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FT Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Almería LDLLD 2
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Barcelona WWLLD 3
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ALM112
BAR123
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Match Report

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Wasteful Barcelona salvage win against bottom-side Almeria

Two second-half goals from Sergi Roberto rescued a 3-2 home win for champions Barcelona against bottom side Almeria in LaLiga on Wednesday, putting an end to their three-game winless run in all competitions as they head into the Christmas break.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
12
8
Saves
3
35
Possession
65
10
SHOTS
30
5
ON GOAL
11
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
231
Accurate Passes
517
313
Passes
582
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
10
7
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.6
57
Long Balls
33
21
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
5
20
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
4
Interceptions
7
25
Effective Clearances
8
25
Clearances
8

Highlights

01:00 Sergi Roberto grabs his brace to put Barcelona back in front Watch on ESPN 00:46 Raphinha strikes first for Barcelona off a corner Watch on ESPN 01:04 Almeria level vs. Barcelona after VAR review Watch on ESPN 00:50 Barca retake lead on another corner kick Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-1

Lineups

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 13Iñaki PeñaG
  2. 15Andreas ChristensenCD-L
  3. 4Ronald AraujoCD-R
  4. 3Alejandro BaldeLB
  5. 2João CanceloRB
  6. 22Ilkay GündoganCM
  7. 20Sergi RobertoLM
  8. 32Fermín LópezRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 14João FélixLF
  11. 11RaphinhaRF

ALM · 5-3-2

  1. 25Luís MaximianoG
  2. 22César MontesCD
  3. 3Edgar GonzálezCD-L
  4. 21ChumiCD-R
  5. 15Sergio AkiemeLB
  6. 17Alejandro PozoRB
  7. 6Dion LopyCM
  8. 7Largie RamazaniCM-L
  9. 4Iddrisu BabaCM-R
  10. 12Léo BaptistãoCF-L
  11. 19Sergio ArribasCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Álex Pozo (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 15' Raphinha (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 21' Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33' Goal! Barcelona 1, Almeria 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
  5. 41' Goal! Barcelona 1, Almeria 1. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Arribas.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  6. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces João Félix.
  7. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Andreas Christensen.
  8. 57' Dion Lopy (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 60' Goal! Barcelona 2, Almeria 1. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
  10. 64' Substitution, Almeria. Houboulang Mendes replaces Álex Pozo.
  11. 67' Substitution, Barcelona. Oriol Romeu replaces Fermín López.
  12. 71' Goal! Barcelona 2, Almeria 2. Edgar González (Almeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  13. 76' Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces Raphinha.
  14. 77' Substitution, Almeria. Adri Embarba replaces Largie Ramazani.
  15. 77' Substitution, Almeria. Lázaro replaces Léo Baptistão.
  16. 83' Goal! Barcelona 3, Almeria 2. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a through ball.
  17. 84' Iddrisu Baba (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90' Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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