Spanish LALIGA

Valencia vs Barcelona, 2024-25 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
  • 44': Hugo Duro
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  • 45'+6': Robert Lewandowski
  • 49': Robert Lewandowski (P)

Lewandowski double gives Barça win at Valencia in Flick debut

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski's brace earned depleted Barcelona a 2-1 comeback win at Valencia in their opening game of the LaLiga season on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Valencia. Rafa Mir is caught offside.
  • 2': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
  • 3': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
  • 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
  • 5': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Hand ball by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pepelu.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marc Casadó.
  • 8': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
  • 8': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Valencia. André Almeida is caught offside.
  • 14': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Rafa Mir (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida.
  • 17': Offside, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 19': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
  • 19': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
  • 22': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
  • 25': Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Jesús Vázquez (Valencia).
  • 27': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Delay in match (Barcelona).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
  • 34': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Thierry Correia.
  • 36': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
  • 36': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 37': Foul by Diego López (Valencia).
  • 37': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
  • 38': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Pepelu (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Offside, Valencia. Rafa Mir is caught offside.
  • 44': Goal! Valencia 1, Barcelona 0. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Diego López with a cross.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 44': VAR Decision: Goal Valencia 1-0 Barcelona (Hugo Duro).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
  • 45'+2': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
  • 45'+2': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego López.
  • 45'+5': Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alejandro Balde with a cross.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Valencia 1, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Valencia 1, Barcelona 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Valencia 1, Barcelona 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
  • 47': Penalty Barcelona. Raphinha draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 47': Penalty conceded by Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Goal! Valencia 1, Barcelona 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 51': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
  • 51': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Jesús Vázquez (Valencia).
  • 51': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Hand ball by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diego López.
  • 56': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
  • 56': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
  • 60': Foul by Rafa Mir (Valencia).
  • 60': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Marc Bernal.
  • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Alejandro Balde because of an injury.
  • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Andreas Christensen replaces Pau Cubarsí.
  • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 65': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Iñigo Martínez.
  • 66': Offside, Valencia. André Almeida is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, Valencia. Dimitri Foulquier replaces Diego López because of an injury.
  • 66': Substitution, Valencia. Dani Gómez replaces André Almeida.
  • 67': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
  • 69': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
  • 69': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Casadó.
  • 70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
  • 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Marc Bernal.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
  • 71': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
  • 73': Foul by Dani Gómez (Valencia).
  • 73': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Offside, Valencia. Dani Gómez is caught offside.
  • 76': Delay in match (Barcelona).
  • 77': Substitution, Valencia. David Otorbi replaces Rafa Mir.
  • 78': Substitution, Valencia. Martín Tejón replaces Jesús Vázquez.
  • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Offside, Valencia. Dani Gómez is caught offside.
  • 81': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
  • 81': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raphinha.
  • 86': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Guillamón replaces Javi Guerra.
  • 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Víctor replaces Lamine Yamal.
  • 88': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
  • 88': Martín Tejón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
  • 88': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gerard Martín with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dimitri Foulquier.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pau Víctor.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yarek Gasiorowski.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Valencia 1, Barcelona 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Valencia 1, Barcelona 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 7
8 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 4
64.2 Possession 35.8
18 SHOTS 6
6 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
499 Accurate Passes 243
578 Passes 315
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.4
50 Long Balls 52
30 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 6
12 Effective Clearances 19
12 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 46,673

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 16 +31 37
2 Real Madrid 15 +18 33
3 Atlético Madrid 15 +18 32
4 Athletic Club 16 +9 29
Full Table

Line-Ups

VAL Valencia (4-4-2)

No. Name
25 Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)
24 Yarek Gasiorowski
3 Cristhian Mosquera
21 Jesús Vázquez Yellow Card
12 Thierry Correia
8 Javi Guerra
18 Pepelu Yellow Card
16 Diego López
11 Rafa Mir
9 Hugo Duro
10 André Almeida

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
5 Iñigo Martínez
2 Pau Cubarsí Yellow Card
3 Alejandro Balde
23 Jules Koundé Yellow Card
11 Raphinha
17 Marc Casadó
28 Marc Bernal
9 Robert Lewandowski
7 Ferran Torres
19 Lamine Yamal

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