Alavés vs Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga
Barcelona beat Alaves with late Frenkie de Jong winner
Barcelona beat Alaves with a late Frenkie de Jong goal in LaLiga to earn the Catalans a barely deserved win on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Nico González replaces Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.
- 72': Substitution, Alaves. Miguel De la Fuente replaces Pere Pons.
- 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Jutglà replaces Luuk de Jong.
- 87': Goal! Alaves 0, Barcelona 1. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 88': Substitution, Alaves. Toni Moya replaces Tomás Pina.
- 90': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Pedri.
- 90': Substitution, Alaves. Edgar Méndez replaces Luis Rioja.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Alaves 0, Barcelona 1.
Game Information
Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 14,056
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Barcelona | 22 | 55 | 3 |
| +29 | Real Madrid | 22 | 54 | 2 |
| +21 | Atlético Madrid | 22 | 45 | 3 |
| +16 | Villarreal | 21 | 42 | 5 |
Statistics
 BAR |
ALA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 75.6 | Possession | 24.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 597 | Accurate Passes | 135 |
| 691 | Passes | 218 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 27 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 57 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 12 | Clearances | 24 |
Alavés (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Pacheco (GK) |
| 22 | Florian Lejeune |
| 5 | Víctor Laguardia |
| 27 | Javi López |
| 21 | Martín Aguirregabiria |
| 20 | Pere Pons |
| 8 | Tomás Pina |
| 16 | Gonzalo Escalante |
| 9 | Joselu |
| 11 | Luis Rioja |
| 25 | Jason |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 17 | Luuk de Jong |
| 33 | Abde Ezzalzouli |
| 19 | Ferran Torres |
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