Valencia vs Barcelona, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona held by Valencia to extend winless streak
Valencia fought back to snatch a 1-1 draw at home against Barcelona in their LaLiga clash on Saturday - a result that will do nothing to ease the pressure on Xavi Hernandez's side, winless in their last three games in all competitions.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego López.
- 2': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
- 3': Offside, Valencia. Diego López is caught offside.
- 4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 5': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 10': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedri.
- 11': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 11': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Thierry Correia (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Pérez.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by João Cancelo.
- 16': Attempt saved. Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Pérez.
- 17': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross.
- 18': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 18': Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by João Félix (Barcelona).
- 20': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 25': Offside, Barcelona. Ilkay Gündogan is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 25': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 32': Foul by Ronald Araujo (Barcelona).
- 32': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Félix.
- 35': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 37': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia).
- 37': João Félix (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jesús Vázquez.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 42': Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Diego López (Valencia).
- 44': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 45'+3': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 45'+3': João Cancelo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Barcelona 0.
- 47': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Diego López (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Pedri.
- 51': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Thierry Correia.
- 51': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 51': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 55': Goal! Valencia 0, Barcelona 1. João Félix (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 56': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hugo Duro.
- 58': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 59': Foul by João Félix (Barcelona).
- 59': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Offside, Valencia. Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Valencia. Sergi Canós replaces Roman Yaremchuk.
- 63': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona).
- 63': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Fran Pérez (Valencia).
- 65': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Fran Pérez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ronald Araujo.
- 67': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
- 70': Goal! Valencia 1, Barcelona 1. Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diego López.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces João Félix.
- 72': Substitution, Valencia. Selim Amallah replaces Fran Pérez.
- 73': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 76': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 76': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 77': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 78': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
- 79': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': João Cancelo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt missed. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 81': Substitution, Valencia. Alberto Marí replaces Hugo Duro.
- 81': Substitution, Valencia. Dimitri Foulquier replaces Diego López.
- 81': Substitution, Valencia. Yarek Gasiorowski replaces Jesús Vázquez.
- 82': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
- 84': Foul by Yarek Gasiorowski (Valencia).
- 84': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Offside, Valencia. Alberto Marí is caught offside.
- 88': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
- 88': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 89': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Alberto Marí (Valencia).
- 90'+1': João Cancelo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Balde with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 90'+5': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Valencia 1, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 1, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 64 | Possession | 36 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 481 | Accurate Passes | 219 |
| 554 | Passes | 303 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 17 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 21 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 18 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 46,492
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 46,492
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 34 | +52 | 87 |
| 2 | Girona | 34 | +31 | 74 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 34 | +27 | 73 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | +23 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 4 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 21 | Jesús Vázquez |
| 12 | Thierry Correia |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 16 | Diego López |
| 23 | Fran Pérez  |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
| 17 | Roman Yaremchuk |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Iñaki Peña (GK) |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 22 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 14 | João Félix |
| 11 | Raphinha |
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