Barcelona vs Málaga, 2016-17 Spanish LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona

FT
0 - 0

Málaga

68': Diego Llorente
90'+7': Juankar

Barcelona held to goalless draw by 9-man Malaga

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Barcelona looked as off-colour as their poorly superstar Lionel Messi as they struggled to break down Malaga at the Nou Camp.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Offside, Barcelona. Javier Mascherano tries a through ball, but Paco Alcácer is caught offside.
6': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
6': Javi Ontiveros (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Attempt missed. Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Fornals following a fast break.
9': Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paco Alcácer.
10': Attempt missed. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
10': Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
12': Attempt saved. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Mascherano.
12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Kameni.
12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
12': Offside, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué tries a through ball, but Javier Mascherano is caught offside.
15': Foul by Federico Ricca (Málaga).
15': Rafinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Arda Turan (Barcelona).
15': Juankar (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Attempt missed. Denis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
17': Arda Turan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Sandro Ramírez (Málaga).
18': Attempt blocked. Arda Turan (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Attempt missed. Rafinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Arda Turan.
22': Arda Turan (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Federico Ricca (Málaga).
22': Delay in match Federico Ricca (Málaga) because of an injury.
22': Federico Ricca (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
23': Attempt saved. Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
24': Denis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Javi Ontiveros (Málaga).
26': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
27': Foul by Lucas Digne (Barcelona).
27': Pablo Fornals (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
29': Attempt saved. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Arda Turan with a cross.
30': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Arda Turan is caught offside.
31': Attempt saved. Rafinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
31': Foul by Neymar (Barcelona).
31': Roberto Rosales (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Arda Turan (Barcelona).
34': Mikel Villanueva (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
38': Offside, Málaga. Diego Llorente tries a through ball, but Sandro Ramírez is caught offside.
41': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mikel Villanueva.
44': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arda Turan with a cross.
45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Málaga 0.
0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Málaga 0.
45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Málaga 0.
48': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
49': Attempt missed. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
50': Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Rafinha.
51': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
51': Attempt missed. Roberto Rosales (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
53': Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafinha.
53': Foul by Lucas Digne (Barcelona).
53': Javi Ontiveros (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Federico Ricca (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Arda Turan (Barcelona).
57': Attempt missed. Juankar (Málaga) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juanpi with a through ball.
58': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
58': Lucas Digne (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Attempt blocked. Rafinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
59': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Javi Ontiveros.
61': Foul by Javi Ontiveros (Málaga).
61': Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Javi Ontiveros (Málaga).
62': Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Javi Ontiveros (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Lucas Digne.
63': Diego Llorente (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
64': Denis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Javi Ontiveros (Málaga).
68': Foul by Javier Mascherano (Barcelona).
68': Juanpi (Málaga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Substitution, Barcelona. André Gomes replaces Denis Suárez.
68': Foul by Diego Llorente (Málaga).
68': Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Diego Llorente (Málaga) is shown the red card.
69': Substitution, Málaga. Luis Muñoz replaces Javi Ontiveros.
71': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Luis Muñoz.
71': Attempt missed. Rafinha (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
71': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
71': Sandro Ramírez (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Paco Alcácer is caught offside.
76': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
76': Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Rafinha.
77': Foul by Pablo Fornals (Málaga).
77': Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
79': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
79': Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Carlos Kameni (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
80': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Javier Mascherano with a cross.
81': Substitution, Málaga. Youssef En-Nesyri replaces Sandro Ramírez.
81': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
81': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Miguel Torres.
81': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
82': Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
82': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Miguel Torres.
83': Offside, Barcelona. Javier Mascherano tries a through ball, but André Gomes is caught offside.
87': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Miguel Torres.
88': Foul by Arda Turan (Barcelona).
88': Miguel Torres (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Hand ball by Neymar (Barcelona).
90': Delay in match Carlos Kameni (Málaga) because of an injury.
90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Arda Turan (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Kameni.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
90'+6': Substitution, Málaga. Duda replaces Pablo Fornals because of an injury.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Arda Turan (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
90'+6': Attempt saved. André Gomes (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+7': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
90'+7': Juankar (Málaga) is shown the red card.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Málaga 0.

Statistics

MCF		BAR
12	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	0
2	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	5
1	Corner Kicks	14
8	Saves	1
18.9	Possession	81.1
4	SHOTS	29
1	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
87	Accurate Passes	641
176	Passes	729
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	16
2	Crosses	55
0.0	Cross %	0.3
72	Long Balls	39
19	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	7
18	Effective Tackles	12
25	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
57	Effective Clearances	3
57	Clearances	3

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 83,439

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Alavés	0	0	0
2	Athletic Club	0	0	0
3	Atlético Madrid	0	0	0
4	Barcelona	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Barcelona (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
14	Javier Mascherano
3	Gerard Piqué
19	Lucas Digne
20	Sergi Roberto
5	Sergio Busquets
12	Rafinha
6	Denis Suárez
17	Paco Alcácer
11	Neymar
7	Arda Turan

Barcelona Substitutes:

Aleix Vidal, Ivan Rakitić, Carles Aleñá, Jordi Alba, Marlon, André Gomes, Jasper Cillessen.

Málaga (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Carlos Kameni (GK)
23	Miguel Torres
4	Mikel Villanueva
5	Diego Llorente
15	Federico Ricca
18	Roberto Rosales
10	Juanpi
31	Pablo Fornals
7	Juankar
39	Javi Ontiveros
19	Sandro

Málaga Substitutes:

Duda, Youssef En-Nesyri, Luis Muñoz, Chory Castro, Jony, Denys Boyko, Michael Santos.

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