FC Barcelona 1-0 Mallorca: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by L. de
PALMA DE MALLORCA. FC Barcelona beats Mallorca 1-0 after L. de scored just 1 goal (44').
PALMA DE MALLORCA. FC Barcelona overcomes Mallorca 1-0 after L. de scored just 1 goal (44′). FC Barcelona was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Iberostar Estadi stadium in Palma de Mallorca on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In the presence of 14,654 spectators. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who had the assistance of Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Sergio Escriche Guzmán. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.12 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 65% while Mallorca was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons FC Barcelona won the match.
FC Barcelona shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Mallorca shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (F. Jutgla and C. Lenglet). On the opposite side, Mallorca received 5 yellow cards (J. Costa, A. Prats, P. Maffeo, D. Rodriguez and M. Valjent).
After this match, FC Barcelona will have 28 points like Valencia to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Mallorca will stay with 20 points like Celta de Vigo to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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44'44'
L. de Jong
O. Mingueza
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61'61'
I. Ruiz de Galarreta
I. Baba
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61'61'
F. Nino
Angel
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70'70'
J. Mboula
A. Sanchez
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71'71'
J. Llabres
Lee Kang-In
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71'71'
A. Sanz
Nico
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76'76'
C. Lenglet
O. Mingueza
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79'79'
F. Jutgla
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80'80'
E. Pedrola Fortuny
I. Akhomach
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83'83'
J. Costa
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85'85'
A. Prats
R. Battaglia
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89'89'
A. Prats
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90'90'
C. Lenglet
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90'90'
D. Rodriguez
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90'90'
P. Maffeo
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90'90'
M. Valjent
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, FC Barcelona will play away with Granada on the 8th of January with a 13-3 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (2 draws).
Mallorca will play away with Levante on the 8th of January with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Mallorca (4 draws).
FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups
FC Barcelona started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luis García Plaza chose to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Óscar Mingueza , Gerard Piqué , Eric García , Ronald Araújo , Nicolás González , Frenkie de Jong , Riqui Puig , Iliàs Akhomach Chakkour , Luuk de Jong and Ferran Jutglà .
Substitutes
FC Barcelona made 3 changes: Nico for A. Sanz (71′), O. Mingueza for C. Lenglet (76′) and I. Akhomach for E. Pedrola Fortuny (80′).
Top player: Gerard Piqué
The player who no doubt impressed FC Barcelona the most was Gerard Piqué even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 80 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.
Mallorca: Formation and Lineups
Mallorca started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Manolo Reina , Pablo Maffeo , Franco Russo , Martin Valjent , Jaume Costa , Iddrisu Baba , Rodrigo Battaglia , Kang-in Lee , Dani Rodriguez , Antonio Sánchez and Ángel Rodríguez .
Substitutes
Mallorca made 5 changes: I. Baba for I. Ruiz de Galarreta (61′), Angel for F. Nino (61′), A. Sanchez for J. Mboula (70′), Lee Kang-In for J. Llabres (71′) and R. Battaglia for A. Prats (85′).
Top player: Dani Rodriguez
The player who no doubt impressed Mallorca the most was Dani Rodriguez.
His rating is with 18 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
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