Valencia vs Barcelona, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAPierre-Emerick Aubameyang nets hat trick as Barcelona cruise past Valencia
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Barcelona won 4-1 against Valencia to strengthen their hopes of Champions League football next season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 6': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Bryan Gil (Valencia).
- 7': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 10': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ilaix Moriba.
- 14': Carlos Soler (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 15': Hand ball by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona).
- 16': Foul by Omar Alderete (Valencia).
- 16': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Valencia).
- 18': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! Valencia 0, Barcelona 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a through ball.
- 24': Omar Alderete (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona).
- 24': Foul by Carlos Soler (Valencia).
- 24': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 25': Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Offside, Valencia. Ilaix Moriba tries a through ball, but José Gayà is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 28': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 29': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Valencia).
- 30': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Goal! Valencia 0, Barcelona 2. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 33': Foul by Carlos Soler (Valencia).
- 33': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 34': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Carlos Soler (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 35': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt missed. Omar Alderete (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bryan Gil with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 37': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 37': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Goal! Valencia 0, Barcelona 3. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gavi.
- 41': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Carlos Soler (Valencia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 43': VAR Decision: No Goal Valencia 0-3 Barcelona.
- 45'+1': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia).
- 45'+1': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Bryan Gil (Valencia).
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Barcelona 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Barcelona 3.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Eric García because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Valencia. Maximiliano Gómez replaces Hugo Guillamón.
- 46': Foul by Omar Alderete (Valencia).
- 46': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Attempt saved. Gavi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 47': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
- 47': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 49': VAR Decision: No Penalty Barcelona.
- 51': Offside, Valencia. Giorgi Mamardashvili tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Gómez is caught offside.
- 52': Goal! Valencia 1, Barcelona 3. Carlos Soler (Valencia) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Gil with a cross.
- 53': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Valencia).
- 53': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Ilaix Moriba (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 55': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 56': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt saved. Carlos Soler (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 58': Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 58': Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Gómez.
- 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 60': Foul by Omar Alderete (Valencia).
- 60': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 63': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 63': Goal! Valencia 1, Barcelona 4. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) with an attempt from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
- 65': Substitution, Valencia. Toni Lato replaces José Gayà because of an injury.
- 66': Substitution, Valencia. Uros Racic replaces Ilaix Moriba.
- 66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
- 68': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona).
- 68': Uros Racic (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Uros Racic (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Gil.
- 69': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 69': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 70': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 70': Attempt missed. Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Bryan Gil (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes with a cross.
- 72': Carlos Soler (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Nico González (Barcelona).
- 72': Nico González (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
- 74': Attempt saved. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Soler with a cross.
- 74': Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 74': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 75': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Toni Lato (Valencia).
- 76': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Toni Lato (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by Carlos Soler (Valencia).
- 77': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Carlos Soler (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 79': Bryan Gil (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 79': Attempt saved. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 79': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 81': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Adama Traoré replaces Gavi.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 82': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 82': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Omar Alderete (Valencia).
- 83': Luuk de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
- 84': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 85': Substitution, Valencia. Marcos André replaces Hugo Duro.
- 85': Substitution, Valencia. Eray Cömert replaces Omar Alderete.
- 90': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
- 90'+2': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Pedri.
- 90'+3': Bryan Gil (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia).
- 90'+4': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Carlos Soler (Valencia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Uros Racic.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Valencia 1, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 1, Barcelona 4.
Statistics
 BAR |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 22 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 64.4 | Possession | 35.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.9 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 400 | Accurate Passes | 177 |
| 476 | Passes | 245 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 28 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 38,315
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 38,315
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 19 | +33 | 49 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 20 | +26 | 48 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 19 | +18 | 41 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 19 | +17 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 12 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 23 | Ilaix Moriba  |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 21 | Bryan Gil |
| 10 | Carlos Soler |
| 7 | Gonçalo Guedes |
| 19 | Hugo Duro |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 25 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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