Granada vs Barcelona, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
78': Jesús VallejoMessi, Griezmann hit doubles in big Barcelona win at Granada
Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann each bagged two goals as Barcelona eased to a comfortable 4-0 victory at Granada on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Antonio Puertas (Granada CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Soldado.
- 2': Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 6': Offside, Granada CF. Ángel Montoro tries a through ball, but Dimitri Foulquier is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 11': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ángel Montoro.
- 12': Goal! Granada CF 0, Barcelona 1. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 15': Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.
- 16': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Antonio Puertas (Granada CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Foul by Ángel Montoro (Granada CF).
- 19': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Roberto Soldado (Granada CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Puertas.
- 25': Foul by Antonio Puertas (Granada CF).
- 25': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Granada CF).
- 27': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Offside, Granada CF. Roberto Soldado tries a through ball, but Antonio Puertas is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 31': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Granada CF).
- 31': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
- 33': Attempt saved. Darwin Machís (Granada CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Montoro.
- 34': Foul by Darwin Machís (Granada CF).
- 34': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Goal! Granada CF 0, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 39': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 41': Foul by Yan Eteki (Granada CF).
- 41': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Goal! Granada CF 0, Barcelona 3. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 44': Foul by Roberto Soldado (Granada CF).
- 44': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Roberto Soldado (Granada CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Granada CF 0, Barcelona 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Granada CF 0, Barcelona 3.
- 45': Substitution, Granada CF. Jesús Vallejo replaces Carlos Neva.
- 45': Substitution, Granada CF. Luis Milla replaces Ángel Montoro.
- 45': Substitution, Granada CF. Luis Suárez replaces Roberto Soldado.
- 49': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona).
- 49': Luis Suárez (Granada CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Óscar Mingueza (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt saved. Antonio Puertas (Granada CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Vallejo.
- 53': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jesús Vallejo (Granada CF).
- 56': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pedri.
- 60': Attempt missed. Darwin Machís (Granada CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Milla with a cross.
- 63': Goal! Granada CF 0, Barcelona 4. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 65': Substitution, Granada CF. Kenedy replaces Darwin Machís.
- 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Lionel Messi.
- 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Miralem Pjanic replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 67': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
- 67': Substitution, Granada CF. Alberto Soro replaces Yangel Herrera.
- 68': Foul by Domingos Duarte (Granada CF).
- 68': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Germán Sánchez (Granada CF).
- 73': Substitution, Barcelona. Trincão replaces Pedri.
- 73': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 73': Foul by Alberto Soro (Granada CF).
- 73': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Luis Suárez (Granada CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 75': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Granada CF).
- 75': Trincão (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Alberto Soro (Granada CF).
- 76': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Riqui Puig (Barcelona).
- 77': Yan Eteki (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Jesús Vallejo (Granada CF).
- 78': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Jesús Vallejo (Granada CF) is shown the red card.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 80': Offside, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Junior Firpo replaces Sergiño Dest.
- 81': Attempt saved. Kenedy (Granada CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Domingos Duarte.
- 82': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Granada CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 87': (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 87': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Foul by Yan Eteki (Granada CF).
- 88': Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Yan Eteki (Granada CF).
- 89': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Offside, Barcelona. Junior Firpo tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Granada CF 0, Barcelona 4.
- 0': Match ends, Granada CF 0, Barcelona 4.
Statistics
 BAR |
GRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 72.4 | Possession | 27.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 743 | Accurate Passes | 238 |
| 811 | Passes | 301 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 3 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 14 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 11 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Location: Granada, Spain
Venue: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Location: Granada, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 30 | +51 | 76 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | +36 | 69 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 29 | +20 | 58 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | +20 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Granada (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Silva (GK) |
| 6 | Germán |
| 22 | Domingos Duarte |
| 15 | Carlos Neva |
| 2 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 19 | Ángel Montoro |
| 8 | Yan Eteki |
| 21 | Yangel Herrera |
| 9 | Roberto Soldado  |
| 11 | Darwin Machis |
| 10 | Antonio Puertas |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 23 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 28 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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