Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Alavés 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 49': Memphis Depay
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1 - 1
  • 52': Luis Rioja

Barcelona held by Alaves in first match of post-Ronald Koeman era

Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by Alaves at the Camp Nou on Saturday, with Sergi Barjuan overseeing his first match as interim coach.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 20': Substitution, Alaves. Martín Aguirregabiria replaces Ximo Navarro because of an injury.
  • 42': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Sergio Agüero because of an injury.
  • 45'+5': Antonio Sivera (Alaves) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Alaves 0.
  • 49': Goal! Barcelona 1, Alaves 0. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 52': Goal! Barcelona 1, Alaves 1. Luis Rioja (Alaves) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joselu with a through ball.
  • 62': Substitution, Alaves. Facundo Pellistri replaces Edgar Méndez.
  • 62': Substitution, Alaves. Tomás Pina replaces Pere Pons.
  • 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Gerard Piqué because of an injury.
  • 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Gavi.
  • 80': Substitution, Alaves. Mamadou Sylla replaces Joselu.
  • 80': Substitution, Alaves. Manu García replaces Toni Moya.
  • 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Balde replaces Nicolás González Iglesias.
  • 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Abdessamad Ezzalzouli replaces Óscar Mingueza.
  • 82': Rubén Duarte (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Alaves 1.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 37,278

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+16 Real Madrid 12 31 1
+17 Barcelona 12 28 2
+14 Villarreal 12 26 2
+13 Atlético Madrid 12 25 1
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 1
20.6 Possession 79.4
3 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 5
0.7 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
136 Accurate Passes 737
212 Passes 811
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 8
6 Crosses 34
0.5 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 29
23 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 5
17 Tackles 7
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
17 Interceptions 5
36 Effective Clearances 6
36 Clearances 6

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
24 Eric García
3 Gerard Piqué
18 Jordi Alba
22 Óscar Mingueza
5 Sergio Busquets
28 Nico González
30 Gavi
19 Sergio Agüero
9 Memphis Depay
2 Sergiño Dest

ALA Alavés (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Antonio Sivera (GK) Yellow Card
22 Florian Lejeune
5 Víctor Laguardia
3 Rubén Duarte Yellow Card
23 Ximo Navarro
20 Pere Pons
15 Antonio Moya
6 Mamadou Loum
9 Joselu
11 Luis Rioja
17 Édgar Méndez

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