CáDIZ. Cádiz and FC Barcelona didn’t manage to score any goal on Thursday. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cádiz on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande who was helped by Roberto Alonso Fernández and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Manuel García Gómez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.7 degrees Celsius or 71.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2). On the other side, FC Barcelona adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).
Cádiz – Formation
Cádiz
68'
79'
The manager Álvaro Cervera Díaz decided to play with the following team: Jeremías Ledesma , Isaac Carcelén , Varazdat Haroyan , Víctor Chust , Alfonso Espino , Álvaro Jiménez , Fali , Tomás Alarcón , Santiago Arzamendia , Rubén Sobrino and Álvaro Negredo .
The home team had on the bench: Florin Andone, Álvaro Bastida, Anthony Lozano , Jens Jønsson , David Gil, Salvi , Carlos Akapo , Álex Fernandez, Marcos Mauro, Alberto Perea , Martín Calderón and Juan Cala.
Cádiz could not rely on the presence of J. Jonsson (injured) and C. Akapo (injured).
Best player: Isaac Carcelén
The player that probably impressed the most for Cádiz was Isaac Carcelén.
His rating is with 19 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
65'
On the opposite side, Ronald Koeman played with: Marc-André ter Stegen , Oscar Mingueza , Gerard Piqué , Ronald Araújo , Sergiño Dest , Frenkie de Jong , Sergio Busquets , Gavi , Yusuf Demir , Luuk de Jong and Memphis Depay .
They had on the bench: Samuel Umtiti, Iñaki Peña, Clément Lenglet, Neto, Eric García, Nicolás González , Sergi Roberto , Philippe Coutinho and Riqui Puig .
Best player: Memphis Depay
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Memphis Depay.
His rating is with 52 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 12 Total 5
- 2 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 77 Attack 153
- 67 Dangerous attack 59
- 112 Ball safe 118
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 68% while Cádiz was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Cádiz was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Cádiz to win the match.
Cádiz shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, FC Barcelona shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Cádiz received 3 yellow cards (V. Haroyan, C. Akapo and T. Alarcon). On the opposite side, FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards (F. de Jong, S. Roberto and S. Busquets).
Also, FC Barcelona didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after F. de Jong (FC Barcelona) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (65′).
R. Koeman (FC Barcelona) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Cádiz will have 6 points like Elche and Espanyol to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, FC Barcelona will have 9 points like Athletic Club and Real Betis to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Cádiz will play away against Rayo Vallecano on the 26th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
FC Barcelona will host Levante on the 26th of September with a 21-3 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (4 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Cádiz – FC Barcelona – 0-0
- Granada – Real Sociedad – 2-3
- Osasuna – Real Betis – 1-3
