La Liga: FC Barcelona tops Valencia 4-1
VALENCIA. FC Barcelona had a straightforward win over Valencia.
VALENCIA. FC Barcelona had a straightforward win over Valencia. FC Barcelona got an early 4-0 lead with 4 goals from P. Aubameyang (23′), F. de Jong (32′) and P. Aubameyang (38′). Valencia tried to recover with a goal from C. Soler (53′). However, the match was closed by a goal (63′) scored by Pedri for FC Barcelona.
The match was played at the Estadio de Mestalla stadium in Valencia on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Carlos del Cerro Grande with the help of Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez and Gonzalo García González. The 4th official was Germán Cid Camacho. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.59 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 37%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Valencia was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. FC Barcelona that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Valencia was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, FC Barcelona was able to find the solution to win this match.
Valencia shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 7 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Valencia received 4 yellow cards (I. Moriba, H. Duro, T. Lato and C. Soler). On the other side, FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (J. Alba, R. Araujo, Nico and S. Dest).
After this contest, Valencia will stay with 30 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, FC Barcelona will have 39 points like Villarreal to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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23'23'
P. Aubameyang
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32'32'
F. de Jong
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35'35'
J. Alba
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38'38'
P. Aubameyang
Gavi
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41'41'
C. Soler Barragán (Goal Disallowed)
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46'46'
M. Gomez
H. Guillamon
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46'46'
O. Mingueza
E. Garcia
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53'53'
C. Soler
B. Gil
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53'53'
I. Moriba
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56'56'
R. Araujo
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56'56'
H. Duro
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60'60'
Pedri
F. de Jong
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63'63'
Pedri
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65'65'
T. Lato
J. Gaya
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66'66'
U. Racic
I. Moriba
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71'71'
Nico
O. Dembele
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72'72'
Nico
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76'76'
T. Lato
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77'77'
C. Soler
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81'81'
A. Traore
Gavi
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81'81'
L. de Jong
P. Aubameyang
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85'85'
E. Comert
O. Alderete
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85'85'
Marcos Andre
H. Duro
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90'90'
S. Dest
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Valencia will play away against Mallorca on the 26th of February with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Valencia (4 draws).
FC Barcelona will host Athletic Club on the 27th of February with a 30-6 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (9 draws).
Valencia: Formation and Lineups
Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager José Bordalás Jiménez chose to play with the following team: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Dimitri Foulquier , Mouctar Diakhaby , Omar Alderete , José Luis Gayà , Carlos Soler , Hugo Guillamón , Ilaix Moriba , Bryan Gil , Hugo Duro and Gonçalo Guedes .
Substitutes
Valencia made 5 changes: H. Guillamon for M. Gomez (46′), I. Moriba for U. Racic (66′), J. Gaya for T. Lato (66′), O. Alderete for E. Comert (85′) and H. Duro for Marcos Andre (85′).
Top player: Bryan Gil
The player who no doubt impressed Valencia the most was Bryan Gil.
His rating is with 14 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.
FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Marc-André ter Stegen , Sergiño Dest , Ronald Araújo , Eric García , Jordi Alba , Gavi , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Ousmane Dembélé , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ferran Torres .
Substitutes
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: E. Garcia for O. Mingueza (46′), F. de Jong for Pedri (60′), O. Dembele for Nico (71′), Gavi for A. Traore (81′) and P. Aubameyang for L. de Jong (81′).
Top player: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
The player who no doubt impressed FC Barcelona the most was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
His rating is with 2 goals, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
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