BARCELONA. FC Barcelona managed to turn the table against Valencia. It was Valencia to score first with a goal from J. Gaya. However, later FC Barcelona found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with A. Fati (13′), M. Depay (41′) and Coutinho (85′). FC Barcelona was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the help of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Abraham Domínguez Cervantes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Barcelona

3 - 1

Valencia

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 108 Attack 94
  • 60 Dangerous attack 42
  • 75 Ball safe 68
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 61% while Valencia was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match​.

FC Barcelona shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Valencia shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (S. Busquets and Gavi). On the opposite side, Valencia received 3 yellow cards (D. Foulquier, J. Gaya and M. Gomez).

Match Timeline

5'
José Gayà (goal)
13'
Gavi- Yellow
20'
32'
39'
José Gayà - Yellow
41'
59'
59'
63'
Dimitri Foulquier- Yellow
71'
71'
75'
75'
82'
85'
86'
87'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After this match, FC Barcelona will have 15 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Valencia will stay with 12 points like Real Betis to stay in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will host Real Madrid on the 24th of October with a 18-12 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (12 draws).

Valencia will host Mallorca on the 23rd of October with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Valencia (3 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
6.2
D
G. Pique 3.Spain
6.7
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
6.4
D
Sergi Roberto 20.Spain
6.5
71'
D
Eric García 24.Spain
6.4
M
Sergio Busquets 5.Spain
7.1
32'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
6.9
M
Gavi 30.Spain
6.1
71' 20'
F
Sergiño Dest 2.United States
7.6
87'
F
Memphis Depay 9.Netherlands
8.4
41'
F
Ansu Fati 10.Spain
7.4
59' 13'
Substitutes
G
Neto 13.Brazil
G
Iñaki Peña 26.Spain
D
C. Lenglet 15.France
D
Alejandro Balde 31.Spain
D
Óscar Mingueza 22.Spain
6.7
71'
D
Samuel Umtiti 23.France
M
Nico González 28.Spain
6.9
71'
M
Riqui Puig 6.Spain
M
Philippe Coutinho 14.Brazil
7.4
59' 85'
F
Y. Demir 11.Austria
F
S. Agüero 19.Argentina
87'
F
Luuk de Jong 17.Netherlands

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

The manager Ronald Koeman decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.2), Sergi Roberto (6.5), Gerard Piqué (6.7), Eric García (6.4), Jordi Alba (6.4), Frenkie de Jong (6.9), Sergio Busquets (7.1), Gavi (6.1), Sergiño Dest (7.6), Memphis Depay (8.4) and Ansu Fati (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: C. Lenglet, Y. Demir, Álex Baldé, Nicolás González (6.9), Riqui Puig, Sergio Agüero, Oscar Mingueza (6.7), Neto, Iñaki Peña, Samuel Umtiti, Philippe Coutinho (7.4) and Luuk de Jong.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 4 changes: A. Fati for Coutinho (59′), Gavi for Nico (71′), S. Roberto for O. Mingueza (71′) and S. Dest for S. Aguero (87′).

Best player: Memphis Depay​

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Memphis Depay.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Jasper Cillessen 13.Netherlands
6.1
D
Gabriel Paulista 5.Brazil
7.1
D
Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe
6.3
75' 63'
D
José Gayà 14.Spain
6.3
39' 5'
D
Mouctar Diakhaby 12.Guinea
7.2
M
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.1
87'
M
Daniel Wass 18.Denmark
6.6
M
Gonçalo Guedes 7.Portugal
7.2
75'
M
Carlos Soler 10.Spain
6.6
M
Hugo Duro 19.Spain
6.6
59'
F
Maxi Gómez 9.Uruguay
6.4
86' 82'
Substitutes
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 28.Georgia
D
Cristhian Mosquera 37.Spain
D
Jesús Vázquez 32.Spain
M
Uroš Račić 8.Serbia
M
Jason 23.Spain
M
Yunus Musah 4.England
6.2
75'
M
Denis Cheryshev 17.Russia
6.4
75'
F
Manu Vallejo 21.Spain
6.4
86'
F
Marcos André 22.Brazil
6.6
59'
F
Hélder Costa 11.Portugal
6.8
87'

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

On the opposite side, José Bordalás Jiménez played with: Jasper Cillessen (6.1), Dimitri Foulquier (6.3), Gabriel Paulista (7.1), Mouctar Diakhaby (7.2), José Luis Gayà (6.3), Hugo Guillamón (6.4), Hugo Duro (6.6), Carlos Soler (6.6), Daniel Wass (6.6), Gonçalo Guedes (7.2) and Maximiliano Gómez (6.2).

They had on the bench: Jaume Doménech, Cristhian Mosquera, Uroš Račić, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Jason, Yunus Musah (6.2), Manu Vallejo (6.2), Jesús Vázquez, Denis Cheryshev (6.4), Marcos de Sousa (6.6) and Hélder Costa (6.6).

Valencia could not rely on the presence of Y. Musah (injured).

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: H. Duro for Marcos Andre (59′), D. Foulquier for Y. Musah (75′), G. Guedes for D. Cheryshev (75′), H. Guillamon for H. Costa (86′) and M. Gomez for M. Vallejo (86′).

Best player: Gonçalo Guedes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Valencia was Gonçalo Guedes.

His rating is (7.2) with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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