GRANADA. Granada manages to recover against FC Barcelona with a goal on the L. Yamal 45′ and a goal on the S. Roberto 85′. FC Barcelona was definitely better in terms of ball possession (81%)​

The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium in Granada on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was César Soto Grado with the collaboration of Pau Cebrián Devis and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Sergio Escriche Guzmán. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.48 degrees Celsius or 68.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Granada

2 - 2

FC Barcelona

  • ! 19 Ball Possession 81
Shots
  • 7 Total 22
  • 2 On Target 10
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 55 Attack 151
  • 23 Dangerous attack 78
  • 31 Ball safe 57
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 11
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 2 Total 2
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 81% while Granada was struggling with a 19% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was putting more pressure with 78 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Barcelona to win the match​.

Granada shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 22 times, 10 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Granada received 5 yellow cards (Jesús Vallejo, Francisco López Fernández, Carlos Neva, Miguel Rubio and Bryan Zaragoza). Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (João Cancelo).

Match Timeline

1'
29'
44'
Ronald Araujo- sub ->Jules Koundé
45'
Lamine Yamal(goal)
Antonio Puertas- sub ->Myrto Uzuni
58'
59'
Raúl Torrente- sub ->Álvaro Fernández
59'
61'
Sergi Roberto- sub ->Fermín López
66'
Miguel Rubio- Yellow
68'
José Callejón- sub ->Lucas Boyé
74'
76'
Oriol Romeu- sub ->Lamine Yamal
Jesús Vallejo- sub ->Ricard Sánchez
84'
85'
Sergi Roberto(goal)Alejandro Balde
Jesús Vallejo- Yellow
86'
90'
João Félix(VAR)
90'
João Cancelo- Yellow
Carlos Neva- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this match, Granada will have 6 points like Celta de Vigo to remain in the 19th place. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona will have 21 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Granada will host Villarreal on the 29th of October with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Villarreal (5 draws).

FC Barcelona will host Real Madrid on the 29th of October with a 23-15 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (12 draws).

Granada – Formation

Granada
G
André Ferreira 13.Portugal
8.4
D
Ricard Sánchez 12.Spain
6.6
84'
D
Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain
6.6
D
Carlos Neva 15.Spain
6.3
90'
D
Miguel Rubio 4.Spain
6.7
68'
D
Álvaro Fernández 33.Spain
6.8
59'
M
Myrto Uzuni 11.Albania
6.3
58'
M
Gerard Gumbau 23.Spain
7.0
M
Bryan Zaragoza 26.Spain
8.5
66' 1', 29'
M
Gonzalo Villar 24.Spain
6.4
59'
F
Lucas Boyé 7.Argentina
7.1
74'
Substitutes
G
Adri López 31.Spain
D
Raúl Torrente 28.Spain
6.6
59'
D
Wilson Manafá 3.Portugal
D
Jesús Vallejo 5.Spain
6.6
84' 86'
M
Sergio Ruiz 20.Spain
M
Antonio Puertas 10.Spain
6.3
58'
M
Njegoš Petrović 18.Serbia
6.4
59'
M
Óscar Melendo 21.Spain
F
José Callejón 9.Spain
6.4
74'
F
Shon Weissman 17.Israel
F
F. Diédhiou 19.Senegal
F
Alberto Perea 22.Spain

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

The manager Francisco José López Fernández decided to play with the following team: André Ferreira (8.4), Ricard Sánchez (6.6), Miguel Rubio (6.7), Ignasi Miquel (6.6), Carlos Neva (6.3), Álvaro Fernández (6.8), Myrto Uzuni (6.3), Gerard Gumbau (7.0), Gonzalo Villar (6.4), Bryan Zaragoza (8.5) and Lucas Boyé (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: José Callejón (6.4), Sergio Ruiz Alonso, Raúl Torrente (6.6), Wilson Manafá, Jesús Vallejo (6.6), Antonio Puertas (6.3), Shon Weissman, Njegoš Petrović (6.4), Famara Diédhiou, Óscar Melendo, Alberto Perea and Adri López.

Granada could not rely on the presence of Jesús Vallejo (injured).

Substitutions

Granada made 5 changes: Myrto Uzuni for Antonio Puertas (58′), Álvaro Fernández for Raúl Torrente (59′), Lucas Boyé for José Callejón (74′), Gonzalo Villar for Njegoš Petrović (59′) and Ricard Sánchez for Jesús Vallejo (84′).

Best player: Bryan Zaragoza​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Granada was Bryan Zaragoza.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 8 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
6.4
D
João Cancelo 2.Portugal
7.7
90'
D
Alejandro Balde 3.Spain
7.7
D
Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark
7.7
D
Jules Koundé 23.France
6.6
44'
M
Gavi 6.Spain
7.5
M
İlkay Gündoğan 22.Germany
7.8
M
Fermín 32.Spain
7.5
61'
F
João Félix 14.Portugal
7.5
F
Lamine Yamal 27.Spain
7.8
76' 45'
F
Ferran Torres 7.Spain
6.8
Substitutes
G
Iñaki Peña 13.Spain
G
Ander Astralaga 26.Spain
D
Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay
7.9
44'
D
Iñigo Martínez 5.Spain
D
Marcos Alonso 17.Spain
D
Sergi Roberto 20.Spain
7.5
61' 85'
M
Oriol Romeu 18.Spain
7.3
76'
F
Pau Victor 37.Spain
F
Marc Guiu 38.Spain

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

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.4), João Cancelo (7.7), Jules Koundé (6.6), Andreas Christensen (7.7), Alejandro Balde (7.7), Fermín López (7.5), Ilkay Gündogan (7.8), Gavi (7.5), Lamine Yamal (7.8), Ferran Torres (6.8) and João Félix (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Oriol Romeu (7.3), Ronald Araújo (7.9), Iñigo Martínez , Iñaki Peña, Marcos Alonso, Sergi Roberto (7.5), Ander Astralaga, Pau Víctor and Marc Guiu.

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Ronald Araújo (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 3 changes: Jules Koundé for Ronald Araújo (44′), Fermín López for Sergi Roberto (61′) and Lamine Yamal for Oriol Romeu (76′).

Best player: Ronald Araújo​

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Ronald Araújo.

His rating is (7.9) with 56 passes (95% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 44′.

Results of the day

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