BARCELONA. FC Barcelona and Granada went through a rollercoaster before drawing 3-3. FC Barcelona was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%)​

The match was played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 41,901 spectators.​ The referee was Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias with the assistance of José Antonio Garrido Romero and Guillermo Santiago Sacristán. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.91 degrees Celsius or 57.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Barcelona

3 - 3

Granada

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 11 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 130 Attack 66
  • 63 Dangerous attack 27
  • 68 Ball safe 66
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 66% while Granada was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough FC Barcelona to win the match​.

FC Barcelona shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Granada shot 11 times, 5 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (Fermín López and Xavi). On the other side, Granada received 2 yellow cards (Ignasi Miquel and Sergio Ruiz Alonso).

Match Timeline

Lamine Yamal(goal)João Cancelo
14'
33'
Sergio Ruiz- Yellow
43'
Ricard Sánchez(goal)Facundo Pellistri
60'
Facundo Pellistri(goal)Myrto Uzuni
R. Lewandowski(goal)İlkay Gündoğan
63'
66'
Ignasi Miquel(goal)Faitout Maouassa
Fermín- sub ->Andreas Christensen
67'
75'
José Callejón- sub ->Óscar Melendo
Raphinha- sub ->João Cancelo
75'
Fermín- Yellow
78'
78'
Ignasi Miquel- Yellow
Lamine Yamal(goal)
80'
84'
Matías Arezo- sub ->Myrto Uzuni
84'
Kamil Jóźwiak- sub ->Facundo Pellistri
Marc Guiu- sub ->Pedri
89'
90'
Raúl Torrente- sub ->Gerard Gumbau

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After playing this match, FC Barcelona has 51 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Granada will has 13 points to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away against Celta de Vigo on the 18th of February with a 17-6 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (6 draws).

Granada will host Almería on the 18th of February with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Almería (3 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
6.6
D
João Cancelo 2.Portugal
6.6
75'
D
Jules Koundé 23.France
7.0
D
Iñigo Martínez 5.Spain
7.0
D
Pau Cubarsí 33.Spain
7.0
M
Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark
6.8
67'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
6.7
M
İlkay Gündoğan 22.Germany
7.5
F
Pedri 8.Spain
7.7
89'
F
R. Lewandowski 9.Poland
7.5
63'
F
Lamine Yamal 27.Spain
8.9
14', 80'
Substitutes
G
Iñaki Peña 13.Spain
G
Diego Kochen 31.United States
D
Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay
D
Héctor Fort 39.Spain
M
Fermín 16.Spain
7.0
67' 78'
M
Marc Casadó 30.Spain
F
Raphinha 11.Brazil
7.1
75'
F
Pau Victor 37.Spain
F
Marc Guiu 38.Spain
6.3
89'

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

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen  (6.6), Jules Koundé (7.0), Pau Cubarsí (7.0), Iñigo Martínez  (7.0), João Cancelo (6.6), Frenkie de Jong (6.7), Andreas Christensen (6.8), İlkay Gündoğan (7.5), Lamine Yamal (8.9), Robert Lewandowski (7.5) and Pedri (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Raphinha (7.1), Iñaki Peña, Marc Casadó, Diego Kochen, Pau Victor, Marc Guiu (6.3), Héctor Fort, Ronald Araújo and Fermín López (7.0).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 3 changes: Andreas Christensen for Fermín López (67′), João Cancelo for Raphinha (75′) and Pedri for Marc Guiu (89′).

Player of the match: Lamine Yamal​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Lamine Yamal.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 47 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Granada – Formation

Granada
G
Augusto Batalla 25.Argentina
6.6
D
Bruno Méndez 2.Uruguay
D
Ricard Sánchez 12.Spain
7.9
43'
D
Ignasi Miquel 14.Spain
7.5
78' 66'
D
Faitout Maouassa 3.France
7.3
D
Miguel Rubio 4.Spain
6.6
M
Óscar Melendo 21.Spain
6.8
75'
M
Martin Hongla 6.Cameroon
7.1
M
Facundo Pellistri 19.Uruguay
8.2
84' 60'
M
Sergio Ruiz 20.Spain
7.0
33'
M
Gerard Gumbau 23.Spain
6.4
90'
F
Myrto Uzuni 11.Albania
7.1
84'
Substitutes
G
Marc Martínez 13.Spain
G
Adri López 31.Spain
D
Raúl Torrente 28.Spain
90'
D
Adria Miquel Bosch Sanchis 32.Spain
D
Carlos Neva 15.Spain
M
Antonio Puertas 10.Spain
F
Theo Corbeanu 17.Canada
F
Kamil Jóźwiak 18.Poland
6.8
84'
F
Matías Arezo 8.Uruguay
6.4
84'
F
José Callejón 9.Spain
6.4
75'

Granada started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco played with: Bruno Méndez, Augusto Batalla (6.6), Ricard Sánchez (7.9), Miguel Rubio (6.6), Ignasi Miquel (7.5), Faitout Maouassa (7.3), Martin Hongla (7.1), Facundo Pellistri (8.2), Sergio Ruiz Alonso (7.0), Gerard Gumbau (6.4) and Óscar Melendo (6.8), Myrto Uzuni (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Carlos Neva, José Callejón (6.4), Antonio Puertas, Marc Martínez, Theo Corbeanu, Kamil Jóźwiak (6.8), Raúl Torrente, Adri López, Adria Miquel Bosch Sanchis and Matías Arezo (6.4).

Granada could not rely on the presence of José Callejón (injured).

Substitutions

Granada made 4 changes: Myrto Uzuni for Matías Arezo (84′), Óscar Melendo for José Callejón (75′), Facundo Pellistri for Kamil Jóźwiak (84′) and Gerard Gumbau for Raúl Torrente (90′).

Player of the match: Facundo Pellistri​

The player that probably impressed the most for Granada was Facundo Pellistri.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 13 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​