Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Almería 2022-23 LaLiga

  • 48': Ousmane Dembélé
  • 62': Frenkie de Jong
FT
2 - 0

Barcelona bid farewell to emotional Pique with win over Almeria

Barcelona enjoyed a 2-0 win over Almeria in what was Gerard Pique's last-ever game at the Camp Nou before retirement.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Kaiky (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 7': Penalty missed! Still Barcelona 0, Almeria 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  • 9': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Substitution, Almeria. Dyego Sousa replaces Léo Baptistão.
  • 45': Substitution, Almeria. Srdjan Babic replaces Kaiky.
  • 48': Goal! Barcelona 1, Almeria 0. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
  • 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Ferran Torres.
  • 62': Goal! Barcelona 2, Almeria 0. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Sergio Busquets.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 68': Substitution, Almeria. Íñigo Eguaras replaces Rodrigo Ely because of an injury.
  • 68': Substitution, Almeria. Arnau Puigmal replaces Gonzalo Melero.
  • 78': Substitution, Almeria. Francisco Portillo replaces Lucas Robertone.
  • 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Andreas Christensen replaces Gerard Piqué.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 92,605

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Real Madrid 32 81 1
+27 Barcelona 32 70 4
+27 Girona 32 68 6
+21 Atlético Madrid 32 61 9
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
1 Corner Kicks 9
10 Saves 1
30.3 Possession 69.7
4 SHOTS 27
1 ON GOAL 13
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
222 Accurate Passes 643
310 Passes 713
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 11
2 Crosses 26
0.0 Cross % 0.4
56 Long Balls 56
19 Accurate Long Balls 49
0.3 Long Balls % 0.9
2 Blocked Shots 6
7 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 3
22 Effective Clearances 6
22 Clearances 6

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
17 Marcos Alonso
3 Gerard Piqué
18 Jordi Alba
28 Alejandro Balde
5 Sergio Busquets
21 Frenkie de Jong
8 Pedri
9 Robert Lewandowski
11 Ferran Torres Yellow Card
7 Ousmane Dembélé Yellow Card

ALM Almería (5-3-2)

No. Name
13 Fernando Martínez (GK)
19 Rodrigo Ely
21 Chumi
2 Kaiky Yellow Card
15 Sergio Akieme
24 Houboulang Mendes
23 Samú Costa
3 Gonzalo Melero
5 Lucas Robertone
7 Largie Ramazani
12 Léo Baptistão

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