FC Barcelona 2-0 Almería: A surprise win against Almería
BARCELONA. FC Barcelona had a surprising win over Almería with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Dembele (48') and a goal from F. de (62').
BARCELONA. FC Barcelona had a surprising win over Almería with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Dembele (48′) and a goal from F. de (62′). FC Barcelona was vastly superior ball possession (70%) was among the key factors of its victory.
R. Lewandowski missed a penalty (7′) for FC Barcelona.
The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes with the assistance of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Alonso De Ena Wolf. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.65 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.
Match Statistics
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 70% while Almería was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 101 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 12 were on target. Which is one of the reasons FC Barcelona won the contest.
FC Barcelona shot 27 times, 12 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, Almería shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards (F. Torres and O. Dembele). On the opposite side, Almería received 1 yellow card (Kaiky).
After this match, FC Barcelona will have 31 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Almería will stay with 13 points like Girona, Mallorca and Getafe to move up in the 15th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
Kaiky
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7'7'
R. Lewandowski
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9'9'
F. Torres
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42'42'
O. Dembele
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46'46'
D. Sousa
Leo Baptistao
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46'46'
S. Babic
Kaiky
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48'48'
O. Dembele
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61'61'
A. Fati
F. Torres
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62'62'
F. de Jong
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68'68'
Gavi
S. Busquets
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68'68'
Raphinha
O. Dembele
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68'68'
I. Eguaras
R. Ely
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68'68'
A. Puigmal
G. Melero
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78'78'
F. Portillo
L. Robertone
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84'84'
A. Christensen
G. Pique
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, FC Barcelona will play away with Osasuna on the 8th of November with a 18-4 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (6 draws).
Almería will host Getafe on the 9th of November with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Getafe (4 draws).
FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus chose to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Alejandro Balde , Gerard Piqué , Marcos Alonso , Jordi Alba , Pedri , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Ousmane Dembélé , Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres .
Substitutes
FC Barcelona made 4 changes: F. Torres for A. Fati (61′), S. Busquets for Gavi (68′), O. Dembele for Raphinha (68′) and G. Pique for A. Christensen (84′).
Top player: Jordi Alba
The player who no doubt impressed FC Barcelona the most was Jordi Alba even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 80 passes (90% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.
Almería: Formation and Lineups
Almería started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the other side, Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia played with: Fernando Martínez , Houboulang Mendes , Kaiky , Rodrigo Ely , Chumi , Sergio Akieme , Lucas Robertone , Samuel Costa , Gonzalo Melero , Léo Baptistão and Largie Ramazani .
Substitutes
Almería made 5 changes: Leo Baptistao for D. Sousa (46′), Kaiky for S. Babic (46′), R. Ely for I. Eguaras (68′), G. Melero for A. Puigmal (68′) and L. Robertone for F. Portillo (78′).
Best player: Fernando Martínez
The player that probably impressed the most for Almería was the goalkeeper: Fernando Martínez. His rating is 8.85. He performed 10 saves.
Results of the day
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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