Spanish LALIGA

Barcelona vs Valencia 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 13': Ansu Fati
  • 41': Memphis Depay (P)
  • 85': Philippe Coutinho
FT
3 - 1
  • 5': José Gayà

Barcelona earn comeback win over Valencia after falling behind early

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

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 47,317

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+21 Atlético Madrid 18 41 1
+23 Real Madrid 18 40 2
+29 Barcelona 19 38 5
+12 Athletic Club 19 36 3
Full Table

Statistics

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13 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 2
39.6 Possession 60.4
9 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
278 Accurate Passes 481
343 Passes 532
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 1
18 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.0
58 Long Balls 25
37 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.6 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 4
15 Tackles 11
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
15 Interceptions 8
20 Effective Clearances 15
20 Clearances 15

Line-Ups

BAR 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 Yellow Card
30 Gavi Yellow Card
21 Frenkie de Jong
9 Memphis Depay
10 Ansu Fati
2 Sergiño Dest

VAL Valencia (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
13 Jasper Cillessen (GK)
12 Mouctar Diakhaby
5 Gabriel Paulista
6 Hugo Guillamón
14 José Gayà
20 Dimitri Foulquier Yellow Card
18 Daniel Wass
10 Carlos Soler
7 Goncalo Guedes
19 Hugo Duro
9 Maxi Gómez Yellow Card

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