Málaga vs Barcelona, 2017-18 Spanish LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGASuarez, Coutinho score as Messi-less Barcelona open 11-point lead with win
A Lionel Messi-less Barcelona coasted past 10-man Malaga 2-0 to remain comfortably atop La Liga on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
- 4': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 9': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga).
- 9': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Federico Ricca (Málaga).
- 9': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 15': Goal! Málaga 0, Barcelona 1. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 16': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 16': Samu García (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Málaga. Youssef En-Nesyri tries a through ball, but Diego Rolan is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 19': Hand ball by Federico Ricca (Málaga).
- 21': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 23': Foul by Federico Ricca (Málaga).
- 23': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Luis Hernández (Málaga).
- 25': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
- 26': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Goal! Málaga 0, Barcelona 2. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 30': Foul by Samu García (Málaga).
- 30': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Samu García (Málaga) is shown the red card.
- 30': Delay in match Jordi Alba (Barcelona) because of an injury.
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
- 32': Hand ball by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 33': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 36': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Iturra.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 38': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 38': Gonzalo Castro (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 39': Attempt missed. Mehdi Lacen (Málaga) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 40': Offside, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto tries a through ball, but Philippe Coutinho is caught offside.
- 42': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paulinho.
- 42': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 42': Mehdi Lacen (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 44': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ignasi Miquel.
- 45'+1': Offside, Barcelona. Paulinho tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Málaga 0, Barcelona 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Málaga 0, Barcelona 2.
- 46': Foul by Manuel Iturra (Málaga).
- 46': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 49': Foul by Manuel Iturra (Málaga).
- 49': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Manuel Iturra (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Roberto Rosales.
- 55': Attempt saved. Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 57': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Rolan with a through ball.
- 58': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 60': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Luis Hernández.
- 60': Attempt missed. Paulinho (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Málaga. Maxime Lestienne replaces Gonzalo Castro.
- 61': Foul by Federico Ricca (Málaga).
- 61': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 62': Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 63': Hand ball by Youssef En-Nesyri (Málaga).
- 65': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 68': Attempt saved. Diego Rolan (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Lacen.
- 70': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 71': Offside, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 74': Substitution, Barcelona. André Gomes replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 75': Attempt missed. Maxime Lestienne (Málaga) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Iturra with a cross.
- 75': Foul by Luis Hernández (Málaga).
- 75': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 77': Substitution, Barcelona. Lucas Digne replaces Jordi Alba.
- 78': Substitution, Málaga. Brown Ideye replaces Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 78': Substitution, Málaga. Isaac Success replaces Diego Rolan.
- 81': Foul by André Gomes (Barcelona).
- 81': Isaac Success (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Ignasi Miquel (Málaga).
- 81': Lucas Digne (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
- 84': Ignasi Miquel (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Barcelona. Aleix Vidal replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 87': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
- 87': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Brown Ideye (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
- 89': Brown Ideye (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
- 89': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by André Gomes.
- 90': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Federico Ricca.
- 90'+2': Match ends, Málaga 0, Barcelona 2.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Málaga 0, Barcelona 2.
Statistics
 BAR |
MCF |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 75.6 | Possession | 24.4 |
| 20 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 749 | Accurate Passes | 171 |
| 828 | Passes | 264 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 15 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 20 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: La Rosaleda
Location: Malaga, Spain
Attendance: 26,936
Venue: La Rosaleda
Location: Malaga, Spain
Attendance: 26,936
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 |
Line-Ups
Málaga (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto (GK) |
| 2 | Ignasi Miquel |
| 4 | Luis Hernández |
| 15 | Federico Ricca |
| 18 | Roberto Rosales |
| 25 | Medhi Lacen |
| 7 | Manuel Iturra  |
| 11 | Chory Castro |
| 21 | Samu García  |
| 26 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 24 | Diego Rolán |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 23 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 15 | Paulinho |
| 4 | Ivan Rakitić |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 14 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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