Barcelona vs Almería, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona bid farewell to emotional Pique with win over Almeria
Barcelona enjoyed a 2-0 win over Almeria in what was Gerard Pique's last-ever game at the Camp Nou before retirement.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Houboulang Mendes.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Piqué.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Balde with a cross.
- 5': Penalty conceded by Kaiky (Almeria) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 6': VAR Decision: Penalty Barcelona.
- 6': Kaiky (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 7': Penalty missed! Still Barcelona 0, Almeria 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
- 9': Fernando Martínez (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 9': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 11': Sergio Akieme (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rodrigo Ely.
- 13': Attempt missed. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Houboulang Mendes.
- 16': Foul by Sergio Akieme (Almeria).
- 16': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Almeria).
- 18': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
- 19': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Chumi.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 23': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 23': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rodrigo Ely.
- 26': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Houboulang Mendes.
- 27': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 27': Largie Ramazani (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Largie Ramazani (Almeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 28': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 29': Foul by Léo Baptistão (Almeria).
- 29': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kaiky.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 31': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 31': Gonzalo Melero (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Almeria).
- 31': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Almeria).
- 34': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 40': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 41': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Balde with a cross.
- 42': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 42': Kaiky (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Houboulang Mendes.
- 43': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Almeria).
- 44': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a through ball.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Melero (Almeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Almeria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Almeria 0.
- 45': Substitution, Almeria. Dyego Sousa replaces Léo Baptistão.
- 45': Substitution, Almeria. Srdjan Babic replaces Kaiky.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 47': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rodrigo Ely.
- 48': Goal! Barcelona 1, Almeria 0. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 54': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Almeria).
- 54': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 55': Samú Costa (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 59': Foul by Samú Costa (Almeria).
- 59': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Ferran Torres.
- 62': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 62': Goal! Barcelona 2, Almeria 0. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 63': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 63': Gonzalo Melero (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 65': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 68': Substitution, Almeria. Íñigo Eguaras replaces Rodrigo Ely because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Almeria. Arnau Puigmal replaces Gonzalo Melero.
- 70': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski tries a through ball, but Ansu Fati is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 71': Lucas Robertone (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Samú Costa (Almeria).
- 72': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Offside, Barcelona. Raphinha tries a through ball, but Ansu Fati is caught offside.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 77': Offside, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde tries a through ball, but Raphinha is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 78': Arnau Puigmal (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 78': Substitution, Almeria. Francisco Portillo replaces Lucas Robertone.
- 80': Attempt missed. Largie Ramazani (Almeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arnau Puigmal.
- 82': Attempt saved. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Dyego Sousa (Almeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Largie Ramazani.
- 83': Foul by Dyego Sousa (Almeria).
- 83': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Andreas Christensen replaces Gerard Piqué.
- 86': Foul by Samú Costa (Almeria).
- 86': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 87': Sergio Akieme (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Arnau Puigmal (Almeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 88': Offside, Almeria. Francisco Portillo tries a through ball, but Samú Costa is caught offside.
- 89': Dangerous play by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 89': Samú Costa (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Offside, Barcelona. Gavi tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Raphinha is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Almeria).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, Almeria 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 2, Almeria 0.
Statistics
 ALM |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 10 | Saves | 1 |
| 30.3 | Possession | 69.7 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 222 | Accurate Passes | 643 |
| 310 | Passes | 713 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 2 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 49 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 22 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 92,605
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 92,605
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 28 | +49 | 70 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | +36 | 66 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 28 | +22 | 57 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 28 | +18 | 55 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 17 | Marcos Alonso |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 28 | Alejandro Balde |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Ferran Torres  |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Almería (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Fernando Martínez (GK) |
| 19 | Rodrigo Ely |
| 21 | Chumi |
| 2 | Kaiky |
| 15 | Sergio Akieme |
| 24 | Houboulang Mendes |
| 23 | Samú Costa |
| 3 | Gonzalo Melero |
| 5 | Lucas Robertone |
| 7 | Largie Ramazani |
| 12 | Léo Baptistão |
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