GRANADA. Granada found a way to capture a draw against FC Barcelona with a late goal from A. Puertas scored in the (89′) after FC Barcelona got a lead with a goal from L. de (57′). FC Barcelona was surely better in terms of ball possession (65%)
The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium in Granada on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 14,442 spectators. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes with the help of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Antonio Sánchez Sánchez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 14 Total 14
- 4 On Target 2
- 10 Off Target 12
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 93 Attack 132
- 36 Dangerous attack 46
- 71 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 21
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 6 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 65% while Granada was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Barcelona to win the match.
Granada shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Granada received 2 yellow cards (M. Gonalons and C. Bacca). On the opposite side, FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (Gavi, C. Lenglet, M. Depay and A. Ezzalzouli).
Also, FC Barcelona didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Gavi (FC Barcelona) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (80′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Granada will have 24 points to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona will have 32 points like Atlético Madrid to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Granada will play away with Getafe on the 20th of January with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Granada (6 draws).
FC Barcelona will play away agasint Deportivo Alavés on the 23rd of January with a 14-1 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (3 draws).
Granada – Formation
Granada
68'
31'
89'
Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Robert Moreno decided to play with the following team: Luis Maximiano , Quini , Víctor Díaz , Raul Torrente Navarro , Carlos Neva , Antonio Puertas , Luis Milla , Maxime Gonalons , Darwin Machís , Jorge Molina and Luis Javier Suárez .
The home team had on the bench: Carlos Bacca , Sergio Escudero , Luis Abram, Monchu, Aarón Escandell, Isma Ruiz, Yan Eteki, Pepe Sánchez, Ángel Montoro , Alex Collado , Adrián Butzke and Domingos Duarte .
Substitutions
Granada made 5 changes: M. Gonalons for A. Montoro (62′), V. Diaz for D. Duarte (68′), D. Machis for A. Collado (68′), Quini for C. Bacca (84′) and C. Neva for S. Escudero (84′).
Best player: Antonio Puertas
The most impressive player for Granada was Antonio Puertas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
80'
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen , Dani Alves , Gerard Piqué , Eric García , Jordi Alba , Nicolás González , Sergio Busquets , Gavi , Ousmane Dembélé , Luuk de Jong and Ferran Jutglà .
These were the players on the bench: Alejandro Balde, Samuel Umtiti, Iñaki Peña, Sergiño Dest, Iliàs Akhomach Chakkour, Álvaro Sanz Catalán , Neto, Abdessamad Ezzalzouli , Óscar Mingueza, Clément Lenglet , Memphis Depay and Riqui Puig.
FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of C. Lenglet (injured).
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 4 changes: E. Garcia for C. Lenglet (54′), F. Jutgla for A. Ezzalzouli (61′), L. de Jong for M. Depay (61′) and O. Dembele for A. Sanz (82′).
Best player: Dani Alves
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Dani Alves.
His rating is with 54 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Granada – FC Barcelona – 1-1
- Levante – Mallorca – 2-0
- Real Madrid – Valencia – 4-1
- Real Sociedad – Celta de Vigo – 1-0
