CáDIZ. FC Barcelona tops Cádiz 1-0 after J. Félix scored just 1 goal (37′). FC Barcelona was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cádiz on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 19,607 spectators.​ The referee was Juan Luis Pulido Santana with the assistance of José Carlos Escuela Melo and Ignacio Alonso López. The 4th official was Aimar Velasco Arbaiza. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 21.51 degrees Celsius or 70.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 62% while Cádiz was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cádiz had a more offensive attitude with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Barcelona was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Cádiz shot 14 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona shot 12 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Cádiz received 3 yellow cards (Javi Hernández, Rubén Alcaraz and Roger Martí). Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards (Marc-André ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto and Pau Cubarsí).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Cádiz stays with 25 points to remain in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, FC Barcelona will has 70 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Cádiz will play away against Girona on the 21st of April with a 4-4 head to head record.

FC Barcelona will play away against Real Madrid on the 21st of April with a 23-16 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (12 draws).

Cádiz – Formation

Cádiz started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Mauricio Pellegrino decided to play with the following team: Rominigue Kouamé, Conan Ledesma (6.8), Iza Carcelén (7.3), Aiham Ousou (7.3), Víctor Chust (7.7), Javi Hernández (7.5), Rubén Sobrino (7.5), Álex Fernández (7.1), Rubén Alcaraz (7.1), Robert Navarro (7.0), Chris Ramos (6.3) and Juanmi (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Joseba Zaldua, Diadié Samassékou (7.0), Iván Alejo, David Gil, Gonzalo Escalante, D. Machís (6.8), Sergi Guardiola, Roger Martí (6.6), Jorge Meré, Maxi Gómez (7.1), Lucas Pires (6.8) and Fali.

Cádiz could not rely on the presence of Maxi Gómez (injured).

Substitutions

Cádiz made 5 changes: Chris Ramos for Maxi Gómez (52′), Álex Fernández for Diadié Samassékou (76′), Juanmi for Roger Martí (76′), Robert Navarro for D. Machís (77′) and Víctor Chust for Lucas Pires (83′).

Player of the match: Víctor Chust​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cádiz was Víctor Chust.

His rating is 7.7 with 39 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6.

FC Barcelona – Formation

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

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen (7.8), Héctor Fort (6.7), Pau Cubarsí (7.5), Andreas Christensen (7.3), Marcos Alonso (7.5), Fermín (7.0), Oriol Romeu (6.4), Sergi Roberto (7.3), Ferran Torres (7.3), Vitor Roque (6.6), João Félix (7.7).

They had on the bench: Raphinha (6.8), Frenkie de Jong, Pedri (6.4), Iñaki Peña, Ander Astralaga, Marc Casadó (7.0), Marc Guiu, Mikayil Faye, Jules Koundé (6.8), Ronald Araujo, İlkay Gündoğan  and Lamine Yamal (6.7).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Vitor Roque for Lamine Yamal (62′), Héctor Fort for Pedri (62′), Andreas Christensen for Jules Koundé (62′), João Félix for Marc Casadó (85′) and Fermín for Raphinha (80′).

Player of the match: Marc-André ter Stegen​

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was the goalkeeper: Marc-André ter Stegen. His rating is 7.75. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Cádiz – FC Barcelona – 0-1
• Atlético Madrid – Girona – 3-1
• Rayo Vallecano – Getafe – 0-0
• Mallorca – Real Madrid – 0-1