VALENCIA. FC Barcelona snatched a late win Valencia 1-0 after R. Lewandowski scored just 1 goal (90′). FC Barcelona was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 46,007 spectators.​ The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea who was helped by Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Sergio Usón Rosel. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Valencia

0 - 1

FC Barcelona

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 4 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 1 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 67 Attack 129
  • 32 Dangerous attack 65
  • 69 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 10
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 7
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 67% while Valencia was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the contest.​

Valencia shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Valencia received 4 yellow cards (S. Lino, H. Guillamon, S. Castillejo and D. Foulquier). On the other side, FC Barcelona received 5 yellow cards (E. Garcia, M. Alonso, Gavi, G. Pique and F. Torres).

Match Timeline

18'
22'
42'
Marcos Alonso- sub ->E. Garcia
45'
Marcos Alonso- Yellow
50'
56'
Ferran Torres- sub ->O. Dembele
56'
Gavi- sub ->S. Busquets
57'
Raphinha- sub ->A. Fati
67'
72'
72'
74'
Jesús Vázquez- sub ->T. Correia
80'
Hugo Guillamón- Yellow
84'
89'
Gavi- Yellow
90'
90'
R. Lewandowski(goal)Raphinha
90'
Dimitri Foulquier- Yellow
90'
90'
Ferran Torres- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After this match, Valencia will stay with 15 points to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona will have 31 points like Real Madrid to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the FC Barcelona will host Almería on the 5th of November with a 12-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Giorgi Mamardashvili 25.Georgia
6.8
D
Gabriel Paulista 5.Brazil
7.8
D
José Gayà 14.Spain
7.6
D
Eray Cömert 24.Switzerland
7.1
D
Thierry Correia 2.Portugal
6.8
80'
M
Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe
6.4
90'
M
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.2
84'
M
André Almeida 18.Portugal
6.6
72'
F
Edinson Cavani 7.Uruguay
6.6
18'
F
Justin Kluivert 9.Netherlands
6.7
72'
F
Samuel Lino 16.Brazil
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
Cristian Rivero 13.Spain
G
Iago Herrerín 1.Spain
D
Toni Lato 3.Spain
6.4
72'
D
Jesús Vázquez 21.Spain
6.8
80'
D
Cristhian Mosquera 33.Spain
D
Cenk Özkacar 15.Turkey
M
Fran Pérez 29.Spain
M
Samu Castillejo 11.Spain
6.4
72' 90'
M
Tiago Ribeiro 41.Portugal
M
Yellu Santiago 35.Spain
F
Hugo Duro 19.Spain
F
Marcos André 22.Brazil
6.8
18'

Valencia adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Ivan Gennaro Gattuso decided to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili (6.8), Thierry Correia (6.8), Gabriel Paulista (7.8), Eray Cömert (7.1), José Luis Gayà (7.6), Dimitri Foulquier (6.4), Hugo Guillamón (6.2), André Almeida (6.6), Justin Kluivert (6.7), Edinson Cavani (6.6) and Samuel Lino (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Francisco Perez, Hugo Duro, Samu Castillejo (6.4), Toni Lato (6.4), Marcos André (6.8), Jesús Vázquez (6.8), Cristhian Mosquera, Cristian Rivero, Iago Herrerín, Tiago Ribeiro, Yellu Santiago and Cenk Özkaçar.

Substitutions

Valencia made 4 changes: E. Cavani for Marcos Andre (18′), J. Kluivert for S. Castillejo (72′), A. Almeida for T. Lato (72′) and T. Correia for J. Vazquez (80′).

Best player: Gabriel Paulista​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was Gabriel Paulista.

His rating is (7.8) with 35 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany
7.1
D
Jordi Alba 18.Spain
7.2
D
Jules Koundé 23.France
7.2
74'
D
Eric García 24.Spain
6.5
42' 22'
D
Alejandro Balde 28.Spain
6.8
M
Sergio Busquets 5.Spain
7.2
56'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
6.2
M
Pedri 8.Spain
7.2
F
R. Lewandowski 9.Poland
6.8
90'
F
Ousmane Dembélé 7.France
7.0
56'
F
Ansu Fati 10.Spain
6.4
57'
Substitutes
G
Arnau Tenas 36.Spain
G
Iñaki Peña 26.Spain
D
Héctor Bellerín 2.Spain
D
G. Pique 3.Spain
6.2
74' 90'
D
Marcos Alonso 17.Spain
7.0
42' 45'
M
Gavi 30.Spain
6.5
56' 89'
M
Pablo Torre 32.Spain
M
Franck Kessié 19.Ivory Coast
F
Raphinha 22.Brazil
6.4
57'
F
Ferran Torres 11.Spain
7.3
56' 90'

Also FC Barcelona adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen (7.1), Alejandro Balde (6.8), Jules Koundé (7.2), Eric García (6.5), Jordi Alba (7.2), Frenkie de Jong (6.2), Sergio Busquets (7.2), Pedri (7.2), Ousmane Dembélé (7.0), Robert Lewandowski (6.8) and Ansu Fati (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Héctor Bellerín, Gavi (6.5), Raphinha (6.4), Gerard Piqué (6.2), Arnau Tenas, Iñaki Peña, Ferran Torres (7.3), Marcos Alonso (7.0), Pablo Torre and Franck Kessié.

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of G. Pique (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 5 changes: E. Garcia for M. Alonso (42′), O. Dembele for F. Torres (56′), S. Busquets for Gavi (56′), A. Fati for Raphinha (57′) and J. Kounde for G. Pique (74′).

Best player: Ferran Torres​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Ferran Torres even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 11 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 56′.

Results of the day

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