LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA. FC Barcelona found a way to reverse the scoreline against Las Palmas to win 2-1. It was Las Palmas to strike first with a goal of Munir El Haddadi at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, İlkay Gündoğan gave the win to FC Barcelona in the 90′ minute with a penalty.
Daley Sinkgraven received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Las Palmas lost the match.
The match was played at the Estadio de Gran Canaria stadium in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Thursday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 31,712 spectators. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes assisted by Israel Bárcena Rodríguez and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Abraham Domínguez Cervantes. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.83 degrees Celsius or 69.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 12 Total 15
- 3 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 6
- 60 Attack 126
- 20 Dangerous attack 54
- 92 Ball safe 87
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 10
- 2 Off Sides 14
Fouls
- 13 Total 7
- 5 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 55% while Las Palmas was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.
Las Palmas shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Las Palmas received 5 yellow cards (Sergi Cardona, Javier Muñoz, Alex Suárez, Kirian Rodríguez and Saúl Coco). Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards (Lamine Yamal, Xavi and Sergi Roberto ).
(Las Palmas) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Las Palmas stays with 25 points to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, FC Barcelona will has 41 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Las Palmas will host Villarreal on the 14th of January with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (4 draws).
FC Barcelona will host Osasuna on the 14th of January with a 21-4 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (6 draws).
Las Palmas – Formation
Las Palmas adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Francisco Javier García Pimienta decided to play with the following team: Julián Araujo, Álvaro Valles , Alex Suárez , Saúl Coco , Mika Mármol , Sergi Cardona , Javier Muñoz , Máximo Perrone , Kirian Rodríguez , Munir El Haddadi , Sandro Ramírez and Alberto Moleiro .
The home team had on the bench: Marvin Park, Enzo Loiodice , Pejiño , Aarón Escandell, Cristian Herrera, Sory Kaba, Daley Sinkgraven , Marc Cardona , Omenuke Mfulu, Iñaki González, Juan Herzog and Alex Gonzalez.
Las Palmas could not rely on the presence of Marc Cardona (injured).
Substitutions
Las Palmas made 4 changes: Sandro Ramírez for Pejiño (68′), Munir El Haddadi for Marc Cardona (59′), Alex Suárez for Daley Sinkgraven (83′) and Alberto Moleiro for Enzo Loiodice (68′).
Player of the match: Sandro Ramírez
The player that probably impressed the most for Las Palmas was Sandro Ramírez.
His rating is with 17 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
FC Barcelona – Formation
Also FC Barcelona adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Iñaki Peña , João Cancelo , Ronald Araújo , Jules Koundé , Alejandro Balde , Frenkie de Jong , İlkay Gündoğan , Sergi Roberto , Raphinha , Robert Lewandowski , Ferran Torres .
These were the players on the bench: João Félix , Andreas Christensen , Oriol Romeu, Vitor Roque , Ander Astralaga, Lamine Yamal , Diego Kochen, Fermín López , Pau Cubarsí and Héctor Fort.
FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Andreas Christensen (injured).
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: João Cancelo for Andreas Christensen (11′), Sergi Roberto for Fermín López (78′), Ferran Torres for Vitor Roque (78′), Raphinha for Lamine Yamal (72′) and Robert Lewandowski for João Félix (72′).
Player of the match: Frenkie de Jong
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Frenkie de Jong even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 72 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Las Palmas – FC Barcelona – 1-2
- Sevilla – Athletic Club – 0-2
- Osasuna – Almería – 1-0