Barcelona vs Valencia, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGARaphinha header gives 10-man Barcelona narrow win over Valencia
Raphinha's first-half header was enough to give Barcelona a narrow win over struggling Valencia at Camp Nou.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Samuel Lino (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Guillamón.
- 6': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by André Almeida with a through ball.
- 7': Attempt saved. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 10': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 11': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Hugo Guillamón.
- 13': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 13': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 16': Goal! Barcelona 1, Valencia 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
- 18': Attempt saved. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a through ball.
- 19': Offside, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde tries a through ball, but Ansu Fati is caught offside.
- 20': Hand ball by Ilaix Moriba (Valencia).
- 21': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 21': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 24': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 24': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
- 26': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 27': Foul by Ilaix Moriba (Valencia).
- 27': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 30': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 32': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 32': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Thierry Correia (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Vázquez with a cross.
- 34': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 37': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 38': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Eray Cömert (Valencia).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Attempt missed. Ilaix Moriba (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 45': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 45': Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Valencia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Valencia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 46': Foul by André Almeida (Valencia).
- 46': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Hand ball by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 51': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thierry Correia with a cross.
- 51': Delay in match because of an injury Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jesús Vázquez.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 53': Penalty conceded by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 55': Substitution, Valencia. Mouctar Diakhaby replaces Eray Cömert because of an injury.
- 55': Penalty missed! Still Barcelona 1, Valencia 0. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
- 56': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Raphinha with a through ball.
- 57': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 57': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Vázquez with a cross.
- 59': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 59': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the red card.
- 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Marcos Alonso replaces Ansu Fati.
- 61': Substitution, Valencia. Samu Castillejo replaces Thierry Correia.
- 62': Substitution, Valencia. Fran Pérez replaces Ilaix Moriba.
- 64': Foul by Samu Castillejo (Valencia).
- 64': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 68': Franck Kessié (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 69': Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Offside, Valencia. Samuel Lino tries a through ball, but Samu Castillejo is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 72': Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Offside, Valencia. Samuel Lino tries a through ball, but Fran Pérez is caught offside.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Samu Castillejo (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Guillamón.
- 75': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by André Almeida.
- 78': Substitution, Valencia. Justin Kluivert replaces Samuel Lino.
- 78': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces André Almeida.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 84': Foul by Yunus Musah (Valencia).
- 84': Franck Kessié (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Franck Kessié.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Yunus Musah (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 86': Offside, Valencia. Fran Pérez tries a through ball, but Mouctar Diakhaby is caught offside.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Ángel Alarcón replaces Raphinha.
- 89': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 89': Fran Pérez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Fran Pérez (Valencia).
- 90'+1': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Valencia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Valencia 0.
Statistics
 VAL |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.7 | Possession | 53.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 323 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 398 | Passes | 463 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 21 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 25 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 18 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 89,644
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 89,644
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 31 | +47 | 78 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 31 | +28 | 70 |
| 3 | Girona | 31 | +24 | 65 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 31 | +23 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo  |
| 28 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 11 | Ferran Torres |
| 10 | Ansu Fati |
| 22 | Raphinha |
Valencia (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 15 | Cenk Özkacar |
| 24 | Eray Cömert |
| 21 | Jesús Vázquez |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 18 | André Almeida |
| 8 | Ilaix Moriba |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 16 | Samuel Lino |
| 2 | Thierry Correia |
| 19 | Hugo Duro |
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