Spanish LALIGA

FT Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Barcelona LLWWD 3
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Real Valladolid DLWWD 0
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José Zorrilla

Match Report

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Barcelona cruise past Real Valladolid on record night for Lionel Messi

Barcelona made short work of Real Valladolid in La Liga on a record-setting night for club talisman Lionel Messi on Tuesday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
7
61.1
Possession
38.9
21
SHOTS
12
10
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
615
Accurate Passes
359
681
Passes
422
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
1
11
Crosses
15
0.5
Cross %
0.1
48
Long Balls
55
27
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
0
6
Effective Tackles
12
10
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
19
Interceptions
16
9
Effective Clearances
9
9
Clearances
9

Highlights

01:41 Don't expect Lionel Messi's goals record to ever be broken Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-1

Lineups

VLL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jordi MasipG
  2. 5Javi SánchezCD-L
  3. 24JoaquínCD-R
  4. 22Nacho MartínezLB
  5. 11Pablo HervíasRB
  6. 14Rubén AlcarazCM-L
  7. 21MíchelCM-R
  8. 10Óscar PlanoLM
  9. 40JotaRM
  10. 16Marcos AndréCF-L
  11. 9Shon WeissmanCF-R

BAR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 4Ronald AraujoCD
  3. 15Clément LengletCD-L
  4. 28Óscar MinguezaCD-R
  5. 21Frenkie de JongCM-L
  6. 8Miralem PjanicCM-R
  7. 18Jordi AlbaLM
  8. 2Sergiño DestRM
  9. 9Martin BraithwaiteF
  10. 16PedriCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Barcelona 1. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.
  2. 35' Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Barcelona 2. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest with a cross.
  3. 45' Substitution, Real Valladolid. Toni Villa replaces Marcos de Sousa.
  4. 57' Substitution, Real Valladolid. Kike Pérez replaces Óscar Plano.
  5. 57' Substitution, Real Valladolid. Roque Mesa replaces Míchel.
  6. 57' Substitution, Real Valladolid. Fabián Orellana replaces Jota.
  7. 62' Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Goal! Real Valladolid 0, Barcelona 3. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedri.
  9. 68' Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 71' Substitution, Barcelona. Samuel Umtiti replaces Ronald Araujo.
  11. 71' Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets replaces Frenkie de Jong.
  12. 71' Substitution, Barcelona. Junior Firpo replaces Jordi Alba.
  13. 77' Joaquín Fernández (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 79' Substitution, Real Valladolid. Sergi Guardiola replaces Javi Sánchez.
  15. 81' Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Pedri.

LALIGA News

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News Sam Marsden Pedri says Barcelona paid for stupid mistakes in loss to Real Madrid Midfielder Pedri lamented stupid makes and slowness on the ball as Barcelona's perfect start to the LaLiga season was ended by Real Madrid in the Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday. News Alex Kirkland José Mourinho not satisfied with just beating Barcelona: 'Real Madrid play to win the league' José Mourinho said he's setting his sights even higher after Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in Sunday's Clásico, saying "Real Madrid play to win the league, not to win at Camp Nou." Video McManaman: Real Madrid's El Clásico victory vs. Barcelona is good for LaLiga McManaman: Real Madrid's El Clásico victory vs. Barcelona is good for LaLiga ESPN Alex Kirkland and Sam Marsden Mourinho primes Madrid for statement win over Barça to blow LaLiga title race wide open Real Madrid haven't convinced this season, but José Mourinho's game plan overwhelmed Barça, and Los Blancos' 2-1 win brings them into the title race.