
Barcelona vs Valencia 2021-22 LaLiga
Barcelona earn comeback win over Valencia after falling behind early
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Barcelona overcame an early deficit to earn a 3-1 comeback win over Valencia on Sunday at the Camp Nou, leapfrogging the guests in the LaLiga table.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Barcelona 0, Valencia 1. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 13': Goal! Barcelona 1, Valencia 1. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 20': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': José Gayà (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Barcelona 2, Valencia 1. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Ansu Fati.
- 59': Substitution, Valencia. Marcos André replaces Hugo Duro.
- 63': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Nicolás González Iglesias replaces Gavi.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 75': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
- 75': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces Dimitri Foulquier because of an injury.
- 82': Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Goal! Barcelona 3, Valencia 1. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 86': Substitution, Valencia. Manu Vallejo replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
- 87': Substitution, Valencia. Hélder Costa replaces Hugo Guillamón.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Agüero replaces Sergiño Dest.
Game Information
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 47,317
Spanish LaLiga Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
68 | Barcelona | 26 | 2 | 2 |
56 | Real Madrid | 26 | 5 | 4 |
51 | Atletico Madrid | 26 | 6 | 5 |
48 | Real Sociedad | 26 | 6 | 6 |
Statistics
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VAL![]() |
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16 | Fouls | 13 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 2 |
9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
2 | Saves | 2 |
60.4 | POSSESSION | 39.6 |
12 | SHOTS | 9 |
5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
481 | Accurate Passes | 278 |
532 | Passes | 343 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
21 | Crosses | 18 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
25 | Long Balls | 58 |
17 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
4 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
11 | Tackles | 15 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
8 | Interceptions | 15 |
15 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
15 | Clearances | 20 |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
24 | Eric García |
3 | Gerard Piqué |
18 | Jordi Alba |
20 | Sergi Roberto |
5 | Sergio Busquets ![]() |
30 | Gavi ![]() |
21 | Frenkie de Jong |
9 | Memphis Depay |
10 | Ansu Fati |
2 | Sergiño Dest |
Valencia (4-1-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
12 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
5 | Gabriel |
6 | Hugo Guillamón |
14 | José Gayà |
20 | Dimitri Foulquier ![]() |
18 | Daniel Wass |
10 | Carlos Soler |
7 | Goncalo Guedes |
19 | Hugo Duro |
9 | Maxi Gómez ![]() |
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