BARCELONA. FC Barcelona was able to snatch a draw against Granada with a late goal from R. Araujo scored in the (90′) after Granada got a lead with a goal from D. Duarte (2′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (77%)
The match was played at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Monday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In front of 27,097 spectators. The referee was Santiago Jaime Latre with the help of Jorge Bueno Mateo and Fernando Tresaco Escabosa. The 4th official was Antonio Monter Soláns. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3). On the opposite side, Granada adopted a mid-fielder-oriented formation (4-1-4-1).
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
88'
90'
42'
The manager Ronald Koeman decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Sergiño Dest , Eric García , Ronald Araújo , Alejandro Balde , Sergi Roberto , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Yusuf Demir , Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho .
The home team had on the bench: Gerard Piqué , Luuk de Jong , Samuel Umtiti, Clément Lenglet, Gavi , Neto, Oscar Mingueza , Riqui Puig and Iñaki Peña.
Best player: Ronald Araújo
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Ronald Araújo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 68 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Granada – Formation
Granada
On the opposite side, Robert Moreno played with: Luis Maximiano , Quini , Domingos Duarte , Luis Abram , Sergio Escudero , Luis Milla , Antonio Puertas , Monchu , Yan Eteki , Darwin Machís and Jorge Molina .
They had on the bench: Maxime Gonalons , Santiago Arias, Carlos Bacca, Carlos Neva , Aarón Escandell, Luis Javier Suárez , Ángel Montoro , Alberto Soro, Germán Sánchez , Isma Ruiz, Ruben Rochina and Víctor Díaz.
Granada could not rely on the presence of A. Montoro (injured).
Best player: Domingos Duarte
The player that probably impressed the most for Granada was Domingos Duarte.
His rating is with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
Match Statistics
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 6 On Target 3
- 11 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 155 Attack 65
- 110 Dangerous attack 21
- 75 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 16
- 3 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 77% while Granada was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 110 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough FC Barcelona to win the match.
FC Barcelona shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Granada shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (O. Mingueza, R. Koeman, R. Araujo and G. Pique). On the opposite side, Granada received 6 yellow cards (A. Montoro, M. Gonalons, L. Maximiano, Monchu, Quini and C. Bacca).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, FC Barcelona will have 8 points like Mallorca and Osasuna to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Granada will have 3 points to stay in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away against Cádiz on the 23rd of September with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (1 draw).
Granada will host Real Sociedad on the 23rd of September with a 9-5 head to head record in favor of Real Sociedad (4 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- FC Barcelona – Granada – 1-1
