FC Barcelona 1-0 Deportivo Alavés: defeats 1-0 with a late goal scored by F. de
VITORIA-GASTEIZ. FC Barcelona snatched a late win Deportivo Alavés 1-0 after F. de scored just 1 goal (87').
VITORIA-GASTEIZ. FC Barcelona snatched a late win Deportivo Alavés 1-0 after F. de scored just 1 goal (87′). FC Barcelona was vastly superior ball possession (76%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio de Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In the presence of 14,056 spectators. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez who was helped by Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera. The 4th official was Pablo Morales Moreno.
Match Statistics
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 76% while Deportivo Alavés was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons FC Barcelona won the match.
Deportivo Alavés shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Deportivo Alavés. On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to FC Barcelona.
After playing this encounter, Deportivo Alavés will stay with 17 points to stay in the 19th place. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona will have 32 points like Villarreal to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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71'71'
Nico
A. Ezzalzouli
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71'71'
M. de la Fuente
P. Pons
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85'85'
F. Jutgla
L. de Jong
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87'87'
F. de Jong
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88'88'
T. Moya
T. Pina
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90'90'
C. Lenglet
Pedri
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90'90'
E. Mendez
L. Rioja
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90'90'
J. Mendilibar
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Deportivo Alavés will play away with Elche on the 5th of February with a 2-2 head to head stats.
FC Barcelona will host Atlético Madrid on the 6th of February with a 24-9 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (10 draws).
Deportivo Alavés: Formation and Lineups
Deportivo Alavés started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria chose to play with the following team: Fernando Pacheco , Martín Aguirregabiria , Víctor Laguardia , Florian Lejeune , Javi López , Gonzalo Escalante , Tomás Pina , Jason , Pere Pons , Luis Rioja and Joselu .
Substitutes
Deportivo Alavés made 2 changes: P. Pons for M. de la Fuente (71′) and T. Pina for T. Moya (88′).
Best player: Fernando Pacheco
The player that probably impressed the most for Deportivo Alavés was the goalkeeper: Fernando Pacheco. His rating is 7.05. He performed 3 saves.
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 , Gerard Piqué , Ronald Araújo , Jordi Alba , Frenkie de Jong , Sergio Busquets , Pedri , Ferran Torres , Luuk de Jong and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli .
Substitutes
FC Barcelona made 3 changes: A. Ezzalzouli for Nico (71′), L. de Jong for F. Jutgla (85′) and Pedri for C. Lenglet (90′).
Top player: Pedri
The player who no doubt impressed FC Barcelona the most was Pedri even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (80% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 12 crosses.
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