D
Jules Koundé 23.France
7.3
D
Alejandro Balde 28.Spain
6.5
17'
M
Sergio Busquets 5.Spain
7.1
85'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
7.5
M
Gavi 30.Spain
8.1
70'
F
R. Lewandowski 9.Poland
8.4
F
Ousmane Dembélé 7.France
8.4
84'
F
Ansu Fati 10.Spain
8.2
79' 1', 24'
Substitutes
G
Arnau Tenas 36.Spain
G
Iñaki Peña 13.Spain
D
Sergi Roberto 20.Spain
6.9
17'
D
Eric García 24.Spain
85'
D
Marcos Alonso 17.Spain
81'
M
Franck Kessié 19.Ivory Coast
M
Pablo Torre 32.Spain
F
Ferran Torres 11.Spain
84'
F
Raphinha 22.Brazil
6.2
79'

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 (6.5), Alejandro Baldé (6.5), Jules Koundé (7.3), Andreas Christensen (7.2), Jordi Alba (8.0), Gavi (8.1), Sergio Busquets (7.1), Frenkie de Jong (7.5), Ousmane Dembélé (8.4), Robert Lewandowski (8.4) and Ansu Fati (8.2).

The home team had on the bench: Franck Kessié, Ferran Torres, Sergi Roberto (6.9), Eric García, Raphinha (6.2), Marcos Alonso, Arnau Tenas, Pablo Torre and Iñaki Peña.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Alejandro Balde for Sergi Roberto (17′), Ansu Fati for Raphinha (79′), Jordi Alba for Marcos Alonso (81′), Ousmane Dembélé for Ferrán Torres (84′) and Sergio Busquets for Eric García (85′).

Best player: Robert Lewandowski​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Robert Lewandowski even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Mallorca – Formation

Mallorca
G
Dominik Greif 13.Slovakia
7.0
D
Jaume Costa 18.Spain
6.3
87'
D
Pablo Maffeo 15.Argentina
5.9
D
Martin Valjent 24.Slovakia
7.3
D
José Copete 6.Spain
6.8
D
Josep Gayá 29.Spain
6.6
46'
M
Dani Rodríguez 14.Spain
6.3
71'
M
Manu Morlanes 11.Spain
6.6
86'
M
Iddrisu Baba 12.Ghana
6.2
M
Amath Ndiaye 23.Senegal
3.1
14'
F
Vedat Muriqi 7.Kosovo
6.8
79'
Substitutes
G
Leo Román 31.Spain
G
Predrag Rajkovic 1.Serbia
D
Giovanni González 20.Uruguay
86'
D
M. Martin 36.Spain
D
Benjamín Garay 44.Argentina
M
R. Quintanilla 46.Spain
87'
M
Miguel Llabrés 30.Spain
M
Clément Grenier 8.France
6.6
46'
F
Tino Kadewere 17.Zimbabwe
F
Ángel Rodríguez 22.Spain
6.8
71'
F
Abdón Prats 9.Spain
6.5
79'

Mallorca started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Dominik Greif (7.0), Pablo Maffeo (5.9), Josep Gayá (6.6), Martin Valjent (7.3), José Copete (6.8), Jaume Costa (6.3), Dani Rodríguez (6.3), Manu Morlanes (6.6), Iddrisu Baba (6.2), Amath Ndiaye (3.1) and Vedat Muriqi (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tino Kadewere, Giovanni González, Ángel Rodríguez (6.8), Abdón Prats (6.5), Ruben Quintanilla, Miguel Llabrés, Leo Román, Miguelito, Clément Grenier (6.6), Marcos Fernández, Benjamín Garay and Predrag Rajković.

Mallorca could not rely on the presence of Abdón Prats (injured) and Giovanni González (injured).

Substitutions

Mallorca made 5 changes: Josep Gayá for Clément Grenier (46′), Dani Rodríguez for Ángel (71′), Vedat Muriqi for Abdón Prats (79′), Manu Morlanes for Giovanni Gonzalez (86′) and Jaume Costa for Rubén Quintanilla Rodríguez (87′).

Best player: Martin Valjent​

The player that probably impressed the most for Mallorca was Martin Valjent.

His rating is (7.3) with 11 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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