Alavés vs Barcelona, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
62': JotaGriezmann goal helps struggling Barcelona draw after Neto gaffe
Antoine Griezman's goal salvaged a 1-1 draw for Barcelona at 10-man Alaves in La Liga on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 9': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alavés).
- 13': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Clément Lenglet with a through ball.
- 13': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Deyverson (Alavés).
- 15': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Jota (Alavés).
- 15': Jota (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Attempt saved. Edgar Méndez (Alavés) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Rioja.
- 20': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 22': Foul by Deyverson (Alavés).
- 22': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Deyverson (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24': Edgar Méndez (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 25': Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Antoine Griezmann.
- 29': Edgar Méndez (Alavés) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 31': Goal! Alavés 1, Barcelona 0. Luis Rioja (Alavés) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 33': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Alavés).
- 34': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Alavés).
- 34': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt missed. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
- 40': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Substitution, Alavés. Martín Aguirregabiria replaces Ximo Navarro because of an injury.
- 42': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Alavés).
- 42': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 44': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 44': Luis Rioja (Alavés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Alavés) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 45'+1': Foul by Florian Lejeune (Alavés).
- 45'+1': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Alavés 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Alavés 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Miralem Pjanic replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Clément Lenglet.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Trincão replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 48': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 48': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando Pacheco.
- 51': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedri.
- 52': Offside, Alavés. Jota tries a through ball, but Edgar Méndez is caught offside.
- 54': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 57': Substitution, Alavés. Joselu replaces Deyverson.
- 58': Substitution, Alavés. Tomás Tavares replaces Edgar Méndez.
- 58': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rubén Duarte.
- 59': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Alavés).
- 60': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 62': Foul by Jota (Alavés).
- 62': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Second yellow card to Jota (Alavés) for a bad foul.
- 63': Goal! Alavés 1, Barcelona 1. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 65': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 65': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando Pacheco.
- 67': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alavés).
- 67': Trincão (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a set piece situation.
- 69': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Jordi Alba.
- 69': Attempt saved. Joselu (Alavés) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rubén Duarte with a cross.
- 71': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Trincão is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Alavés. Manu García replaces Luis Rioja.
- 72': Substitution, Alavés. Adrián Marín replaces Tomás Pina.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 75': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 77': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Ansu Fati.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 80': Rodrigo Battaglia (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Offside, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto tries a through ball, but Martin Braithwaite is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Trincão (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 83': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 85': Foul by Manu García (Alavés).
- 85': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Offside, Barcelona. Trincão tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alavés).
- 87': Trincão (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Rubén Duarte (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt saved. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 88': Attempt saved. Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
- 88': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Fernando Pacheco.
- 89': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rubén Duarte.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 90': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 90': Foul by Joselu (Alavés).
- 90': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Joselu (Alavés).
- 90'+1': Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Adrián Marín.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 90'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Joselu.
- 90'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Víctor Laguardia.
- 90'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Manu García.
- 90'+3': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alavés).
- 90'+3': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Víctor Laguardia.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic following a corner.
- 90'+5': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Alavés 1, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Alavés 1, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
ALA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 79.3 | Possession | 20.7 |
| 25 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 745 | Accurate Passes | 138 |
| 830 | Passes | 213 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 14 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 25 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 6 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 37 | +61 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 37 | +40 | 83 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 37 | +22 | 69 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 37 | +22 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Alavés (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Pacheco (GK) |
| 22 | Florian Lejeune |
| 5 | Víctor Laguardia |
| 6 | Rodrigo Battaglia |
| 3 | Rubén Duarte  |
| 23 | Ximo Navarro |
| 24 | Jota |
| 8 | Tomás Pina |
| 11 | Luis Rioja |
| 16 | Édgar Méndez |
| 14 | Deyverson |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Neto (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 22 | Ansu Fati |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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