La Liga: Granada steals a draw versus FC Barcelona

Saragna|Jan 8, 2022 13:58 GMT

GRANADA. Granada was able to capture a late draw against FC Barcelona with a late goal from A. Puertas.

GRANADA. Granada succeeded in snatch a draw against FC Barcelona with a late goal from A. Puertas scored in the (89′) after FC Barcelona got a lead with a goal from L. de (57′). FC Barcelona was far superior when it came to possession ball (65%)

The match was played at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes stadium in Granada on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In the presence of 14,442 spectators. The referee was Pablo González Fuertes who had the assistance of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Israel Bárcena Rodríguez. The 4th official was Antonio Sánchez Sánchez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.47 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 35%.

Granada

1

FC Barcelona

1

8 Jan 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 65% while Granada was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for FC Barcelona to win the match.

Granada shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, FC Barcelona shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

Granada received 2 yellow cards (M. Gonalons and C. Bacca). On the opposite side, FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (Gavi, C. Lenglet, M. Depay and A. Ezzalzouli).

Also, FC Barcelona didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after Gavi (FC Barcelona) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (80′).

After this contest, Granada will have 23 points like Celta de Vigo to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, FC Barcelona will have 31 points to move up in the 6th place.

Match Events

10'

10'

L. de Jong (Goal Disallowed)
22'

22'

Gavi
31'

31'

M. Gonalons
54'

54'

C. Lenglet

E. Garcia
56'

56'

C. Lenglet
57'

57'

L. de Jong
61'

61'

A. Ezzalzouli

F. Jutgla
61'

61'

M. Depay

L. de Jong
62'

62'

A. Montoro

M. Gonalons
68'

68'

D. Duarte

V. Diaz
68'

68'

A. Collado

D. Machis
69'

69'

M. Depay
80'

80'

Gavi
82'

82'

A. Sanz

O. Dembele
83'

83'

A. Ezzalzouli
84'

84'

C. Bacca

Quini
84'

84'

S. Escudero

C. Neva
89'

89'

A. Puertas
90'

90'

C. Bacca

Next match

In the upcoming La Liga match, Granada will play away with Getafe on the 20th of January with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Granada (5 draws).

Getafe

4

Granada

2

20 Jan 2022 Full time

FC Barcelona will play away against Deportivo Alavés on the 23rd of January with a 14-1 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (3 draws).

Deportivo Alavés

0

FC Barcelona

1

23 Jan 2022 Full time

Granada: Formation and Lineups

Granada started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Robert Moreno chose to play with the following team: Luis Maximiano (6.4), Quini (6.8), Víctor Díaz (7.0), Raul Torrente Navarro (6.6), Carlos Neva (6.9), Antonio Puertas (7.5), Luis Milla (7.2), Maxime Gonalons (6.6), Darwin Machís (6.5), Jorge Molina (6.6) and Luis Javier Suárez (7.1).

Substitutes

Granada made 5 changes: M. Gonalons for A. Montoro (62′), V. Diaz for D. Duarte (68′), D. Machis for A. Collado (68′), Quini for C. Bacca (84′) and C. Neva for S. Escudero (84′).

Top player: Antonio Puertas

Probably the most impressive player in Granada was Antonio Puertas.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 21 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

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 (6.5), Dani Alves (7.4), Gerard Piqué (7.3), Eric García (7.0), Jordi Alba (6.6), Nicolás González (6.4), Sergio Busquets (7.3), Gavi (6.6), Ousmane Dembélé (7.4), Luuk de Jong (7.3) and Ferran Jutglà (6.9).

Substitutes

FC Barcelona made 4 changes: E. Garcia for C. Lenglet (54′), F. Jutgla for A. Ezzalzouli (61′), L. de Jong for M. Depay (61′) and O. Dembele for A. Sanz (82′).

Top player: Ousmane Dembélé

The player who no doubt impressed FC Barcelona the most was Ousmane Dembélé.

His rating is (7.4) with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.