Barcelona vs Valencia, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona earn comeback win over Valencia after falling behind early
Barcelona overcame an early deficit to earn a 3-1 comeback win over Valencia on Sunday at the Camp Nou, leapfrogging the guests in the LaLiga table.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gavi.
- 2': Offside, Barcelona. Ansu Fati tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 3': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 5': Goal! Barcelona 0, Valencia 1. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 7': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gabriel Paulista.
- 10': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by José Gayà.
- 12': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
- 12': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Valencia. Carlos Soler tries a through ball, but Hugo Duro is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 13': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Goal! Barcelona 1, Valencia 1. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 15': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 15': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Hugo Duro.
- 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by José Gayà.
- 19': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 19': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 19': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Carlos Soler (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 20': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 22': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
- 24': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 24': Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hugo Duro following a fast break.
- 25': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 25': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Wass.
- 28': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
- 28': Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia).
- 29': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 32': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gabriel Paulista.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 36': Foul by Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia).
- 36': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
- 39': Penalty Barcelona. Ansu Fati draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Penalty conceded by José Gayà (Valencia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': José Gayà (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Barcelona 2, Valencia 1. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 43': Daniel Wass (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 44': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 44': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
- 45'+1': Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Carlos Soler (Valencia) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Valencia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Valencia 1.
- 46': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 46': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Offside, Barcelona. Ansu Fati tries a through ball, but Gavi is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia).
- 47': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 47': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 50': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jasper Cillessen.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Wass.
- 53': Carlos Soler (Valencia) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.
- 53': Offside, Valencia. Carlos Soler tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Gómez is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 56': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Paulista.
- 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Ansu Fati.
- 59': Substitution, Valencia. Marcos André replaces Hugo Duro.
- 60': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 60': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
- 62': Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 63': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Foul by Gabriel Paulista (Valencia).
- 65': Memphis Depay (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt saved. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 69': Carlos Soler (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Nicolás González Iglesias replaces Gavi.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 73': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 73': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
- 75': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces Dimitri Foulquier because of an injury.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 79': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gabriel Paulista.
- 80': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 80': Gabriel Paulista (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 81': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mouctar Diakhaby.
- 82': Foul by Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia).
- 82': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 83': Marcos André (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 85': Goal! Barcelona 3, Valencia 1. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 86': Substitution, Valencia. Manu Vallejo replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
- 87': Substitution, Valencia. Hélder Costa replaces Hugo Guillamón.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Agüero replaces Sergiño Dest.
- 88': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 90': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Nicolás González Iglesias.
- 90'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Gabriel Paulista.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Valencia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Valencia 1.
Statistics
 VAL |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 278 | Accurate Passes | 481 |
| 343 | Passes | 532 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 18 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 25 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 20 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 47,317
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 47,317
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 21 | +35 | 52 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 21 | +28 | 51 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | +21 | 44 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 20 | +16 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets  |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 10 | Ansu Fati |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
Valencia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 12 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 5 | Gabriel Paulista |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 18 | Daniel Wass |
| 10 | Carlos Soler |
| 7 | Gonçalo Guedes |
| 19 | Hugo Duro |
| 9 | Maximiliano Gómez |
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