Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, October 7, 2018
Barcelona WDLDW 1
–
Valencia LDDWD 1
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BAR101
VAL101
Mestalla · 46,280 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi's super strike not enough as Barcelona draw at Valencia

Champions Barcelona's domestic strife continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Valencia in an absorbing La Liga game on Sunday.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
4
75.6
Possession
24.4
10
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
904
Accurate Passes
234
993
Passes
303
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
3
11
Crosses
18
0.0
Cross %
0.2
40
Long Balls
45
31
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.8
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
15
1.0
Tackle %
0.6
15
Interceptions
16
10
Effective Clearances
25
10
Clearances
25

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

VAL · 4-4-2

  1. 13NetoG
  2. 5Gabriel PaulistaCD-L
  3. 24Ezequiel GarayCD-R
  4. 14José GayàLB
  5. 21Cristiano PicciniRB
  6. 6Geoffrey KondogbiaCM-L
  7. 10Dani ParejoCM-R
  8. 7Gonçalo GuedesLM
  9. 8Carlos SolerRM
  10. 9Kevin GameiroCF-L
  11. 23Michy BatshuayiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Daniel WassSUB
  2. 1Jaume DoménechSUB
  3. 4Jeison MurilloSUB
  4. 11Denis CheryshevSUB
  5. 17Francis CoquelinSUB
  6. 19RodrigoSUB
  7. 15Toni LatoSUB

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 24Thomas VermaelenCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 2Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 8ArthurLM
  8. 4Ivan RakitićRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 7Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 11Ousmane DembéléSUB
  2. 13Jasper CillessenSUB
  3. 19Munir El HaddadiSUB
  4. 6Denis SuárezSUB
  5. 15Clément LengletSUB
  6. 12RafinhaSUB
  7. 22Arturo VidalSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Valencia 1, Barcelona 0. Ezequiel Garay (Valencia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  2. 12' Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Gonçalo Guedes because of an injury.
  3. 23' Goal! Valencia 1, Barcelona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  4. 41' Luis Suárez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 43' Carlos Soler (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Coutinho (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 58' Daniel Parejo (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 67' Substitution, Valencia. Rodrigo Moreno replaces Kevin Gameiro.
  9. 79' Substitution, Valencia. Francis Coquelin replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
  10. 84' Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Coutinho.
  11. 88' Substitution, Barcelona. Rafinha replaces Arthur.

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