FC Barcelona beats Mallorca 1-0 with a goal scored by L. de. HIGHLIGHTS

PALMA DE MALLORCA. FC Barcelona defeats Mallorca 1-0 after L. de scored just 1 goal (44').

January 3, 2022

PALMA DE MALLORCA. FC Barcelona overcomes Mallorca 1-0 after L. de scored just 1 goal (44′). FC Barcelona was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Iberostar Estadi stadium in Palma de Mallorca on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 14,654 spectators. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who had the assistance of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Sergio Escriche Guzmán. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.

Match Statistics

Mallorca

0 - 1

FC Barcelona

! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

14 Total 13
4 On Target 3
10 Off Target 10
0 Shots blocked 2

121 Attack 78
49 Dangerous attack 32
79 Ball safe 64

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

25 Total 22
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 65% while Mallorca was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.

FC Barcelona shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Mallorca shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (F. Jutgla and C. Lenglet). On the other side, Mallorca received 5 yellow cards (J. Costa, A. Prats, P. Maffeo, D. Rodriguez and M. Valjent).

Match Timeline

44'

61'

70'

71'

Javi Llabrés- sub ->Lee Kang-In

71'

76'

79'

80'

83'

Jaume Costa- Yellow

84'

Abdón Prats- sub ->R. Battaglia

89'

Abdón Prats- Yellow

90'

Dani Rodríguez- Yellow

90'

Pablo Maffeo- Yellow

90'

Martin Valjent- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, FC Barcelona will have 31 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Mallorca will stay with 20 points to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away with Granada on the 8th of January with a 13-3 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).

Mallorca will play away agasint Levante on the 8th of January with a 7-5 head to head statistic in favor of Mallorca (5 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona

Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany

6.9

G. Pique 3.Spain

8.4

Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay

7.3

Óscar Mingueza 22.Spain

7.4

76'

Eric García 24.Spain

7.4

Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands

7.1

Riqui Puig 6.Spain

7.4

Nico González 28.Spain

6.9

71'

Ferran Jutglà 29.Spain

6.5

79'

Luuk de Jong 17.Netherlands

7.4

44'

Ilias Akhomach 37.Spain

7.5

80'

Substitutes

Neto 13.Brazil

Iñaki Peña 26.Spain

C. Lenglet 15.France

6.4

76'

90'

Samuel Umtiti 23.France

Guillem Jaime 38.Spain

Arnau Comas 35.Spain

Mika Mármol 41.Spain

Álvaro Sanz 34.Spain

6.4

71'

L. Lima 40.Spain

Estanis Pedrola 39.Spain

6.2

80'

FC Barcelona started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Luis García Plaza decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.9), Óscar Mingueza (7.4), Gerard Piqué (8.4), Eric García (7.4), Ronald Araújo (7.3), Nicolás González (6.9), Frenkie de Jong (7.1), Riqui Puig (7.4), Iliàs Akhomach Chakkour (7.5), Luuk de Jong (7.4) and Ferran Jutglà (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Clément Lenglet (6.4), S. Umtiti, Mika Màrmol, Álvaro Sanz Catalán (6.4), Guillem Jaime, Arnau Comas, Neto, Lucas de Vega, Iñaki Peña and Estanis Pedrola (6.2).

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of C. Lenglet (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 3 changes: Nico for A. Sanz (71′), O. Mingueza for C. Lenglet (76′) and I. Akhomach for E. Pedrola Fortuny (80′).

Best player: Gerard Piqué

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Gerard Piqué even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 80 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 12.

Mallorca – Formation

Mallorca

Manolo Reina 1.Spain

6.7

Jaume Costa 18.Spain

6.6

83'

Pablo Maffeo 15.Argentina

6.3

90'

Martin Valjent 24.Slovakia

6.7

90'

Franco Russo 5.Argentina

6.6

Dani Rodríguez 14.Spain

7.7

90'

Rodrigo Battaglia 16.Argentina

7.4

84'

Iddrisu Baba 12.Ghana

6.4

61'

Lee Kang-In 19.South Korea

7.1

71'

Antonio Sánchez 10.Spain

6.6

70'

Ángel Rodríguez 22.Spain

6.2

61'

Substitutes

Leo Román 31.Spain

Ferrán Quetglas 30.Spain

Josep Gayá 29.Spain

Brian Oliván 3.Spain

Aleksandar Sedlar 20.Serbia

Joan Sastre 2.Spain

Salva Sevilla 8.Spain

Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta 4.Spain

7.0

61'

Javi Llabrés 34.Spain

6.2

71'

Abdón Prats 9.Spain

6.2

84'

89'

Fer Niño 26.Spain

6.8

61'

Jordi Mboula 7.Spain

6.6

70'

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

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Manolo Reina (6.7), Pablo Maffeo (6.3), Franco Russo (6.6), Martin Valjent (6.7), Jaume Costa (6.6), Iddrisu Baba (6.4), Rodrigo Battaglia (7.4), Kang-in Lee (7.1), Dani Rodriguez (7.7), Antonio Sánchez (6.6) and Ángel Rodríguez (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Leo Román, Abdón Prats (6.2), Salva Sevilla, Josep Gayá, Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta (7.0), Brian Oliván, Ferrán Quetglas, Fernando Niño (6.8), Jordi Mboula (6.6), A. Sedlar, Javi Llabrés (6.2) and Joan Sastre.

Substitutions

Mallorca made 5 changes: I. Baba for I. Ruiz de Galarreta (61′), Angel for F. Nino (61′), A. Sanchez for J. Mboula (70′), Lee Kang-In for J. Llabres (71′) and R. Battaglia for A. Prats (84′).